project overview

Factories of Imagination | work BREAKDOWN structure

FACTORIES OF IMAGINATION (2017-2021)

OBJECTIVE 1 CONNECT NON-GOVERNMENTAL

CULTURAL CENTRES

PROJECT COORDINATION + MARKETING & COMMUNICATION

OBJECTIVE 2 FACILITATE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION & MOBILITY

OBJECTIVE 3 DEVELOP RESILIENCE THROUGH

CAPACITY BUILDING

MAP CULTURAL CENTRES & GROW

TEH CONFERENCES

CRM SYSTEM & DATA COLLECTION

Publications: CASE STUDIES

Project Labs

HUBS

STAFF EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

ARTS EDucation (AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT)

LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

BUSINESS MODELS DEVELOPMENT

STARTUP CENTRES SUPPORT

TEH CAMP MEETINGS

EVENTS

teh conferences24-27 May 2018 TEH85 at ZAWP Bilbao, Spain. Spring 2019 TEH87 at Zentralwerk, Dresden, Germany (TBD)

Spring 2020 TEH 89 at Ny Malt, Ebeltoft, Denmark (in collaboration with ENCC) (TBD)

Spring 2021 TEH91 To Be DeGined

Camp Meetings19-21 October 2017 TEH84 at IZONE, Kyiv, Ukraine

27-29 September 2018 TEH86 at Le plus petit cirque du monde, Bagneux, France

Autumn 2019 TEH88 at Ambasada, Timisoara, Romania (TBD)

Autumn 2020 TEH90 at NiMAC, Nicosia, Cyprus (TBD)

PROJECT LABSThe Project Labs (previously: Action Labs) will be central part of the TEH Camp Meetings.

TEH Members propose the topics of the Project Labs and the Coordination OfGice provides advice, facilitation and documentation.

2nd MEETING OF COMMUNICATION MANAGERSTEH will host the second meeting of communication managers of European cultural networks in Lund, Sweden.

Apart from the internal meeting of communication managers –aiming to strengthen collaboration links between European networks –, a public event on the topics of branding and data collection/analysis for marketing will be held.

Dates: May - July 2018

MEMBERSHIP

hubsGroups of TEH member centres collaborate and share good practices across borders on various topics such as:

• Balkans Hub (ECoC, Regional policy development, startups, etc.)

• Mobility Hub (European Voluntary Service (EVS), staff exchange, Artistic exchange, Arts Education, etc.)

• Creative Incubators • Etc.

A hub is intertwined with the strategic plan of TEH.

For cultural professionals – arts educators, managers, curators, technicians, incubator managers, etc. – connected to cultural centres to support mobility and boost cooperation. It includes support in travel and accommodation for the participants.

Nov 2017 - Girst call. Jan - July 2018 - Girst round of exchanges.

Participants will report and evaluate on their learning and experiences at TEH Conferences.

Number of participants: 5 to 8 per year. Open to members only.

staff exchange

CAPACITY BUILDING

CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMMEThe capacity building programme will enable cultural operators connected to non-governmental cultural centres across Europe to

- enhance their professional skills - develop their international networks - Develop ability to work inter-culturally - build more resilient cultural organisations

Including: - digital and physical courses - short-term and long-term training - action and peer-to-peer learning in an international setting

CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMMEBuilding on our projects Creative Business Models (2014–2015) and Creative Lenses (2015–2019), the FIKA (2014-2016) programme, the diverse strands of the Capacity Building programme aims at transferring part of the knowledge generated by past and current research into the cultural sector in ways that further exploit this knowledge.

This programme will support cultural leaders to be(come) more resilient and meet challenges of tomorrow.

For Members, Associates, and open to others.

1. business models INNOVATIONTrainings courses will offered at TEH Conferences:

Oct 2017 - Consultation at TEH84 in Kyiv, UA. May 2018 - Training at TEH85 in Bilbao, SP. From 2018 - Online course. May 2019 - Training at TEH86 in Bagneux, FR. May 2021 - Training at TEH89 in Ebeltoft, DK.

For Members, Associates, and open to others.

2. organisational developmentTrainings courses will be offered at TEH Conferences:

Oct 2017 - Consultation at TEH84 in Kyiv, UA. May 2018 - Training at TEH85 in Bilbao, SP. From 2019 - Online course. May 2019 - Training at TEH86 in Bagneux, FR. May 2021 - Training at TEH89 in Ebeltoft, DK.

For Members, Associates, and open to others.

3. CULTural leadershipOct 2017 - Consultation at TEH84 in Kyiv, UA. Dec 2017 - First open call for participants. Jan-Feb 2018 - Selection of Girst round of participants. July 2018 - Residential Summer Training no. 1 in Berlin, DE.

Mar 2019 - Training no. 2 in an ECoC city (TBD). Jun - Dec 2019 - Residential Summer Training + coaching.

Mar 2020 - Training no. 3 in an ECoC city (TBD). Jun - Dec 2020 - Residential Summer Training + coaching.

Twelve participants every year. Only for Members. It provides Ginancial support and participation.

4. start-up centres supportThis programme is meant to support initiators of cultural centres who are in the start-up phase of transforming post-industrial buildings. Total number of beneGiciary centres in 4 years: 12. Only for non-members.

Year 1: Focus Balkans

Oct 2017 - Consultation at TEH84 in Kyiv, UA. Jan 2018 - Open call for 3 Balkan start-up centres. Spring 2018 - Selection of 3 candidate centres. April - August 2018 - study visits, coaching and peer-to-peer. May 2018 - Training at TEH85 in Bilbao, SP. 2019 - 2021 - Same programme.

5. Arts education (audience development) This programme focuses on capacity building for arts educators connected to culture centres. The programme builds on exchange and knowledge transfer between arts educators during yearly seminars with invited experts from the Gield interspersed with individual study visits, meetings and a conference on the topic of participation in the arts.

During the Girst year the practices, methodologies and terminologies used by the involved arts educators will be collected and documented, indicating also the various needs, strengths and obstacles expressed by them. Three study visits of Arts Educators will take place every year (total study visits in four years: 12).

5. Arts education (audience development) Yearly Seminars: Feb 2018– “Inter-faith dialogue” at Röda Sten Konsthall. Feb 2019 – “People with disabilities” at Prabbeli. Feb 2020 – “Arts Education as Audience Development” at A4. Feb 2021 – “Arts Education in public schools” at Kulturfabrik.

Steering committee with member organisations.

Only for Members. It includes Ginancial support.

DATA COLLECTION

crm system & data collectionA CRM-system will be designed and implemented during 2017 and 2018.

It will allow us to: • Build a comprehensive database of non-governmental cultural centres in Europe and beyond.

• Easily connect our members and their staff. • Facilitate communication and exchange (survey). • Support internal and external communications while the network grows.

Collaboration with ENCC to develop a set of indicators for benchmarking of cultural centres.

map cultural centresContinuation of the mapping of European non-governmental cultural centres started in 2016.

Aims: • Understand better the sector • Collect data • Increase co-operation

publications: best practicesEighteen digital publications on best practices of non-governmental cultural centres to be produced from September 2018 to 2021.

Topics related to the activities of FOI programme.

PROJECT TEAM

PROJECT TEAMMIEKE MANAGING DIRECTOR

JOSE COMMUNICATIONs DIRECTOR

burak communications OFFICER

GIORGIO FINANCIAL MANAGER

MICHEL CAPACITY BUILDING DIRECTOR

Katarina STAFF EXCHANGE PROJECT MANAGER

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