Stemming from our programmes, working groups and projects, our offline and online events offer socio-culture professionals opportunities to network, learn, and share experiences.
In this section, you can register to our upcoming events and browse the past ones for recordings, photos, and other resources.
Events
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Closing the Gap roundtable four: Paris
The Seine-Saint-Denis territory and the Paris 2024 Olympics: what urban and cultural transformations can be foreseen, and how to ensure that civil society has a say in the process?
Seine-Saint-Denis, France
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Lights On 2024: Unlocking Sustainability
Warsaw, Poland
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Closing the Gap roundtable five: Broumov
How to pursue an ECoC candidacy in ways that are sustainable for local ecosystems?
Broumov, Czech Republic
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Tracing the Trails: for Inclusive Culture in Unequal Times
Our 2024 annual conference will take place in Riga, Latvia. It will be an exploration of culture's contribution to accessible societies, as well as a celebration of the network's thirtieth anniversary.
Riga, Latvia
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Make it Happen: Community Building and Audience Development for the Future
How should you engage with the society of tomorrow? Who is your current audience and who would you like them to be? And how can you create social impact that builds a sense of community and belonging in our crisis-ridden world? In this international training programme tailored to your needs, we provide the necessary skills and guide you from theory to practice. Apply now! Participation is free of charge.
Vienna, Austria
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Incubator 2024
The 2024 edition of our mentoring programme on EU project writing will take place in Valletta, Malta, hosted by our member Spazju Kreattiv
Valletta, Malta
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Sustainability at the Centre: making Culture and Environment meet
How can socio-cultural centres contribute to a healthier environment and to Climate Change mitigation and adaptation? Which are the impacts of Culture on the environment and how can a better environmental management improve the quality of life in a Cultural Centre and its community? Through our European training programme you will learn how to address these issues, which tools and which funding programmes are available, and how to become a “sustainability ambassador” among your peers. Apply now! Participation is free of charge.
Turin, Italy
Past events
Art, Culture, Inclusion: Shaping Societal Change - Talk with Lisette Reuter
Online
Catalysing Just Sustainability Transitions: socio-cultural pathways from non-urban areas
What could a sustainable future for non-urban areas look like? How can we ensure the transition is just and inclusive, and what roles can socio-culture play in catalysing it?
Online
Visions for the Future - First brainstorm
Join the first in a trajectory of three brainstorms in the framework of our new project FULCRUM.
Online
Closing the Gap roundtable three: Holstebro
The third Closing the Gap roundtable took place in Holstebro, Denmark, hosted by our member the Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium.
Holstebro, Denmark
Let's talk privacy
The upcoming meeting of our working group on digital ethics will focus on data protection.
Brussels, Belgium
Territorial dimensions: towards an EU rural vision for 2040
What is the new long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas, and which roles do (or can) cultural centres play in it?
Online
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Incubator+ 2023
Incubator, our flagship capacity-building programme on European project writing, was back in 2023 with a brand new format.
Novi Sad, Serbia
Workshop: get started on Mastodon
We running an experimental project on moving to free, libre, and open-source digital tools.
Brussels, Belgium
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Closing the Gap roundtable two: Cologne
The second Closing the Gap roundtable has been hosted by our member The Green Room in Cologne, Germany.
Cologne, Germany
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Lights On 2023: Sustainable Crisis Management
Ostend, Belgium
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Joining the Dots: our 2023 annual conference
As cultural organisations, what do we mean when we talk about sustainability?
Orihuela, Spain
Closing the Gap roundtable one: Dendermonde
On January 25th, 2023, our Closing the Gap programme came to life with a first roundtable focused on the Flemish region.
Dendermonde, Belgium
Territory. Scale. Action.
How do cultural projects interact with civil society in non-urban contexts?
Online
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Lights On 2022: Innovation and Community Development
Irun, Spain
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Make Space for the Future: our 2022 annual conference
Our 2022 annual conference was the first live gathering of the whole network since the beginning of the pandemic.
Turin, Italy
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Spanish hub seminar on European networking
The Seminar focused on networking, sustainability, creativity, and catalysing the creation of a regional and Spanish network.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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Incubator 2021
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Wide open Spaces
What has changed over the course of a year in our advocacy for non-urban culture? Join our webinar to look at the present and towards the future outside of big cities.
Online
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Cultural Impact Now!
How can cultural centres and organisations identify the ways they impact society and stand up for their work and mission in times of crisis?
Ebeltoft, Denmark
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The Art of Inclusion
On October 14th and 15h 2020, we co-organised The Art of Inclusion, an international online conference on arts, culture and disability.
Online
Beyond the Urban
Online