Culturescapes: strategies and funding for a thriving socio-culture in the non-urban
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Undertaking successful and sustainable grassroots cultural projects in non-urban areas requires sound awareness of the local context and the cooperation opportunities that it offers, as well as knowledge of where and how to seek funding.
On December 12th 2024, from 15:00 to 17:00 CET, in the context of the yearly webinar of our working group on non-urban culture, four rural culture experts from various corners of Europe will share their experience and advice on how to best approach these challenges.
Our working group on non-urban culture was established in 2016 with a view to creating and sharing knowledge and igniting new connections around impactful cultural practices beyond the urban.
Dr Giada Calvano conducts research on behalf of Chloe Sustainability, including on European funding for initiatives in rural contexts.
Benito Burgos is a researcher at Universidad Compulsante de Madrid and the coordinator of the Cultura y Ciudadania programme of the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport. His research targets sustainable development in non-urban areas through the paradigm of culture, arts, and the creative economy. In 2023, he coordinated a series of conferences and workshops on non-urban culture in the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Natália Oszkó-Jakab, is head of the Arts for Rural Development Foundation, whose mission is to boost rural recovery and sustainable local tourism, and contribute to infrastructural development through culture. She is the director of three multidisciplinary estivals held in small villages throughout Hungary: Örvényeshegy Piknik, Kerekdomb Festival, and Valley of Arts.
La Métive is a multidisciplinary artistic residency space, a project of social connection and cultural action located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, welcoming artists from all over the world all year round.
The webinar will be moderated by Piotr Michałowski, ENCC Board member and coordinator of the working group on cultural centres in non-urban areas.