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Culture for shared, smart, innovative territories 2016 booklet

Culture for shared, smart, innovative territories. Towards 2020 European regional development.

Conference booklet.

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"European cooperation gives us a lot of ideas to solve our local issues" – an interview with ENCC member A Vértes Agorája

#ENCCMembersPortraitSeries - an interview with Pal Szenasi and Tibor Pap from A Vértes Agorája (Tatabánya, Hungary), on democratizing art and culture in their community, and the importance of European cooperation for local activities.

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Why must culture be at the heart of sustainable urban development?

January 2016 policy paper published by the Agenda 21 for Culture (UCLG) strongly contributes to the acknowledgement of culture as a central element in the paradigm of sustainable cities.

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Urban and Rural Territories - The role of Cultural Practice to Imagine New Forms of Complementarity

In Denmark villages are being torn down and closed down! at the same time the bigger towns as Copenhagen, Århus and Odense experiences a boost of inhabitants and a steep rise in house prices.

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Getting Fired Up 2015 Booklet

US, OUR ACTION, OUR PEOPLE. Getting Fired Up!

ENCC Conference booklet

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Creative territories - the role of cultural practices to sustain imagination,initiative, capacities and leadership

Creativity is one of the keywords of post- and late modernism. The aesthetisation of the urban lifeworld has reached a point where it is almost the essential focus of economic, political and social competition.

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Urban and rural territories – the role of cultural practice to imagine new forms of complementarity

Urban and rural territories – the role of cultural practices to imagine new forms of complementarity
Lone Leth Larsen, ECoC Aarhus 2017

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Creative territories: the role of cultural practices to sustain imagination, initiative, capacities and leadership

Creative territories: the role of cultural practices to sustain imagination, initiative, capacities and leadership
Beate Kegler, University of Hildesheim

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'It pushes every boundary that you have' - an interview with Lone Larsen and Marilyn Reddan

Marilyn Reddan is a programmer and curator from Ireland, where she works on cultural development for Galway European Capital of Culture 2020. Lone Larsen is Danish and, among others, the international cultural adviser for Aarhus Capital of Culture 2017.

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Shortcut Europe 2018 printable programme

Download & print the programme of our 2018 Shortcut Europe conference. With speaker bios, contact info, shows & films in Turnhout, restaurants & more.

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Reading Room: Non-Urban Culture

A collection of background reading: policy, art, practices and research on non-urban culture

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HeriTACT

“HeriTACT - Heritage Activation Through Engaging Experiences Towards Sustainable Development” was launched on March 1, 2023, and will have a 36-month duration.

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Culture for Shared, Smart, Innovative Territories - Towards 2020 European Regional Development

What are the ongoing transformations within European regions? What reorganizations are to be imagined at a local, European or global scale, to contribute to resilient and sustainable territories and tackle today’s challenges? What role may cultural stakeholders play?

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ENCC Project Fair @ Riga

What is the role and place of the diversity of local cultures, heritage and traditions in our contemporary and multicultural context? How may the dialogue between past and present, local and global, singular and collective be a source of resilience and creativity for our European societies?

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Online Advocacy Meeting on Non-Urban Culture

Join us to discuss why and how we need to support culture outside of urban centres.