The signing was attended by the Vuelta Cambota Cooperative of Art, Culture and Communication Workers (La Cigarrera Cultural space); the Faro Cultural - Pueblo Viejo; the Club del Tango and the “Carlos Reyes Miggoni” Popular Library. In all cases, they will work together with the Directorate of Culture on carrying out joint activities and benefits for the community.
“These are fundamental spaces for the daily life of Concordia,” stated Federico Prieto after the signing. The national official highlighted “the work carried out by Mayor Enrique Cresto and his entire team to support cultural activity. There are multiple projects and organizations that demonstrate and strengthen the identity of Concordia.”
“Culture benefits the citizenry in multiple ways, but it also has a strong economic impact, on the large number of workers who are part of the sector and in boosting tourism activity. It is an important job generator,” emphasized Prieto.
Furthermore, he recalled that “since I took office in the Nation, we immediately began coordinating with Enrique Cresto, who was resuming his duties in the municipality, and with Aldo Álvarez; that gave a new impetus to the joint projection. There cannot be a municipal project without a provincial and a national one that can be coordinated and supported,” he emphasized.
In the same vein, he considered it “fundamental” to support “the idiosyncrasy and historical processes of each place, always with empathy. We cannot and do not want to come from Buenos Aires and pretend to impose anything, but rather to provide possibilities so that whoever wants to do something related to culture can do what they consider best in their own place, knowing the territory and the communities,” he highlighted.
TEAMWORK AND COMMON OBJECTIVES
The Municipal Director of Culture, Gabriel Belderrain, emphasized the importance of coordination with the national government. “This signing renews different agreements that we have been working with since last year, driven by the Mayor and Federico Prieto. In this case, for the benefit of different cultural spaces with a new initiative to boost their objectives and generate new activities,” he pointed out.
“The idea is to collaborate from the position we occupy and strengthen ties to share the different spaces and their growth. Reaffirming this policy is confirming that what was proposed by the Municipality at the time was well-aimed,” expressed Belderrain, while mentioning that the signatory spaces will generate actions and reciprocal activities with the Secretariat of Culture, Tourism and Innovation, “which will result in more culture, diversity, and accessibility throughout the city.”
The various agreements provide for monthly contributions to the cultural entities, which, in turn, will work with the Municipality on holding workshops, granting scholarships, lending space, providing free tickets, promoting events, and supporting cultural policies, among other points established by each particular agreement.
In this sense, the president of the Club del Tango, Luis María González, considered that it is “a very important support for the institutions dedicated to culture. The municipality, through the Culture area, has been supporting us for a year and this will be an extension of that very good benefit so that we can continue operating and relating to different activities carried out in the city,” he concluded.