TILLT

TILLT has been regionally commissioned by the Cultural Affairs Committee of the Region of Västra Götaland to develop a venue where Culture and the Working Life may fruitfully converge. The region consists of 49 municipalities where approximately 1.5 million people live. TILLT has been operating within the region since 1973.

Since the beginning of the 2000s TILLT has focused on transferring the Discourse of Art into forums outside the reach of traditional artistic domains. This work has been carried out under the trusteeship of a board constituted by representatives from the Regional Trade Union, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprises and representatives of the Cultural sector (The Göteborg Opera, theatres, museums, etc.). The organisation is supported by the Regional Development Committee and the Cultural Affairs Committee of Västra Götaland and the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs.

The basic work of TILLT consists in supplying some 65 000 employees in nearly all business sectors with easy and affordable access to a broad array of culturalevents and arts, serving as hub for the human resource development program of every workplace affiliated to TILLT.

The organisation, as of today, tutors 1400 carefully selected cultural representatives throughout workplaces in the region, inspiring these cultural ambassadors to promote the use of culture and art to their colleagues; serving as a meeting place outside the workplace; birthing new subjects of discussion during coffee breaks; and as a general means of stimulating the mind.

Moreover, TILLT in West Sweden promotes customised cultural programmes to suit the demands of clients in the region in areas of interest such as integration, equality, creative input, and in thinking outside the box, to mention but a few of related topics. On a yearly basis, operators in the business sector purchase approximately 50 of these customised cultural projects.

And finally, as the cream of its services, TILLT takes great pride in presenting the award winning AIRIS enterprise, inaugurated in 2002.