On 29 and 30 April, the European Spaces of Culture team was joined by Fine Acts as part of the Spaces Lab series to facilitate a session on hope-based communication, supporting the project teams working towards implementation of their projects from June 2024.

European Spaces of Culture projects are all designed to shape long-term connections and networks and introduce programmes and activities that last longer than the initial project runtime. While the eight new pilot projects are now being developed, the projects implemented in 2023 have been shaping their follow-up plans. What are the immediate plans for the future in Kenya, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, and China?

The international jury of four independent experts has selected eight new European Spaces of Culture pilot project ideas to be implemented between June 2024 and October 2025.

Kibera Fashion Week held its second edition with the support of European Spaces for Culture in the heart of Kibera.

This month, many European Spaces of Culture projects will have the main points of their activities with festivals, exhibitions, performances and other public events. See below the varied and intense programmes that are happening in October!

A new European Spaces of Culture Call for Ideas is looking for innovative and inspiring cultural relations projects co-created by EUNIC members, EU Delegations and local partners in countries outside the EU. Project ideas can be submitted until 17 December 2023 for a grant of up to 60,000 euros.

For several European Spaces of Culture pilot projects for European Spaces of Culture, September marks the launch of their final project activities or final preparations of public events. See here a sample of the rich and engaging activities happening in amongst others India and Palestine!

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.