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Association for the Support of Local Culture and Regional DevelopmentAssociation for the Support of Local Culture and Regional Developmentin the National Park Hohe Tauern Regionin the National Park Hohe Tauern Region

Publishing House Publishing House • • Leopold Kohr Academy Leopold Kohr Academy • • GalleryGallery

TAURISKA CultureTAURISKA Culturesupports regional Identity and Innovationsupports regional Identity and Innovation

© Christian Vötter/Susanna Vötter-Dankl

LINC 2010 – Leader Inspired Network CommunityKirchberg, Tirol, Leader Region Hohe Salve15th March – 17th March 2010

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1st National Park in Austria

1981Carinthian part

1984Salzburg part

1992 Tyrolean Part

Whole surface area approx 1 800 square kms

Aims

• To protect the untouched

• To care for the created

• To explore the unknown

• To show the exceptional and

experience great things© by Harald Kremser 1987

Krimml Waterfalls. Foto(s) 4: Nationalpark Hohe Tauern Ibex (top) Alpine Roses at the Krimml Waterfalls (middle) and map of the Hohe Tauern National Park (bottom).

Hohe Tauern National Park

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The foundation stone was laid for the cultural work in the Hohe Tauern Park National Park with Leopold Kohr, the philosopher of ”smallness“, who Prof Winter met during a Celt exhibition in Hallein and thus brought back to Salzburg.

PhilosophyThe return to human standards was Leopold Kohr’s solution for the ever increasing problem of humanity which was constantly striving towards growth.

He recommended forming local structures which are suitable for solving problems on a manageable level by the application of own, spiritual and material resources.

To put Kohr’s theories of regional independency , decentralisation and self sufficiency into practice, the Leopold Kohr Academy was founded in 1986 with the Cultural Association TAURISKA in the Province of Salzburg.

TAURISKA – IdeaTAURISKA – Idea

Provincial Governor Dr Wilfried Haslauer (L) and Prof. Alfred Winter. Foto(s)2: Archiv Tauriska

TAURISKA-Kammerlanderstall in Neukirchen. Foto: Pilo Pichler

Leopold Kohr (1909 – 1994). Philosopher and National Economist. Foto: Pilo Pichler

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Film clip: Film clip: The misery of the great powers on the small onesThe misery of the great powers on the small ones / /

ORF 2009ORF 2009

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TAURISKA AimsTAURISKA AimsBuilding the awareness in the Building the awareness in the regionregion

Rediscovering traditions and skills Rediscovering traditions and skills of craftworkof craftwork

  Supporting initiatives and artistic Supporting initiatives and artistic talentstalents  PublicationsPublications

  Educational and publicity workEducational and publicity workLeopold Kohr AcademyLeopold Kohr AcademySpiritual modernization of villagesSpiritual modernization of villages

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The motto of TAURISKA-culture is: Help for Self-help

This is based on work and own initiatives. Work is something you can do your self.

Quote from Leopold Kohr

In 1993, the New York Times, one of the world’s most famous papers, published an article about TAURISKA and NPHT:

Even is situated in a very beautiful and for the most part untouched region in the Alps, the protection of nature is not the only aim: the TAURISKA project support far more the features of the region and the idea of an own local commercial system in harmony with the natural aspects.

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Know how and rememberance culture as regional innovation potential

How can know-how become a potential for innovation for regions and small businesses?

Can regions learn from their history and use this knowledge to form their future?

•TAUERN SPACE Project (2 carpenters, craft metalworker and designer)(Furniture made from materials from the region with

new designs)

•Growing Flax in the Hohen Tauern- Cooperation with a southern Tyrolean fashion designer

l - Planting of Flax and processing and festivals- School projects and teacher training seminars- Fashion shows, documentation

•”Apple“ Project – Fruit press and micro-enterprise

- School project and public fruit orchard- Guided tours, exhibitions, lectures and festivals- Marketing and publicity work - Tasting and presentations

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Film clip:Film clip: Rivers of EnjoymentRivers of Enjoyment/ORF 2008, Ruth Deutschmann/ORF 2008, Ruth Deutschmann

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The Strength of the SmallCreative Economy

TauriskaLeopold Kohr Academy

Apple ProjectMotivation/Mediator

Idea/ConceptionMarketing/Application

Events/Festivals

School/EducationMy apple tree/ Projects

SponsorshipTrial orchard

Fruit PressPresses for our members

Wage Press

PomariumStudy Path/ Courses

Direct Marketing

Economy/TradeButcherBaker

Confectioner

TourismGastronomy

Bee HivesHoney Propolis

Wax

NetworksPublicity Work

Publishing House

Kohr ResearchUniversity of Salzburg

Courses(Regional Development, Know How....)

