The Ministry of Health’s Comitê de Cultura (Culture Committee) Empowers Cultural Agents and Expands Access to Public Policies
Created to bring civil society closer to the country's cultural policies, the Culture Committees have played a strategic role
Campo Grande (MS) – Created to bring civil society closer to the country’s cultural policies, the Culture Committees have played a strategic role in strengthening artistic production and promoting regional traditions. In Mato Grosso do Sul, the committee acts as a network for mobilizing, training, and supporting artists, collectives, and institutions, ensuring that resources and information reach different territories, including Indigenous communities, Quilombola communities, riverside communities, and rural areas.
Coordinated by civil society organizations selected through public calls for proposals and aligned with the principles of the National Plan for Citizen Culture (PNCC), the committees are tasked with promoting public participation in the development of projects, fostering partnerships, and disseminating cultural policies. In the state, the organizing entity signs a Collaboration Agreement with the Ministry of Culture and works with partner organizations to expand the reach of its initiatives.
Among the main initiatives are public listening sessions, which bring together artists and cultural agents to identify local needs. Based on these sessions, training and mobilization efforts are carried out that seek not only to strengthen cultural projects but also to empower participants to develop more competitive proposals for calls for proposals.
The work also extends to hard-to-reach regions, where communication and internet access are limited. “Our focus is on ensuring that information reaches the most remote areas, such as indigenous villages, quilombos, and riverside communities, which are often left out of public policies,” emphasizes the committee’s coordination team.