Launching of a survey by BIOS, Athens – 05/07/2024
Athens is among the 8 cities participating in the Future DiverCities project, which seeks to reimagine culture-led regeneration of urban empty spaces. In European cities, especially those involved in Future DiverCities, there are vacant and underutilized spaces near creative hubs that could serve as potential development areas for those eager to positively transform their cities. […]
PAL’s event at Spreepark, Berlin – 04-05/07/2024
Public Art Lab presents “Interfacing, Relational Mapping and Storytelling” (exhibition, panel, and afterparty), 4-5 July at Spreepark Art Space in Berlin. 4-5 July – Exhibition: Interfacing, Relational Mapping and Storytelling with the Spree River Communities The river that gives the Spreepark its name has characterised the city’s vibrant culture for centuries. Berlin is built from […]
Open call – Twinning program – 17/06/2024
Peer-to-peer program between the ECHN members and the partners of the Future DiverCities project! A new program of exchanges is kicking off, offering exciting opportunities for collaboration, international exposure, visits, and skills enhancement with 8 European cultural institutions. ECHN Members, don’t miss out on the chance to share your hub’s expertise and forge valuable partnerships […]
Newsletter #5 – 30/04/2024
Where do we go now? Assessment of the current situation – April 2024 As we are coming soon to the half of the Future DiverCities project (14 June 2024), we are proud to share some of the Project results and updates. To start with, let’s have an overview with some figures that illustrate the current […]
(Re)generative narrative approach… by Innocamp PL/ASHOKA – 23/04/2024
On May 2, 2024, Innocamp PL proposed a new webinar session entitled “(Re)generative narrative approach to urban change-making – lessons from Liepaja”, facilitated by Ashoka fellows Adam Jagiello-Rusilowski and Markus Raivio. During the webinar, Innocamp PL presented their visit to Latvia and their collaboration with one of the project partners, Liepaja, as a case study […]
Podcast #1 – 28/03/2024
Podcast Episode #1: Curating ecological care and repair The School of the Feral Grounds podcast series – Designing for regenerative landscapes. Hosted and curated by Danica Sretenović and Gaja Mežnarić Osole from Trajna/Krater. Produced by Görkem Özdemir.Music: Ida Hiršenfelder (beepblip), “Voluminous Movement of a Watery Earth” excerpts (2024) The School of the Feral Grounds‘ third and […]
Newsletter #4 – 24/01/2024
Future DiverCities : Webinars on urban ecology and changemaking Welcome, 2024! Dear readers, we are excited to start the year by announcing new productions, more capacity building, and knowledge transfer within our communities. But first, here’s a recap of last year’s productions. In 2023, we presented the first cycle of webinars developed by Trajna and Innocamp PL in the […]
2nd Partners Meeting – 08/11/2023
The Future DiverCities project partners gathered for the second time during three creative meeting days in Timisoara. The nine pilots grouped into three clusters: biodiversity, impermanence, and commoning, presented their state-of-the-art and reflected the positive ecological values of urban empty spaces. Thanks to our fantastic host Plai and our wonderful project leader La Friche la […]
Newsletter #3 – 09/10/2023
The summer was fruitful, and the Future DiverCities partners came back with exciting news and engaging activities in their pilot sites. To celebrate our first year since the project’s launch, the audience was invited to a series of events, openings, open calls, and a festival. From June until September, in the mountainous and green area […]
OPEN CALL launched by La Friche and CHRONIQUES – 11/09/2023
Submission deadline: 19/10/2023 Future DiverCities proposes new cultural and ecological interventions to improve and enhance the ecological value of vacant urban spaces in nine pilot cities. In each city, a local coalition consisting of citizens, artists, local authorities, residents, and potential users began to collectively reflect on the impact of the project and its development. […]