Organic Herbal GardenSchool of self sufficiency

Sale of plantsGuided tours/courses/lectures

SamplhausMeeting Place

Weekly Market/ExhibitionSeminars/Courses/Lectures

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Laying ropes with Alois Linden-bauer at the Krimml Kees as the Krimml waterfalls and the rope corridor in Krimml. Foto(s) 3: Walter Schweinöster

Lighthouse with w-mail by Margot Salchegger in Mühlbach in the Pinzgau region. Foto: Heinz Bayer

LandLandARTART 2005-2008 2005-2008 River Workshop River Workshop Moving things by pulling together on one stringMoving things by pulling together on one string

The consortium “River Work-shop“ developed into the biggest art action in the last decades in Salzburg.

Based on the topic ”Habitat Salzach“, numerous art projects about aspects of water, ecology, people at the river were started at the source of the river in Krimml and went all the way to the Flachgau region.

www.salzachwerkstatt.at

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Since the beginning of the TAURISKA cultural work one great concern is to support the language of the region. In addition to numerous readings in dialect, books written in dialect and videos about the creation of dialects and personalities from Pinzgau, a TAURISKA dialect archive was established in Niedernsill.

A people, a region can only survive if it is allowed to keep its own culture and

language.Leopold Kohr

TAURISKA Publishing HouseTAURISKA Publishing HouseOne magazine is issued annually.

Further main focusses:• Literature in dialect• Church History• Books about Handicrafts• Conference transcripts

TAURISKA Language TAURISKA Language

Barbara Rettenbacher-Höllwerth built up the dialect archive with August Retten-bacher. Foto: Michael Huber

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ExperiencesExperiencesSpecifications: Contacts and Responsible people

What is needed for working in the projects: • Stamina• A love for communication• A readiness for conflict situations • Tolerance• A readiness to take on an own responsibility and risk.

Important: learning and accepting the culture of failure

What do those working on a project gain?•Each person feels useful•feels trust within the group•and there is always a human touch

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Problem areasProblem areas• Independence and success is often accompanied by –

envy• Sometimes, those doing cultural work may be seen as being

crazy.• ”The prophet in an own country is often not worth

anything.“ – laughable• Regional and political structures – not very forthcoming

Important: Don't lose heart!

The 4 success factors of TAURISKA The 4 success factors of TAURISKA • Being able to motivate and stimulate • Being courageous and authentic • Sharing power and success • Dealing with people – the person is the measure of all things

(Philosophy Kohr)

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TAURISKA strengthens with its programme visionaries accompanies and supports the implementation of different projects and strengthens awareness for connecting the region.

Thank you for your attention!

TAURISKA FestivalTAURISKA Festival Culture Culture •• Enjoyment Enjoyment •• Splendid Life Splendid Life

Dance with the Urban Dance Crew – Potpourri. Foto: www.potpourricrew.com

Pomarium at the stables.Foto: Mike Huber

Fine food at the Micro farm.Foto: Werbemanufaktur Anhaus

”Setting off“ The Women from the Salzburg Saalach Valley. Schweinöster

Church concert „Debanter Passion“ Foto: Griessenauer

Fine Festival with the Pinzgauer regions of enjoyment. Foto: Simonitsch

Sunny excursion to the Neubichler alpine meadow. Foto: RegioSTAR

A night at the youth circus SaWaZi. Foto: Karin Rehn-Kaufmann

Verein TAURISKAKammerlanderstall 15a

5741 Neukirchen a. Grv./Salzburg/Austriat. +43 (0) 6565 6145, m. +43 (0) 664 5205203

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