The Network of Social-Cultural Centers (abbreviated DKC-HR or Network DKC-HR) is a national network of unions of associations, platforms and associations in the

Republic of Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mont ...

that advocate the establishment of an institutional framework for social-cultural centers. Social and cultural centers are institutions jointly managed by civil society and the public sector. Such centers provide the local community with a sense of belonging and solidarity and are unconventional places for socializing, relaxing, talking, meeting, producing, presenting, educating, consulting and informing.

History

The Network of Socio-Cultural Centers was founded on May 28, 2020, in

Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...

. The network is founded on the initiative of a total of nine members (union of associations, platforms and associations) who co-manage existing socio-cultural centers in the Republic of Croatia according to the principle of participatory management and develop models of civil-public partnerships in culture. The members of the DKC Network decided to establish a formal national network after many years of efforts regarding the development of social and cultural centers in a dozen cities in Croatia. The establishment of the DKC Network arose from the need to strengthen the role of social and cultural centers in the Republic of Croatia. One of the models for socio-cultural centers in Croatia is POGON – Zagreb Center for Independent Culture and Youth, which was founded in 2008, and the model of that public non-profit institution set an appropriate framework for the establishment of social- cultural centers and in other cities. In 2020, the Clubture network organized a final conference of the project "''DKC-HR: Network of Social and Cultural Centers''" which was carried out as part of the call "''Culture in the center'' – support for the development of public civil partnership in culture"''.'' In addition to the presentation of the results, it included panels on the practices of participatory management and civil-public partnership in socio-cultural centers in Croatia and the region.'

Organizational structure

The founders of the DKC Network are:

Art Workshop Lazareti The Art Workshop Lazareti (; ARL) in Dubrovnik, Croatia, is an independent cultural center for contemporary art and performing arts venue that hosts artists, theorists, writers, activists and promotes an active and investigative approach to conte ...

from

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, Forum of independent culture associations – FUNK from

Koprivnica Koprivnica () is a city in Northern Croatia, located 70 kilometers northeast of Zagreb. It is the capital and the largest city of Koprivnica-Križevci County. In 2011, the city's administrative area of 90.94 km2 had a total populati ...

, Platform Dom mladih from

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, Platforma Hvar from

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, KAoperativa Union of Associations from

Karlovac Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. In the 2021 census, its population was 49,377. Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located southwest of Zagreb and northeast of Rijeka, and is connected to them via the ...

, Clubture as national network of associations from

. The DKC network has an Assembly and a board of directors. The assembly is the highest governing body of the association. The management board has 5 members. The association is headed by the president. The headquarters of the association is in Zagreb, at the address Baruna Trenka 11. The President of the DKC Network is Mirela Travar from the Association of Associations Operation City.

References

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External links

DKC-HR website
Culture of Croatia Cultural organizations based in Croatia