Webinar: State of Culture in Europe in the times of COVID
Webinar: State of Culture in Europe in the times of COVID Friday 15 May 2020 From 12.30-13.30 Organizer: Intercult / Europe Direct Intercult/ Culture Action Europe The Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS) all over Europe are hit severly by the COVID-19 pandemic. Live events and performances had to be cancelled, while most cultural venues were forced to close their doors. Cultural creators are severely affected by the discontinuation of their exhibition and performance opportunities. In sectors characterised by self-employment, freelancing and [...]
Webinar summary: State of Culture in Europe in the Times of COVID-19
The webinar State of Culture in Europe in the Times of COVID-19 is part of a series of Intercult’s seminars discussing different themes in relation to Europe, such as cultural heritage, European cultural politics and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinars are livestreamed on Intercult’s Facebook page every other Wednesday. This webinar was livestreamed on the 15th of May 2020. What follows is a short summary of this webinar. Inter-cultural competence is essential in our ever-changing world, says [...]
Webinar summary: Transforming Urban Waterfronts
The webinar Transforming Urban Waterfronts is part of a series of Intercult’s seminars discussing different themes in relation to Europe, such as climate change, cultural heritage and European cultural politics. The webinars are livestreamed on Intercult’s Facebook page every other Wednesday. Transforming Urban Waterfronts was livestreamed on the 6th of May 2020. What follows is a short summary of this webinar. For this webinar we invited three partners from the project S.O.S Climate Waterfront from different parts of Europe; Thessaloniki, [...]
EU: An overview of measures taken to support the cultural sector during the pandemic
As a result of the covid-19 pandemic, the European cultural & creative sectors are suffering great economic consequences. The enormous loss of revenue and the restrictions on public gatherings threaten the survival of many cultural organisations worldwide. In order to mitigate these losses and support the cultural & creative sectors in this time of crisis, European governments have developed different initiatives and measures for financial aid. Intercult follows closely the measures taken to strengthen and support the cultural & creative [...]
Sweden: An overview of measures taken to support the cultural sector during the pandemic
As a result of the covid-19 pandemic, the European cultural & creative sectors are suffering great economic consequences. The enormous loss of revenue and the restrictions on public gatherings threaten the survival of many cultural organisations worldwide. In order to mitigate these losses and support the cultural & creative sectors in this time of crisis, European governments have developed different initiatives and measures for financial aid. Intercult follows closely the measures taken to strengthen and support the cultural & creative [...]
Our I_Improve process journey
I_Improve is a project that is all about the journey and sharing it with others. It is about ones process through improvement and organisational development. During this time it is important to share our process so that others can learn with us and from us. At the finishing line we will have created a new methodology from our experience and learning, which can hopefully be of benefit to organisations all around the world who find themselves on a journey of [...]
Intercult <3 Livet Bitch!
For the I_Improve project, each partner organisation (of which Intercult is one) must choose a change maker. The change maker can be an organisation or a person with whom the partner organisation will work to ensure the success of the project. We had a long process in choosing our changemaker, as we long deliberated what it was exactly that we wanted to improve. Initially, we were working with three wonderful organisations that all touched our hearts with their commitment to [...]
Artists to Connecting Georgia
One of 2020’s projects for us at Intercult is Connecting Georgia. Due to the current situation with COVID-19 pandemic, all abroad travel has been put on hold until things have calmed down. But we love the project so much we thought we’d share the talented artist’s who are participating! These artist’s are partnering with Intercult and they are going on a residency to our partners in Batumi, Georgia. There, the Swedish artists and a Ukrainian artist will work together [...]
Webinar: State of Culture in Europe in the times of COVID
Date: Friday May 15th 2020, 12.30-13.30 Organizers: Intercult / Europe Direct Intercult / Culture Action Europe The Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS) all over Europe are hit severely by the COVID-19 pandemic. Live events and performances had to be cancelled, while most cultural venues were forced to close their doors. Cultural creators are severely affected by the discontinuation of their exhibition and performance opportunities. In sectors characterised by self-employment, freelancing and job flexibility, combined with little or no access to social [...]