Delta 5
51000 Rijeka
Croatia
- Arts
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Heritage
- Youth and education
Ri Rock association is aimed at raising awareness about the alternative culture and economy, developing innovative educational activities for youth (various creative events, workshops), creating new channels of communication, developing cooperation of key stakeholders in the cultural sector, and contributing to the development social entrepreneurship.
By developing programs that seek to promote a critical attitude towards the prevailing consumerist culture, Ri Rock provides a unique support to younger generations in need of various forms of creative expression, whether by helding free music lessons or helping the youth to not only consume cultural programs, but (co)create them, taking the role of a proactive individuals. Thus, culture becomes not only means to fill ones leisure activities and free time, but a way to develop various forms of self-organisation while developing ones social and creative skills.
Our vision is a society of solidary and responsible members following the principles of sustainable growth.
Organization's main activities are: (1). Raising public awareness, level of knowledge and interest for alternative culture and economy by organizing music festivals, concerts and other cultural events; providing spatial, material and technical support to unaffirmed alternative musicians; advocacy and development of support system for social entrepreneurship and initiating these type of initiatives. (2). Providing innovative educational and activistic content, especially for children and youth through music workshops and playgrounds, backstage workshops (sound, light, video, photo); development and implementation of quality volunteer programs for young people; youth forums and public debates; implementation of socially useful learning in educational institutions. (3). Development of new channels for animation and communication with public through social networks and guerilla marketing.
.Main projects in 2015:
1. ‘’Music box music workshops: youth for culture’’ - free music lessons for beginners and intermediate musicians. Includes lessons for guitar, bass guitar, drums, and workshops for cooperation between the band members
2. ‘’Čujemo s(v)e vidimo’’ (We hear, we see) – developing management capacities and sustainable growth for youth organisations and organisations aimed at youth population
3. Music Box; centre for alternative cultural creativity – program for developing creative cultural spaces and capacities of youth population
4. Dark ‘’O’’ Metal festival – unique festival of alternative metal music bringing together artistic groups from countries across the region.
5. Ri Rock festival –the oldest regional festival aimed at demo and unaffirmed bands
6. Yearly club program – organising musical events and providing support for bands and musicians throughout the year
7. Ri Use: recycling centre – campaign for forming a cooperative for recycling various materials based on the principles of social entrepreneurship
Ri Rock has over 10 years of experience in developing various cultural programs aimed at youth population: musical and cultural festivals, club programs, concerts, volunteering activities, workshops, public debates and actions, thus supporting local and regional artists, music bands and initiatives and providing professional support.
There are also several city spaces that our association, as a member of the Molekula alliance, has the right to use on a daily basis for our programs and activities. These include Filodrammatica, a neo-baroque building for performing arts (547m2), Youth cultural centre Palach, the famous alternative club (709m2), Hartera (Marganovo), an abandoned paper factory which hosts various music events (1595m2), and two fully equipped and isolated rehearsal rooms ‘’Music Box’’ (81m2).
With these available spaces, our experience in organising volunteering activities, as well as innovative and creative project aimed at youth population, we believe that we can contribute to your Network.
Since the beginning of the year 2016., our strategic aim has been the development of regional and international partnerships, searching and looking out for associations with similar backgrounds. The main reason for this was to develop quality international projects and diversify possible funding opportunities. Membership in the ALF Network would be a great opportunity to develop these partnerships, whether on a single or multiple projects, because it offers a great platform for exchanging contacts and ideas. Joining the Network would be a first step towards developing quality cooperation and exchange of ideas throughout the region. To sum up, there are two main reasons for joining the Network: new cooperation opportunities, and various funding possibilities.