The fifth and last episode of the European Conference 2020 took place on September 28. Under the theme “Tempestuous times –the crisis- recovery and change” the session analyzed the role of culture in our lives and what we have o could learn from this pandemic moment. Nico Carpentier, Richard Evans, Arundhati Ghosh, Olga Wysocka and Inês Bettencourt da Câmara (moderator) discussed … Continued
Panellists: Lise Korsgaard, Chiara Organtini, Ben Walmsley, Daniel Wetzel. Chair: Jonathan Goodacre. This session looks at how participation and engagement in culture is being affected by the new world of crisis and social distancing and how, as cultural professionals, we should respond. At a time when artists and audiences have found new ways to relate to each other, we will … Continued
“The cultural institution – what needs to change?”, with the panellists: Teodor Celakoski, Félix Dupin-Meynard, Victoria Durrer, moderated by Dea Vidović. In the discussion on balance between elitism and cultural democracy we tackled the question of excellence and managerialism which is a dominant principle in which cultural institutions are run nowadays. It seems through many examples that none … Continued
The second episode of the European Conference 2020 took place on September 7. On this occasion the theme was “A new vision for culture? Integrity, direction and relevance”. This session looked at whether there is a balance to be struck, dealing at the same time with concepts of populism, elitism, inequality and democracy. Sajida Carr, ArjoKlamer, Francois Matarasso, Goran … Continued
The 1st episode of the European Conference 2020 took place on August 31. Under the theme of “Culture’s place in our lives”, Nicolas Barbieri, Mafalda Damaso, Anne Torreggiani, Alessandra Gariboldi, Valentina Montalto, Jordi Pascual and Lene Struck-Madsen shared with all the participants their thoughts and reflections on topics such as new cultural formats, the transition … Continued
From the program MAST Hybrid Interfacing Academy, September 22 -24 The Hybrid Interfacing Academy brings together participants from a variety of disciplines, jointly exploring and identifying the vectors of possible policy impacts and priorities for the future of Europe as well as create alliances for forward-thinking future actions. Different stakeholders will be brought together to ideate … Continued
With leaders gathering from around the world for the United Nations General Assembly, a key focus will be on the steps that need to be taken to ensure a strong, fair response to COVID-19, and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Last 18 September has seen the SDG Moment – a session of the … Continued
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on non-governmental cultural centres. Centres all over Europe were forced to stop their activities, cancel their events and close their community spaces, including their bars and restaurants. This video tackles the impact of the pandemic in cultural centres and the vital role that they play in society. … Continued