European Network of Cultural Centres (ENCC)

Closing the Gap roundtable six: Timișoara

Timișoara, Romania
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The sixth and last Closing the Gap roundtable will take place this coming November in Timișoara, Romania

After two years, it is time to take stock of our Closing the Gap advocacy programme, and trace the way forward to ensure a lasting legacy.

Hosted by Centrul de Proiecte, this last roundtable will gather 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 will be dedicated to audience development, comunity outreach and diversity.

For further information, please write to Sara, programme coordinator, at sara.turra@encc.eu.

  • 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