This month’s Online Brunch took us to a converted train station in Lille, France!

As usual, on the first Friday of March we had another round of our dear ‘Online Family Brunch’ – our monthly event exclusive to ECHN members!This time we welcome a few new faces from our most recent members so they were welcomed in the family with their peers, we caught up on the upcoming programs and, as usual, we […]

SAVE THE DATE! On 5-6 June, we’ll meet in Timișoara!

That’s it, we can finally share the big news: the next ECHN’s Hubs Meetup will happen on the 5th and 6th of June in Timișoara, Romania, where our hosts from Faber and FOR will happily welcome the family for another meeting! We’re super excited to be seeing each other and to visit this amazing space. Stay tuned for more details, […]

Glammons Project has launched online!

The GLAMMONS website (https://glammons.eu/) and its social media platforms are launched! “Resilient, sustainable and participatory practices: Towards the GLAMs of the commons – GLAMMONS” is a three-year project, 2022-2025, funded by the European Commission (Horizon Europe Research and Innovation on Cultural Heritage and CCIs programme).  GLAMMONS aims to map pre-pandemic practices across the sector, to […]

Sneak Peek: our P2P Learning Program

The P2P Learning Program is designed for ECHN members and it mobilises managers of different creative hubs, who have the chance to visit each other and initiate new impactful collaborations. During their visit, hub managers explore the hosting hubs, their communities and the local managers. This encounter is finalised to match the expertise and the […]

The 1st ECHN Workshop on Rural Hacking is coming up!

One of the most-waited ECHN programs is kicking-off from the 24th to the 29th of March! During 5 days, the participants will be immersed in an intensive program around ‘Rural Hacking’ developed by ECHN’s member, Anceu Coliving – who won the first round of proposals for the ECHN’s Workshops.  There will be 4 main topics […]

This month’s Online Brunch had a co-creation session and took us to Moldova!

As usual, on the first Friday of February we had another round of our dear ‘Online Family Brunch’ – our monthly event exclusive to ECHN members!Following last month’s conversation about  decentralised peer communication, where all the members were sharing their experiences and thoughts on the best ways to build bridges, this month we took this time to […]

Can cultural policies tackle future challenges? Find out here.

Creative FLIP has just launched a Policy Paper: “From Reaction to Action – Collaborative Transformation Policies in Culture and Beyond for Future-Oriented Policy-Making and Action”: you can discover how cultural policy frameworks and actions can be updated to better address future challenges.We can be all actors of positive change! Access the full publication here: http://creativeflip.creativehubs.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/CREATIVE_FLIP_Transformation_Policies_FINAL.pdf

What exactly are Cultural Experiences? This research paper defines answers to this question!

A research article ‘Cultural experiences in the framework of Cultural Cities explores how “the cultural city” plays a relevant role in improving the performance of cities, defines “cultural experience” and places it in a holistic conceptual model. You can read the full publication here: https://creativesunite.eu/article/cultural-experiences-in-the-framework-of-cultural-cities-research

Creatives Unite has gone SOCIAL! 

Now on social media, the most comprehensive platform that unites the cultural & creative world around Europe is now closer than ever! Follow 👇 Creatives Unite’s pages, here: Facebook  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn  |  TwitterYou can find initiatives, read news & stories, explore #funding and #mobility opportunities, get to know your #intellectualproperty rights and network with your […]

S4Fashion had its 1st Policy Workshop in Ghent!

The 1st of February, the Industrie Museum of Textiles hosted the very first S4F Policy Workshop! Policy makers, EC representatives, intermediaries and some S4F pilots were present and very active! We organised a hands-on workshop, where the participants were separated into 4 groups (Ghent, Flanders, Belgium and Europe). They worked together in order to create new […]