European Network of Cultural Centres (ENCC)

Closing the Gap roundtable six: Timișoara

Timișoara, Romania
 – 
Timisoara
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.

Friday November 22nd

  • 09:30 -10:00 Welcome by the host and presentation of ENCC's Closing the Gap Programme

  • 10:00 - 11:00 The polarisation of cultural audiences, keynote followed by a Q&A

  • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break

  • 11:30 - 13:30 Workshops:

  1. Audience polarisation: focus on socially marginalised groups;

  2. Programmes/actions: accessibility of cultural events for vulnerable groups; creative schools programmes; TM2023 Cultural Programme

  • 13:00 - 13:30 Plenary presentations from representatives of working groups

  • 13:30 - 14:30 Lunch break

  • 14:30 - 16:00 Building bridges among different types of audiences, panel discussion moderated by Piet Forger, followed by:

  • Reporting from the morning session

  • Key takeaways from the impact evaluation of the TM2023 Cultural Programme, by researcher Raluca Iacob

  • ENCC - Closing the gap: setting the european perspective on the issues discussed

  • Q&A

  • 16:00 - 17:00 Networking drink

  • 19:30: 21:00 Dinner for ambassadors and guests

Saturday November 23rd

  • 10:00 - 12:00 Study visits - ENCC Ambassadors

  • 12:00 -13:00 Networking lunch with local cultural organisations. Socio-culture and European networks; how to become a member of ENCC; the role of the network in building bridges between cultural centres

  • 14:30 - 16:30 Meeting of the ambassadors to discuss the next stage of the programme