International Lab in Gdańsk – Turning the Tide
From June 24 to 28, 2024, the Intercult team traveled to Gdańsk to attend the first International Lab of the “Turning the Tide” project. The event was organised by the Urban Culture Institute (UCI) and it provided a vital platform for artists, activists, and local stakeholders to explore creative solutions to the urgent challenges posed by climate change. The “Turning the Tide” project allows international artists to visit local organizations and research regional contexts. In Gdańsk, the international artists that [...]
Cross-sectoral dialogue meeting – Turning The Tide
On Monday 10th June, Intercult organised an event focused on climate, culture, and urban development as part of the local labs events under the umbrella of Turning The Tide Creative Europe project. The day included a roundtable at Intercult’s office and a guided tour at Slussenrummet. This discussion will explore cross-sectoral collaboration to find creative ways to address and respond to climate issues, and to build more resilient communities. The main discussion during the event centered on these key questions: [...]
Open Call for local artists – Stockholm
September to November 2024 Intercult, the lead partner of the European project Turning the Tide (TTT), invites local artists to apply for a 3-month residency in Stockholm. Would you like to be part of our cross-border initiativen that addresses the climate crisis in waterfront cities through art? We welcome the artists who are committed to socially engaged art and are dedicated to social justice, environmental protection and coastal climate issues. The local residency will last for 3 months (full time [...]
Theatre Movement – Keeping Up With the Iranians at Konträr
As a part of the project Theatre In Palm and in collaboration with Konträr, Intercult presents the fourth Theatre Movement of the spring 2024: "Keeping Up With the Iranians" on the 14th of June at Konträr. A sparkling party performance that traces Iranian pop music history and invites you to dance, dream, and eat cake! Before the performance, the audience is invited to mingle and network with other theatre enthusiasts and talk to Intercult about Theatre in Palm and other [...]
Come and meet us at SU!
On May 29th, we from Europe Direct Stockholm, along with Eric Alexandrie from EU Careers Sweden and the Swedish representation of the European Commission, will be visiting Stockholm University. A trainee from Europe Direct Leipzig will also be joining us. We will be there from 10 AM to 2 PM on the 3rd floor in B-huset. Don't miss the opportunity to ask any questions you might have about the EU elections, career opportunities within EU institutions, how exchanges work through [...]
Thoughts on art as a commodity – An E-ART article
As the E-ART project seeks to promote sustainability and sustainable artistic practices, we must think about why a work of art exists and how it moves through a market-based economic system. A commodity is an object that you can uscultural and cognitive process must take place – commoditization. As an example, commoditization in a society is said to expand when more and more different types of objects are made exchangeable. Many working artists are dependent on their creations having a [...]
EU in Schools – spring activities
The election to the European Parliament is approaching rapidly! In light of the upcoming election, we at Europe Direct Stockholm have taken the opportunity to increase our school visits during this spring. We have conducted several school visits where we engaged with high school classes to both hold lectures on the EU and the European elections, and to organise interactive workshops. We visited Kungstensgymnasiet twice and Vallentuna Gymnasium once. The primary goal of these visits was to inform first-time voters [...]
Focus on Cultural Issues Ahead of the EU Elections
The upcoming EU election on June 9, 2024, is rapidly approaching. Building on the #CulturalDealEU initiative, Europe Direct Stockholm, in collaboration with Intercult, will host a seminar focusing on the role of culture in European cooperation. The seminar will take place alongside the celebration of Europe Day on May 7, 2024, at Kulturhuset in Stockholm. In light of the seminar, we will explore what the EU is currently doing for the culture and how culture is being discussed in relation [...]
Celebrate Europe Day with Europe Direct Stockholm and Intercult!
Join us at Kulturhuset and Upplev Europa on May 7th! Europe Direct Stockholm will participate in the celebration of Europe Day, happening this year at Kulturhuset and Upplev Europa in Stockholm. Due to the date coinciding with Ascension Day, the celebration will take place on May 7th instead of May 9th this year, which is the actual date of Europe Day. Europe Direct Stockholm will be part of the information square and will have an exhibition table alongside our colleagues [...]