ENCATC Academy

* Participants are recommended to arrive in Lille before 18:00 on 22 April 2024.

GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, Secretary General, ENCATC

Marie-Pierre Bresson, Deputy Mayor in charge of Culture, City of Lille (France)

Delphine Houba, Alderwoman of Culture, Tourism, Big Events and Municipal Equipment, City of Brussels (Belgium)

Moderated by GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, Secretary General, ENCATC 

GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, Secretary General, ENCATC

This lecture will showcase how sustainable culture is addressed by Eurocities and how the network acts as champion for cities in Europe to shape better sustainable culture policies.

Julie Hervé, Head of Culture, Eurocities 

Christophe Turon-Trommenschlager, Project manager - DG team, Culture and International Relations Department, City of Lille (France)

This session will explore the ongoing approach of funders (philanthropy institutions and public bodies) across Europe and globally towards cultural adaptation strategies to mitigate climate change impacts on CCS, and artistic practices addressing environmental urgencies. It will also provide an overview of funders' inner transformation towards a climate-neutral position and advocacy actions to catalyze positive ecological changes. 

Dea Vidović, Director, Kultura Nova Foundation (Croatia)

Christophe Turon-Trommenschlager, Project manager - DG team, Culture and International Relations Department, City of Lille (France)

This lecture will include methodologies and examples for embedding sustainability in the management and organisational policies of cultural institutions.

Iphigenia Taxopoulou, Founding Member and General Secretary, Mitos21 (Greece)

Moderated by Matina Magkou, Associated Researcher Université Côte d'Azur (France)

This lecture will cover general policy issues and examples of existing practices in the framework of the Green Deal and Paris Agreement

Iphigenia Taxopoulou, Founding Member and General Secretary, Mitos21 (Greece)

In this presentation, NEMO - the Network of European Museum Organisations will share how they advocate for the role of museums in the sustainable transition. It will include insights into NEMO’s latest actions and research that all aim to foster sustainability within cultural institutions and highlight their potential as contributors and allies in the sustainable transition of Europe.

Rebecca Thonander, Communications Officer, NEMO - Network of European Museum Organisations

WORKSHOP 1: Sustainable Transformation in Cultural Organizations: international approaches and digital competences

Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio, Faculty and Coordinator of the Postgraduate Course on International Cultural Cooperation University of Barcelona (Spain)

WORKSHOP 2: Designing Sustainable Cultural Projects Participants will work in groups to develop cultural projects considering environmental impact.

Iphigenia Taxopoulou, Founding Member and General Secretary, Mitos21 (Greece)

WORKSHOP 1: Sustainable Transformation in Cultural Organizations: international approaches and digital competences

Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio, Faculty and Coordinator of the Postgraduate Course on International Cultural Cooperation University of Barcelona (Spain)

WORKSHOP 2: Designing Sustainable Cultural Projects Participants will work in groups to develop cultural projects considering environmental impact.

Iphigenia Taxopoulou, Founding Member and General Secretary, Mitos21 (Greece)

This session will include a visit of the museum’s collections as well as a presentation of the sustainable policy and eco-responsible practices of the Museum, including the report on the pilot eco-exhibition “Experience Goya” 

Mélanie Esteves, Coordinator of the Scientific and Cultural Projects at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille, (France) 

Moderated by Matina Magkou, Associated Researcher Université Côte d'Azur (France)

Carla Figueira, Director of the MA in Cultural Policy, Relations & Diplomacy and MA in Tourism & Cultural Policy, Goldsmiths University of London (UK)

This session will present the CreaSus project, co-funded by Creative Europe, which aims at helping cultural and creative industries in their sustainable transformation. The project will propose a self-assessment tool, a battery of actions to improve their sustainability performance and a funding schemes toolkit and business models to engage into their transformation.

Roberto Bernad, Manager of European Funds, Fundación Banco Santander (Spain)

Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio, Faculty and Coordinator of the Postgraduate Course on International Cultural Cooperation University of Barcelona (Spain)

Feedback from workshops and discussion on individual cases, challenges and opportunities for sustainable transformation connected to participants’ projects

Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio, Faculty and Coordinator of the Postgraduate Course on International Cultural Cooperation University of Barcelona (Spain)