Culture for shared, smart, innovative territories. Towards 2020 European regional development.
#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.
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.
One of the main aims of the Manifesto is to identify culture as one of the most important catalysts for the empowerment of local communities in fostering territorial development.
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.
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.
US, OUR ACTION, OUR PEOPLE. Getting Fired Up!
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.
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?
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?