We are a transnational consortium composed of 3 creative hubs, 3 research/technical partners and 3 European cultural networks (participating as associated partners) coming from Italy, Finland, Slovakia, Greece, Spain and Belgium.

Partners

DumBO

DISTRETTO URBANO MULTIFUNZIONALE DI BOLOGNA

Temporary urban regeneration project born in 2019 from the regeneration of the former railway yard named Ravone. Today, DumBO is one of the largest and most evocative cultural and creative districts in Italy: an area of over 40,000 square metres of open-air spaces and warehouses, progressively regenerated by assigning to each of them a specific function. DumBO hosts concerts, meetings, workshops, activities for children, exhibitions, corporate events, fairs and markets, and it permanently hosts a gym for urban sports, a bistro, an equipped green area and a coworking space with more than 20 communication agencies, artists, start-ups and cultural and creative enterprises.

WELCOME APS

WELCOME is a not-for-profit Association and Training Provider officially recognised by the Marche Regional Authority promoting the human capital skills development through mobility in Europe for formal and non-formal training experiences. It mainly works to foster excellence, innovation and quality of lifelong learning programmes tailored to the needs of the operators belonging to the cultural and creative sector.

Cable Factory

Cable Factory is one of the largest cultural centers in Finland, a former Nokia factory, which offers over 64.000sqm rough industrial space for the use of artists and the creative sector. It has over 250 tenants, more than120 artistic studios, three museums, three restaurants/cafés, and ten event spaces for short term rental, where festivals, seminars, fairs, exhibitions and celebrations are held all year round. Cable Factory is situated in the Helsinki Ruoholahti district area.

Cable Factory is administered by the property management company KAAPELI, which is owned by the City of Helsinki. KAAPELI is a member of several European collaborative networks like Trans Europe Halles, ECHN - European Creative Hubs Network, and ECBN - European Creative Business Network.

Nová Cvernovka

Nová Cvernovka is the largest creative and cultural center in Slovakia with more than 130 studios and 450 creative professionals. Our vision is to be an expert and resilient organization that manages the physical and social transformation of an abandoned site into an accessible oasis of creativity, openness, regeneration, cooperation and a sustainable future for all.

Our aspiration is to develop the 5 main pillars of the Nová Cvernovka Campus in close cooperation with our community: Creative Center; Center for Arts and Culture; Center for Urban Ecological Regeneration; Center for Social Innovation; The Heart of the Neighborhood.

Dataphoria

Dataphoria is an award-winning greentech startup and one of Greece’s first tech impact investments, trusted by Fortune 500 companies, startups, SMEs, organizations, and governments. Harnessing cutting-edge data technology, we simplify ESG by turning sustainability into a growth catalyst through guided onboarding, streamlined data capture, tailored analytics, and seamless result-sharing. Our “lite yet meaningful” approach empowers forward-thinking leaders to focus on what truly matters, driving impact, standing out, and unlocking new opportunities with confidence.

TransfoLAB

TransfoLAB BCN is dedicated to the creative ecosystem in Barcelona focused on design, innovation, production and experimentation with waste, circular economy, and environmental sustainability. Situated in the most innovative district 22@ in Poblenou, we provide space, training and support to creatives looking for an environment to develop and design their ideas or projects. Through our TransfoAcademy, we educate and develop capacity building solutions based on circular economy, creative reuse, new models of entrepreneurship and sustainable design/fabrication. TransfoLAB BCN seeks to strengthen the culture of sustainability through our events Trash Investigation Series (co-creation challenge) and TrashTalks (series of talks). Partners of New European Bauhaus and members of European Creative Hub Network and Barcelona Sostenible.

Associated Partners

KeepOn LIVE

KeepOn LIVE is the first association of Live Clubs and Festivals in Italy, which has been promoting and supporting the culture of original live music for about 20 years.

It represents about a hundred spaces across the boot, of different sizes, social reasons and locations. One of the cornerstones is to support the diversity of the category in all its forms and modes. The cultural enterprises and associations that KeepOn LIVE networks, whether they are recognised by the Italian State as Corporate Forms or Associations and Circles, have a common denominator that unites them: cultural and creative programming that, in their spaces, focuses on original live music. A type of performance, therefore, that enriches Italy's cultural heritage.

European Creative Hubs Network

The European Creative Hubs Network is a peer-led network with a mission to enhance the creative, economic and social impact of hubs. This is the only network in Europe specifically tailored to support hubs that host and connect multiple creative businesses.

As focal points for cultural and creative professionals, creative hubs play a key role at the intersection of culture, economy, society, education and technology, and they offer the most effective way to support the growth and impact of the CCS.

To achieve this, hubs themselves need to network, to pool resources, share best practices, and build on advocacy, policy and opportunities - and this is what ECHN offers to its members.

European Network of Cultural Centres

The European Network of Cultural Centres (ENCC) was founded in 1994 to promote dialogue and cooperation between socio-cultural centres throughout Europe. Today, the ENCC is composed of 153 members and gathers over 6000 cultural organisations in 38 countries, with very diverse structures, practices and audiences. It aligns with values of cultural equality, active citizenship, intercultural diversity and sustainability. The ENCC’s main action lines are capacity building, networking and advocacy, translated into the organisation of meetings, conferences, training and staff exchanges, participation in research and data gathering, creation of tools and publications, and connection with policymakers and other actors from the cultural sector. It also supports social and cultural innovation by mentoring international cooperation projects. The ENCC is mainly funded by the Creative Europe networks strand of the European Union.