Participants' arrival in Bologna
Welcome to the 2025 ENCATC Academy
The Rooom Marco Tina | Via Galliera, 8, 40121 Bologna
GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, Secretary General, ENCATC, Belgium
Introduction to Bologna
The Rooom Marco Tina | Via Galliera, 8, 40121 Bologna
Anna Lisa Boni, Deputy Mayor for EU/Recovery funds, Climate Mission 2030, City of
Bologna, Italy
Daniele Del Pozzo, Councilor for Culture, City of Bologna, Italy
Networking Cocktail
The Rooom Marco Tina | Via Galliera, 8, 40121 Bologna
Registrations
Palazzo D'Accursio, Sala Imbeni | Piazza Maggiore, 6, 40121 Bologna
Introduction to the 2025 ENCATC Academy
Palazzo D'Accursio, Sala Imbeni | Piazza Maggiore, 6, 40121 Bologna
GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, Secretary General, ENCATC, Belgium
Funder’s approach to sustainability
Palazzo D'Accursio, Sala Imbeni | Piazza Maggiore, 6, 40121 Bologna
Dea Vidović, Senior Research Assistant, IRMO - Institute for Development and International Relations, Croatia
This session will explore the ongoing approach of funders, i.e. philanthropy institutions and public bodies, towards cultural adaptation strategies to mitigate climate change impacts on CCS. The session will be about both European and global funders and will also touch upon 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.
Coffee Break
The Challenge of Practicing Cultural Sustainability: Insights from UNESCO Sites
Palazzo D'Accursio, Sala Imbeni | Piazza Maggiore, 6, 40121 Bologna
Paolo Ferri, Associate Professor in Accounting and Business Administration, University
of Bologna, Italy
Roberta Ferrarini, PhD Candidate, University of Bologna, Italy
Maria Lusiani, Associate Professor in Accounting and Business Administration,
University of Bologna, Italy
Through insights from current research on UNESCO sites, this session will explore the challenges of practicing sustainability in heritage settings. By proposing a framework of management processes – from planning to controlling, through organizing and leading for sustainability – the session will discuss the conditions to make sustainability a practice in cultural organizations.
Mapping Exercise
Palazzo D'Accursio, Sala Imbeni | Piazza Maggiore, 6, 40121 Bologna
Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio, Faculty and Coordinator of the Postgraduate Course on International Cultural Cooperation University of Barcelona, Spain
The mapping Exercise is a reflective workshop on personal mobility and its environmental impact. Participants analyze their travel patterns, assess their necessity and sustainability, and engage in discussions to explore more eco-conscious alternatives. The session encourages awareness and collective dialogue on sustainable mobility practices.
Lunch Break
Le serre dei giardini | Via Castiglione, 134, 40136 Bologna
Study visits: discovering the cultural beauties of Bologna
Reuse with love | Via Mura di Porta Saragozza 4, 40123 Bologna
Le serre dei giardini | Via Castiglione, 134, 40136 Bologna
Climate Governance and Cultural Policy
Le serre dei giardini | Via Castiglione, 134, 40136 Bologna
Iphigenia Taxopoulou, Associate partner, Julie’s Bicycle - General Secretary, mitos21, Denmark
This lecture will cover general policy issues and examples of existing practices in the framework of the Green Deal and Paris Agreement
Q&A Session
Sustainable Cultural Management: Frameworks for Organisatinal Change
Palazzo D'Accursio, Sala Anziani | Piazza Maggiore, 6, 40121 Bologna
Iphigenia Taxopoulou, Associate partner, Julie’s Bicycle - General Secretary, mitos21, Denmark
This lecture will include methodologies and examples for embedding sustainability in the management and organisational policies of cultural institutions
Coffee Break
Workshop: Designing Sustainable Cultural Projects
Palazzo D'Accursio, Sala Anziani | Piazza Maggiore, 6, 40121 Bologna
Iphigenia Taxopoulou, Associate partner, Julie’s Bicycle - General Secretary, mitos21, Denmark
Participants will work in groups to develop cultural projects considering environmental impact.
Lunch Break
Palazzo D'Accursio, Sala Anziani | Piazza Maggiore, 6, 40121 Bologna
Wellbeing and Sustainable Transformation: Policy Responses and Challenges in the cultural sector
Palazzo D'Accursio, Sala Anziani | Piazza Maggiore, 6, 40121 Bologna
Dea Vidović, Senior Research Assistant, IRMO - Institute for Development and International Relations
This session will examine well-being as a fundamental pillar of sustainable transformation across the cultural sector. The discussion will address how culture contributes to community well-being and integrates well-being principles within the cultural sector. By examining theoretical perspectives, policy frameworks, and examples from cultural practices, participants will understand the complexities surrounding well-being in contemporary society and the cultural sector’s evolving responsibilities in fostering sustainable, equitable, and resilient communities.
Network as a tool for sustainability: the cases of NEMO and ENCATC
Palazzo D'Accursio, Sala Anziani | Piazza Maggiore, 6, 40121 Bologna
GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, Secretary General, ENCATC, Belgium
Margherita Sani, Project Manager, NEMO, Germany
This session explores how cultural and museum networks can drive sustainable practices. Through the examples of NEMO and ENCATC, the session examines collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and policy influence as key strategies for fostering sustainability in the cultural sector.
Study visits: discovering the cultural beauties of Bologna
MAMbo - Bologna Modern Art Museum | Via Don Giovanni Minzoni, 14, 40121 Bologna
Critical sustainability: making sense of cultural institutions’ eco-responsibility
Filla Center, Montagnola Park | Via Irnerio, 2, 40126 Bologna
Vânia Rodrigues, Senior Researcher, University of Coimbra
As twentieth century narratives of consumption-fuelled ‘progress’ dissolve, the ecological emergency urges cultural institutions to rethink their ways of doing and puts their social and political role to the test. This session will take a critical look at the position of cultural institutions in the ecological emergency regime, exploring ‘darker shades of green’.
Coffee Break
Workshop - Eco-ethical dilemmas in arts management
Filla Center, Montagnola Park | Via Irnerio, 2, 40126 Bologna
Vânia Rodrigues, Senior Researcher, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of the University of Coimbra, Portugal
The skills that the arts and culture sector needs to be (green) transition-ready go well beyond proficiency in environmental technicalities - they require the ability to navigate complexity, contradiction and personal susceptibility. This session invites participants to engage with ecological ethics, exploring how to think through dilemmas towards eco ethical cultural leadership
Lunch Break
Feedback Session
Filla Center, Montagnola Park | Via Irnerio, 2, 40126 Bologna
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.
Wrap-up, end of the Academy and Networking for the Participants
Filla Center, Montagnola Park | Via Irnerio, 2, 40126 Bologna
GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, Secretary General, ENCATC, Belgium