On 29 and 30 March, European Spaces of Culture was joined by Fine Acts for an interactive webinar on hope-based communication to support the 8 project teams working on the implementation of their projects in 2023.

Working towards gender equality and ensuring women empowerment and diversity is an essential part of cultural relations work worldwide. Learn from some of our European Spaces of Culture pilot projects what it means to uphold the principles of gender equality through cultural initiatives and how they intersect with other themes of human rights and social justice.

On 9 December EUNIC presented the achievements and learnings from the implementation of 11 pilot projects in 2022. EU Ambassadors, local partners and EUNIC colleagues from Brazil, China, India, and Tanzania joined in hybrid panels to reflect on their experiences on the ground.

The international jury of six independent experts has selected eight new European Spaces of Culture pilot projects to be implemented in 2023.

On 12 November, the UMOJA residency, one of European Spaces of Culture’s pilot projects in 2022, concluded with the UMOJA Finale at the University of Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania. The residency and the presentation were the result of an innovative and systematic approach to collaboration.

On 26 and 27 September, the European Spaces of Culture Lab took place online, bringing together representatives from the 11 ideas shortlisted under most recent call, together with external actors in the field of international cultural relations.

This round of European Spaces of Culture pilot projects is nearing the end of implementation, but in this last month, there are still plenty of activities to discover. See here a sample of the rich and engaging activities happening in Brazil, India, Moldova, South Africa and Tanzania.

In September several pilot projects for European Spaces of Culture are ready to launch their final project activities. See here a sample of the rich and engaging activities happening in amongst others China, Cameroon, Moldova and across the Atlantic!

A jury of six experts has shortlisted eleven project ideas for European Spaces of Culture to be developed into concrete projects for 2023.

From 18-24 April 2022 SIN LÍMITES, Uruguay's first International Festival of Inclusive Performing Arts took place in Montevideo at Uruguay's National Theatre SODRE. As a pilot project for European Spaces of Culture, this project was the first one to be visited by EUNIC colleagues who joined the festival's activities and met with the festival's partners.