Newsletter #14 – 08/10/2025
News from our Twinning Program An exchange on Common Challenges, Communities Participation and European Capitals of Culture As part of the Future DiverCities Twinning Program, Natália Melo from _ARTERIA_LAB (Évora, Portugal) and the Municipality of Liepāja (Latvia) came together to explore shared challenges and opportunities ahead of their roles as European Capitals of Culture in […]
[PROSTOR] & LAMA TWINNING 03/10/2025
Rethinking Spaces and Places through Art From 11th-15th September 2025, curator and co-founder of Culture Hub Croatia Jasmina Saric visited LAMA’s new art residency A dimora, located in the Montagna Fiorentina. The exchange aimed to investigate the idea of rethinking spaces and places through relational and generative mechanisms, leveraging the role of artists as key […]
ARTERIA_Lab & Municipality of Liepaja TWINNING 02/10/2025
An exchange on Common Challenges, Communities Participation and European Capitals of Culture As part of the Future DiverCities Twinning Programme, Natália Melo from _ARTERIA_LAB at the University of Évora visited the municipality of Liepaja. A bit of context _ARTERIA_LAB is a creative laboratory at the University of Évora in Portugal, working at the intersection of […]
Newsletter #13 – 09/09/2025
News from Savonia University: Upcoming Online Course Do you want to anticipate future impacts and drive sustainable change? Within the Future DiverCities project, we have developed and tested a practical process that supports strategic steps in development work. In this online course, you’ll have the opportunity to apply the Prospective Impact Assessment Process (PIAP) to a real […]
La Friche | CHRONIQUES & AKS TWINNING 08/09/2025
Reclaim the NEBourhoods As part of the Future DiverCities Twinning Programme, the Ankara-based creative hub Aks visited La Friche la belle de Mai & CHRONIQUES in Marseille to exchange practices and explore new ways of reclaiming urban spaces through creativity. Bringing placemaking into a new context: Motivated by their vision to connect cultural innovation with […]
Newsletter #12 – 08/07/2025
NEWS FROM A dimora The A dimora residency has reached its halfway point The artists of A dimora 2025 are continuing their research in Londa, Florence. Between collaborations with local artisans, searches through old video archives, and countless preparatory sketches and drawings, the artists will soon begin producing the works that will be presented during […]
News from A dimora 20/06/2025
A dimora launches third residency cycle with festival debut in Londa On June 3, 2025, A dimora officially launched its third year of artist residencies in Londa, Tuscany. The five selected artists met with local stakeholders, explored the surrounding area, and began their research to create new artworks that will become part of the town’s cultural heritage. […]
Newsletter #11 – 10/06/2025
NEWS FROM OUR TWINNING PROGRAM From Stockholm to Zagreb: A Comics Artist’s Exchange at KONTEJNERAs part of the Future DiverCities Twinning Program, comic artist Yana Knight from Subtopia embarked on a creative exchange in Zagreb, hosted by KONTEJNER. During her three-day visit, Yana used autobiographical fiction comics to document her immersive experience in the KONTEJNER space and its surrounding […]
PUBLIC ART LAB & CRAFTOPIA TWINNING 04/06/2025
From Thessaloniki to Berlin: Butterflies and Placemaking As part of the Future DiverCities Twinning Program, Evanthia Stavrou (founder of Craftopia and sociocracy expert), Ioannis Efstathiou (Street Mode Festival), and Dimitra Samsaki (communications strategist, MoMus) visited Berlin to engage in peer exchange and co-learning with Public Art Lab (PAL). The visit revolved around shared interests in […]
PUBLIC ART LAB & CRAFTOPIA @ TINCON 26/05/2025
Future DiverCities at TINCON Berlin: Biodiversity in Action! This week, our partner Public Art Lab (Berlin, Germany) brings the Biodiversity in Action programme to TINCON / re:publica, a vibrant three-day conference and festival on digital youth culture and climate action, taking place from 26–28 May in Berlin. As part of the Future DiverCities Twinning Programme, […]
