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✹ And that’s a wrap!The final day of đ˜Ÿđ™Șđ™Ąđ™©đ™Ș𝙧𝙖𝙡 đ˜żđ™šđ™ąđ™€đ™˜đ™§đ™–đ™˜đ™ź 𝙞𝙣 đ˜Ÿđ™€đ™Łđ™©đ™–đ™˜đ™© đ™•đ™€đ™Łđ™šđ™š, the closing conference of the Training for the...
09/07/2026

✹ And that’s a wrap!

The final day of đ˜Ÿđ™Șđ™Ąđ™©đ™Ș𝙧𝙖𝙡 đ˜żđ™šđ™ąđ™€đ™˜đ™§đ™–đ™˜đ™ź 𝙞𝙣 đ˜Ÿđ™€đ™Łđ™©đ™–đ™˜đ™© đ™•đ™€đ™Łđ™šđ™š, the closing conference of the Training for the Contact Zone, invited us to look ahead: how do we carry the Contact Zone beyond the project itself?

🔾 We began with 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 đ˜żđ™€đ™šđ™š đ™©đ™đ™š đ˜Ÿđ™€đ™Łđ™©đ™–đ™˜đ™© đ™•đ™€đ™Łđ™š đ™‡đ™žđ™«đ™š?, a workshop in which Roberto GĂłmez de la Iglesia (Conexiones improbables) invited participants to explore how the Contact Zone approach can take root across different sectors and communities, reflecting on questions of power, trust, institutional change, and how we move from safe spaces to brave ones.

🔾 The conference ended with đ™ƒđ™€đ™Ź đ˜żđ™€ 𝙒𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙚 đ™Žđ™©đ™§đ™Șđ™˜đ™©đ™Ș𝙧𝙖𝙡 đ˜Ÿđ™đ™–đ™Łđ™œđ™š?, where practitioners Romy Roelofsen and Gable Roelofsen (Het Geluid Maastricht) and Benjamin Caton (Decolonial Indonesian Dutch Commemoration) shared their experiences of engaging communities through artistic practices that recognise participation as a cornerstone of democratic life.

As this chapter comes to a close, we want to thank every speaker, participant and partner organisation who contributed their knowledge, curiosity and commitment throughout the Training for the Contact Zone journey.

📌 Missed the conference? Recordings of the live-streamed sessions, together with the project's publications and resources, are available on the Training for the Contact Zone website. Find the link in our bio. ※

đŸ”” Training for the Contact Zone is co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ Onderwijs & Training Adult Education programme.

📾 Photos by Francois de Ribaucourt

📌 Day 2 of đ˜Ÿđ™Șđ™Ąđ™©đ™Ș𝙧𝙖𝙡 đ˜żđ™šđ™ąđ™€đ™˜đ™§đ™–đ™˜đ™ź 𝙞𝙣 đ˜Ÿđ™€đ™Łđ™©đ™–đ™˜đ™© đ™•đ™€đ™Łđ™šđ™š, the final conference of the Training for the Contact Zone project, shift...
08/07/2026

📌 Day 2 of đ˜Ÿđ™Șđ™Ąđ™©đ™Ș𝙧𝙖𝙡 đ˜żđ™šđ™ąđ™€đ™˜đ™§đ™–đ™˜đ™ź 𝙞𝙣 đ˜Ÿđ™€đ™Łđ™©đ™–đ™˜đ™© đ™•đ™€đ™Łđ™šđ™š, the final conference of the Training for the Contact Zone project, shifted the focus from reflection to action.

đŸ”č The morning began with a series of excercised facilitated by Carina Moutinho and Fernando Almeida (PELE) where participants meet one another, shared experiences and establish a common framework for the conversations ahead.

đŸ”č We continued the morning with đ™đ™§đ™€đ™ą đ™‹đ™§đ™–đ™˜đ™©đ™žđ™˜đ™š đ™©đ™€ đ™‹đ™§đ™€đ™„đ™€đ™šđ™–đ™Ą: đ˜Œ đ™đ™€đ™–đ™™đ™ąđ™–đ™„ đ™ˆđ™–đ™Łđ™žđ™›đ™šđ™šđ™©đ™€, where Luiza Moroz (Culture Action Europe) and Marie-HĂ©lĂšne Soignet (Human Platform) introduced the Contact Zone Manifesto: a collective vision for embedding democratic participation more deeply in cultural policy, institutional practice, and public life.

đŸ”č Next, project coordinator (H401) took participants 𝙄𝙣𝙹𝙞𝙙𝙚 đ™©đ™đ™š 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜, offering a closer look at the Contact Zone methodology and the principles, tools, and experiences that have shaped the project over the past three years.

