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D6: culture in transit
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​Beyond The Obvious, Culture Action Europe Conference

In October 2014, Culture Action Europe held their annual public conference and general meeting. Over 180 European leaders gathered for the conference, Beyond the Obvious: from Producing Things to Nurturing Social Capital, during three-day event that aimed:
  • to look beyond the obvious assumptions and beliefs of the cultural sector;
  • to explore the future borders and edges of culture;
  • to leverage human networks and arts so as to actively shape social change;
  • to shift the focus from 'producing things' to 'nurturing social capital';
  • to reassess culture’s contribution to social and economic regeneration – locally, nationally, and at the European level with an unusual rhythm of institutional moments, uncommon dialogues, and laboratory-style working sessions to stimulate unexpected connections for participants and speakers, and to help generate social capital.

​ERA Chair at M-ITI, University of Madeira Chris Csikszentmihalyi inspired the conversation by exploring the role of art in the digital age and delegates then discussed questions surrounding the contribution of culture to social and economic regeneration collaboratively.

​D6 Co-director, Clymene Christoforou sits on the Executive Committee of Culture Action Europe.
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