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As part of SPECTRA festival, Aberdeen City Council and Creative Europe beneficiary Curated Place invite artists, designers, academics, architects, business leaders, social entrepreneurs and international partners to a two day action-focused conference themed around cities, light, events and econo

Three UK-led projects awarded 'success story' status

Three UK-led Culture projects have cause to celebrate after being designated with special 'success story' status. Two of these projects were led by Wales-based organisations.

Success stories are projects that enjoyed exceptional results in terms of policy relevance, communication potential, impact or design. They are selected by an expert panel from a wider pool of good practice examples.

"An impressive 14 of the 33 success stories contain UK partners"

Aarhus 2017 kicks off with spectacular opening ceremony

Light show at Aarhus 2017

Thousands of lanterns, six large viking ships and nearly a thousand choir singers all played a part in the offical opening ceremony of Aarhus 2017.

Aarhus in Denmark is the European Capital of Culture 2017, sharing the title with Pafos in Cyprus.

With several thousand citizens carrying illuminated ships as part of a procession, the opening ceremony marked one of the largest community participation events ever held in Denmark. The procession culminated in a show projected on the buildings of Aarhus Harbour. 

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