đŸ”č The morning concluded with the panel 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙹 đ™›đ™§đ™€đ™ą đ™©đ™đ™š 𝙁𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙, where project partners reflected on what happened when the methodology met local realities, showing how the Contact Zone approach evolved through practice, and what these experiences can teach us for the future.

✹ And this was only the first half of the day; we have many more highlights to share—stay tuned!

đŸ”” Training for the Contact Zone is co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ Onderwijs & Training Adult Education programme.

📾 Photos by Francois de Ribaucourt

❝𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚. 𝑰𝒇 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂 𝑬𝒖𝒓...
07/07/2026

❝𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚. 𝑰𝒇 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂 𝑬𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒄𝒐𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓—𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕.❞

— Angelos Agalianos, Senior Policy Officer, European Commission (DG EAC)

With these words, we kicked off Cultural Democracy in Contact Zones, the final conference of the Training for the Contact Zone project, in Brussels last week.

At the panel "Culture for People, People for Culture" we explored how culture can become a genuine driver of democracy without falling into the trap of instrumentalisation, highlighting culture's fundamental role in creating the conditions for meaningful participation — a principle that lies at the heart of the Contact Zones methodology.

Last week also reminded us that these conversations do not end in the conference room. Over drinks in the beautiful courtyard of 📍 GC Pianofabriek, the reflections from the panel naturally evolved into new conversations, shared experiences, and connections across sectors and perspectives.

A heartfelt thank you to all our speakers for sharing their expertise, and to the 100+ participants who brought the conference to life.

✹ In the coming days, we'll share more highlights from the Cultural Democracy in Contact Zones conference - stay tuned!

đŸ”” Training for the Contact Zone is co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ Onderwijs & Training Adult Education programme.

📾 Photos by Francois de Ribaucourt

Heritage Participation Dialogue ErasmusPlus Brussels

❝𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚. 𝑰𝒇 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂 𝑬𝒖𝒓...
07/07/2026

❝𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚. 𝑰𝒇 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂 𝑬𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒄𝒐𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓—𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕.❞

— Angelos Agalianos, Senior Policy Officer, European Commission (DG EAC)

With these words, we kicked off Cultural Democracy in Contact Zones, the final conference of the Training for the Contact Zone project, in Brussels last week.

At the panel "Culture for People, People for Culture" we explored how culture can become a genuine driver of democracy without falling into the trap of instrumentalisation, highlighting culture's fundamental role in creating the conditions for meaningful participation — a principle that lies at the heart of the Contact Zones methodology.

Last week also reminded us that these conversations do not end in the conference room. Over drinks in the beautiful courtyard of 📍GC Pianofabriek, the reflections from the panel naturally evolved into new conversations, shared experiences, and connections across sectors and perspectives.

A heartfelt thank you to all our speakers for sharing their expertise, and to the 100+ participants who brought the conference to life.

✹ In the coming days, we'll share more highlights from the Cultural Democracy in Contact Zones conference - stay tuned!

đŸ”” Training for the Contact Zone is co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ Onderwijs & Training Adult Education programme.

📾 Photos by Francois de Ribaucourt

Heritage Participation Dialogue ErasmusPlus Brussels

🧭 For the fourth stop in our journey across Europe, we gathered in Amsterdam for the West Satellite BEYOND gathering, ho...
21/05/2026

🧭 For the fourth stop in our journey across Europe, we gathered in Amsterdam for the West Satellite BEYOND gathering, hosted by  , to explore what it means to build fairness into the very foundations of the European cultural sector.

From precarity and unaddressed gaps to the ripple effects stemming from emerging fair practice frameworks, we asked: how do we move from aspiration to structure?

Because a resilient European democracy requires a thriving cultural sector, and a thriving cultural sector requires systemic fairness.

Stay tuned to read more in-depth about the reflections and takeaways from Amsterdam!

In the meantime, we are collecting contributions, responses, and provocations for the BEYOND Zine — our collective storytelling space for each Satellite gathering. ⏳ You have time until May 24. More info at the link in bio ※

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A warm thank you to all participants who joined the Amsterdam Satellite BEYOND conversation and helped shape this ongoing dialogue on fair practice across Europe, and to , who made it possible.

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09/02/2026

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 LiveDMA is calling for mentees for their START programme!START aims at supporting the creation and development of live ...
25/09/2025



LiveDMA is calling for mentees for their START programme!

START aims at supporting the creation and development of live music associations in countries or regions where the sector is underrepresented or lacks structured advocacy or sectorial cooperation.

