Department of Culture

Department of Culture

Agency overview
Formed	August 15, 2022 (2022-08-15)
Jurisdiction	Cultural events and materials
Employees	18 (2023)
Agency executive	Not Gagium, Director of Culture

The Department of Culture is a department run to further the cultural activities of The League. Its current director is Not Gagium.

Culture director

Main article: Director of Culture

The Director of Culture runs the department, determining and enacting activities and initiatives for cultural enhancement of The League. The position is appointed by the Consulate.

History

The Department of Culture was created by the Council of the Republic Law 34, the Cultural Enrichment Act, when voting concluded on 8 August 2022. The first Director of Culture was Zloveshchiy, who launched a Question of the Day series of polls and planned to hold a flag designing competition. On January 13, Zloveshchiy stepped down as Director of Culture and was replaced by Jack Empire. One of Jack Empire's first acts as Director of Culture was the Port Fukuoka project, a cultural project involving the naming and inauguration of fictional ships prefixed by LCS ("The League and Concord Ship"). Jack Empire also spearheaded the Department of Culture's celebration of Consulate Week from the 12th to the 16th of March, involving hosting several gaming events.

On April 1, the Consulate appointed Not Gagium to serve as Director of Culture.

Hosted events

• The League chess tournament began on 4 February 2023 and is slated to run until around 4 March 2023. 16 participants joined into the tournament.
• Consulate Week events were held between 12 March 2023 and 16 March 2023 to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Consulate of the Republic's establishment. These events included written speeches given by current and former members of the Consulate, as well as gaming events.
• The League and Concord Flag Design Competition challenging users to design a flag embodying the community was announced on 7 May 2023, with voting running from 18 May to 22 May 2023. The competition was won by Akvarelusus.
• The TRA World Building Competition was inaugurated by the Department of Culture on 15 July 2023. The competition, which is usually held for a duration of two weeks, challenges roleplayers to develop a wiki article based on a chosen topic.
• The Department of Culture has sponsored three regional minecraft servers since its creation: two hosted by Svedonia and one by Not Gagium.