Cultural Transformation Lab for newcomers to cultural management

Sector: Culture and creative industries
Type: Programme
Location: Zoom
Deadline: 28 October 2024 at 15:00 Kyiv time
Organiser: House of Europe: Goethe-Institut Ukraine

This is an intensive six-day lab for those who dream of gathering famous artists at festivals, holding book fairs, putting together art exhibitions, and advancing Ukrainian culture.

You will learn how to come up with powerful ideas, unite teams and partners around them, and make sure that everything goes according to plan. At the end of the Lab, you will receive a set of practical tools and a chance to get up to EUR 500 for your further professional development.

When: 18-23 November, 14.00 till 18.00

Where: Zoom

What is on the programme?

Day 1. Basics of cultural management: project management, fundraising, crisis management, strategic thinking, and AI for work.

Day 2. Cultural heritage, identity, and decolonisation: reinterpretation of traditional culture and decolonisation in various spheres of culture.

Day 3. Culture in hromada in times of war: conflicts and social wounds, inclusivity and socially vulnerable groups, culture and mental wellbeing. 

Day 4. International cooperation: international cultural management, communication in multinational teams, foreign partnerships. 

Days 5-6. Individual and group consultations with our experts: Denys Vasyliev, Polina Horodyska, Serhiy Zhukovsky, Iryna Kats, Olena Mykhaylenko and Maria Yaremchuk.

Can I apply?

The lab will benefit:

  • Cultural project managers with less than one year of experience who want to systematise their knowledge
  • Newcomers who dream of carrying out art projects and want to get the basics of cultural project management
How do I apply?

Apply via our online platform. The application will take up to 15 minutes.

Please log in, click the ‘Start entry’ button, choose the chapter ‘Cultural Transformation Laboratory’ and the open call ‘Cultural Transformation Lab for newcomers to cultural management’.

We will announce the results on 7 November. Do not forget to check the email you registered with.

Good to know
  • The workshop is part of Cultural Transformation Lab — a series of practical education and networking events aimed at supporting Ukrainian cultural managers, civil society, and cultural actors residing outside of large cities and regional centres in times of war. The Lab is carried out by Goethe-Institut Ukraine and is part of an EU-funded programme House of Europe.

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