Culture Action Europe (CAE) is the major European network of cultural networks, organisations, artists, activists, academics and policymakers. As the only intersectoral network it brings together members and strategic partners from all areas of culture. Culture Action Europe is the political voice of the cultural sector in Europe, the first port of call for informed opinion and debate about arts and cultural policy.
Culture Action Europe maintains an ongoing dialogue and knowledge sharing between the European cultural sector and policymakers. CAE advocates for transformative cultural policies that recognise and support culture as a sector in its own right and a catalyst contributing to other sectors.
Conexiones improbables develop their Improbable Consultancy through cross-pollination strategies between different agents, disciplines and sectors by promoting exploratory, co-creation processes.
They work in four main areas:
- On the one hand, helping cultural and creative sector organisations to improve their management and innovation processes.
- On the other hand, they accompany public and private entities in strategically designing to build more creative cities and territories.
- Thirdly, they work towards making organisations in other economic and social sectors more creative and innovative.
- And finally, they perform important training and educational work in their areas of action and knowledge, thereby allowing them to be present in many different national and international forums tied to innovation, territorial development policies and cultural management.
Conexiones improbables goal is to strengthen the creative economy by fostering transversality when it comes to hybridisation, arts, culture, creativity and thought, as drivers of innovation, transformation and collaboration between people, organisations and territories.
Etz Hayyim Synagogue is the last remaining witness to 2,300 years of Jewish history on Crete and a testimony to the island’s multi-faith past at the intersection between Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Its founding director defined it as a “place of prayer, recollection and reconciliation” and it thus functions as an inclusive religious space, a historic site, a venue for cultural events and a research and educational institution. Its activities include religious services in the open spirit of Hellenistic Judaism, concerts, readings and lectures reflecting the Eastern Mediterranean heritage, guided tours for over 25,000 visitors every year, and exhibitions on intercultural themes and (Cretan) Jewish history as well as lectures for the general public and seminars for local schools. Etz Hayyim thus provides a unique opportunity to learn about the multi-faith history of Crete and has collaborated with various local and international associations in artistic and historical projects.
The Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institute, active worldwide. It promotes the study of German abroad and encourages international cultural exchange. It also fosters knowledge about Germany by providing information on its culture, society and politics. The educational and training products enable mobility in an international learning community. With the network of Goethe-Instituts, Goethe Centers, cultural societies, reading rooms, libraries, and exam and language learning centers, it has played a central role in the cultural and educational policies of Germany for over 60 years. The Goethe-Institut encourages cultural collaboration across the globe by organizing programs or events and making contributions to various festivals and exhibitions in different fields. These projects strengthen the development of structures in civil society and foster worldwide mobility as well as exchange of best practices.
HP advocates for professional autonomy while promoting coordination within and between sectors to ensure inclusive decision-making processes. As an active participant in the public policy landscape, HP is non-partisan and engages in formalized dialogue with the government and political parties. We are committed to transparency and raising public awareness by providing accurate, authentic information on key issues.
PELE association is a collective dedicated to creating artistic projects that serve as spaces for reflection, action, and civic and political engagement, promoting both individual and collective transformation.
Since 2007, PELE has aimed to align its work with the pressing needs of communities and territories, prioritizing accessibility and artistic participation across diverse centralities. By connecting various audiences, sectors, art forms, territories, and collaborators, it fosters inclusive decision-making processes and alternative models for collective creation.
H401 is a private cultural foundation located in the Herengracht building of the late artist Gisèle d’Ailly van Waterschoot van der Gracht. H401 works in collaboration with local and international institutions, artists, thinkers, scholars and scientists. Academic and artistic research at H401 goes hand in hand with performative and participatory research, through residences, exhibitions, think tanks and publications. For years, H401 has been organizing thematic year programmes exploring actual topics that we all constantly deal with and strive to understand better such as vulnerability to Groupfanaticism, Friendship, Collective Memory and the relation to identity (Memory Machine – We Are What We Remember), Freedom, the Female Perspective and Shame and Masculinity. Through these programmes and its diverse activities, H401 wants to contribute to a more inclusive society by supporting artists, scientists, thinkers, policymakers and intellectuals individuals to make a difference.
