Culture Next

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The Culture Next Network is currently operating as an informal network, with over 4 years of experience in supporting current and former European Capital of Culture candidate cities to implement culture-led urban development programmes and policies. In the framework of the current proposal we present a three-year activity plan aimed at strengthening its core activities and initiatives and enhancing its capacity to influence and shape European cultural and creative sector policy decisions. By implementing the activities grouped in the 6 work packages presented in this application, we create a context for more European-level partnerships and collaborations, as well as generate relevant and long-term commitment from a significant number of cities to develop cultural programmes for local development, social change and civic engagement. Culture Next creates and facilitates experience exchange for cultural operators and artists within its extended network through networking events, 6 international conferences in 6 different European cities, Advocacy Roundtables, a Culture Next Mobility Programme Framework, comprising 18 short mobilities, a trans-european Cities Fund for Culture Programme, different topic-focused online capacity-building modules (Thematic Working Group sessions, Workshops, Masterclasses) and a series of local Workshops, based on a Culture for SDGs Guide and Toolkit for cities. We also aim to increase the visibility and notoriety of the network activities and of the ECoC programmes by developing an accessible Culture Next Digital Platform and Resource Centre.