2025 Congress Proceedings

The ENCATC Congress 2025 "The Future Is Cultural: Policy, Practice, and Education", explored how cultural policy, practice, and education can form the foundations of regenerative futures. As the world looks beyond 2030, the urgency to align culture with sustainable development has never been greater. 

The 2025 Congress invited reflection on the strategic role of culture not only as the backbone of well-being for individuals, communities, and organisations, but also as the backbone of society itself. In a time of global transformation, how might a deeper integration of cultural values and systems serve as a guiding framework for more inclusive, resilient, and equitable development? This unique gathering brought together scholars, cultural professionals, educators, and policymakers to examine how culture acts not only as a driver of well-being but as a structural condition for inclusive, resilient, and just societies.