— Become a mentee
LiveDMA is looking for individuals (who are part of emerging organisations) or informal collectives, ready to take the next step in structuring and growing their association.

— What does START offer?
đŸ€ Tailored mentorship from Live DMA members
đŸ—šïž Knowledge-sharing sessions on governance and advocacy
💡 Opportunity to participate and highlight your ideas and experience as well as represent your local music scene in a broader European live music network

— Who can apply?
Individuals that are committed to build a representative structure
From emerging associations or informal networks working in the live music field
Located in Creative Europe countries with a priority given to regions underrepresented in Live DMA (Central and Eastern Europe, Balkans, Mediterranean countries, Baltics)

— Apply through the form before 30 November 2025!
🔗 https://ow.ly/BSUL50X2590

More info on START 👉 https://ow.ly/v5Gu50X258Z

As signatories of the Open letter to the European Parliament ‘RESISTANCE NOW: FREE CULTURE' we'd like to share some upda...
25/09/2025

As signatories of the Open letter to the European Parliament ‘RESISTANCE NOW: FREE CULTURE' we'd like to share some updates happening with the campaign:

‣ The Bratislava Declaration announced work on a European Artistic Freedom Act (EAFA).
‣ A steering group with AFI & Culture Action Europe is drafting the law, aiming for end of 2025.
‣ Efforts are underway to embed artistic freedom in the EU Rule of Law Report, ensuring annual monitoring.
‣ The campaign continues with global tour stops (NYC, Oslo, Ljubljana, Rome, Bucharest + more).
‣ Submit your artistic performances, talks & events to strengthen the RESISTANCE NOW TOGETHER movement.

→ Read more about the updates here: https://ow.ly/yOKk50X24UU

Photo credits: https://ow.ly/BVkk50X24UV

Shall we meet at UNESCO Mondiacult 2025? 🌍Culture Action Europe will be in Barcelona next week discussing how culture an...
24/09/2025

Shall we meet at UNESCO Mondiacult 2025? 🌍

Culture Action Europe will be in Barcelona next week discussing how culture and community together spark agency, belonging, and collective power.

🩋 We'd love to see you if you are there! Come find us at any of the following events:

📅 Wednesday, 24 Sept | Online
17:00 – 18:00
‣ Countering Democratic Backsliding in Cultural Policy
Exploring risks of political interference and ways to safeguard artistic freedom and institutional independence. https://ow.ly/6gcT50X1sgw

18:30 – 19:30
‣ Artistic Intelligence: Shoring up resourceful and resilient cultures
What does artistic intelligence has to offer the world in times of crisis? https://ow.ly/APgn50X1sgx

📅 Friday, 26 September | 13:00 – 14:15 | Barcelona, CCCB (Hall)
‣ Culture & Citizenship Meeting
Sharing practices where culture, community, and territory intersect to build collective empowerment. https://ow.ly/s8gT50X1sgy

📅 Saturday, 27 September | 11:30 – 13:00 | Barcelona, CCCB (Sala Teatre)
‣ Mondiacult Civic Agora: The need for a Culture Goal
Launching Version 1 of the Culture Goal and opening a global conversation around its adoption. https://ow.ly/ir7P50X1sgz

📅 Monday, 29 September
17:30 – 19:00 | Institut d’Estudis Catalans (Sala Prat de la Riba)
‣ The value of culture in health and wellbeing
Exploring culture’s role in physical, mental, and social wellbeing, with EU-level recommendations. https://ow.ly/AjwT50X1sgt

18:15 – 19:15 | CCIB (Room 1)
‣ Official Side Event: Achieving Cultural Policy Goals through Coordinated Action & Dialogue
Sharing experiences on how to advance cultural policy goals collaboratively, including the Culture Goal campaign. https://ow.ly/muk050X1sgB

📅 Wednesday, 1 October | 17:30 – 19:00 | Barcelona, MACBA (Meier Auditorium)
‣ Platforms & Precarity: Towards a new and fair cultural economy
Examining the impact of digitalisation on cultural work and paths towards fairer governance. https://ow.ly/l4x550X1sgC

 IETM is recruiting two new colleagues to join their international team:â–Ș Part-time Membership Officer - ⌛Deadline to a...
19/09/2025



IETM is recruiting two new colleagues to join their international team:

â–Ș Part-time Membership Officer - ⌛Deadline to apply: 13 October at 17:00 CEST
â–Ș Full-time Production Assistant - ⌛Deadline to apply: 27 October at 17:00 CET

→ More here: https://lnkd.in/dJUZtHzv

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