Countries<Serbia<Vojvodina<Novi Sad< 'Svilara' Cultural Station
Placed in the Almaš neighbourhood, one of the city’s oldest neighbourhoods, the Novi Sad factory for silk dyeing was active until the 1970s. Today, there is no more silk in the area, but the old factory and the distinctive chimney keet the memory of the times when 'Svilara' was a generator of economic and social development of the neighbourhood.
The project of revitalisation of the 'Svilara' Cultural Station has been initiated and accepted by the local community, and supported and implemented within the ‘Novi Sad 2021 – European Capital of Culture’ project. It is an excellent example of revitalization and synergy of different stakeholders joined around common values and goals. Being suitable for artistic contents and programmes, with the main programme topic being cultural heritage itself, 'Svilara' Cultural Station portrays a true example of this neighbourhood’s cultural heritage.
A long-standing initiative of the local community to declare the Almaš neighbourhood a protected historical area, together with the energy that the 'Svilara' Cultural Station brought, happened in June 2019. In the 21st century, 'Svilara' continues with production, but this time it’s producing ideas and creativity.
Smeštena u Almaškom kraju, jednom od najstarijih gradskih četvrti, novosadska fabrika za bojenje svile radila je punom parom sve do sedamdesetih godina prošlog veka. Danas u tom kraju svile više nema, ali stara fabrika i prepoznatljivi dimnjak uporno i dugo su čuvali uspomenu na vreme kad je „Svilara” bila generator privrednog i društvenog razvoja kraja.
Inicirana i prihvaćena od strane lokalne zajednice, a podržana i realizovana u okviru projekta „Novi Sad 2021 – Evropska prestonica kulture”, Kulturna stanica „Svilara” je reprezentativan primer revitalizacije i sinergije različitih aktera ujedinjenih zajedničkim vrednostima i ciljevima. Ovo je prostor koji predstavlja istinski primer kuluturnog nasleđa ovog kraja i pogoduje raznovrsnim umetničkim sadržajima i programima, a glavna programska tema „Svilare” je upravo kulturno nasleđe.
Dugogodišnja inicijativa lokalne zajednice za proglašenje Almaškog kraja zaštićenom, ambijetalno-istorijskom celinom, kojoj je pridružena nova energija kreirana oko Kulturne stanice „Svilara”, urodila je plodom u junu 2019. godine. U 21. veku „Svilara” nastavlja sa proizvodnjom – ovoga puta, stvarajući ideje i podstičući kreativnost.
