Closing the Gap roundtable six: Timișoara
In Timișoara, we took stock of two years of our Closing the Gap advocacy programme, and traced the way forward to ensure a lasting legacy.
Hosted by Centrul de Proiecte, this last roundtable gathered local administrators as well as local and international socio-culture professionals and policy experts, to continue the discussion on how to build bridges between policy and civil society. A particular focus was dedicated to audience development, comunity outreach and diversity.
09:30 -10:00 Welcome by the host and presentation of the Closing the Gap Programme
10:00 - 11:00 Understanding underrepresentation in the arts and culture. Values of democratisation of culture, challenges and positive interventions, Keynote speech by Philipp Dietachmair, European Cultural Foundation
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 13:30 Workshops:
What underrepresentation means, by Heather O'Donnell, The Green Room, Germany
Shared public space for everybody, by Žaneta Vávrová, Educational and cultural centre Broumov, Czech Republic
Cultural content that speaks to a variety of audiences, by Théo Majcher, ALTER EGO (X), France
Accessibility of cultural events, by Ioana Crugel, Association des Centres culturels de rencontre, France
13:30 - 14:30 Lunch break
14:30 - 16:00 Building bridges among different types of audiences, panel discussion moderated by Piet Forger, Closing the Gap coordinator, ENCC
16:00 - 17:00 Networking session at Reciproc Café
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