Rewilding Cultures

ongoing

Rewilding Cultures joins partners from eight EU countries in their common interests in art-science and art-technology research and in capacity building of creative communities, through international mobility of artist, researches and technologists. The project forms a network of international innovative hybrid-format events (27) for research and co-creation in the field of art, technology and communities. What these events have in common, is their deliberate setting in remote environments, away from the usual urban set-up of contemporary creative hubs, which enables them to focus on process-based activities like peer learning, field work, research and co-creation, instead on presentation of finished artworks. The activities within the project are augmented and connected through strong outreach mechanisms through a publication series (2 books), an international conference (1) which presents both practice and theory, and a media strategy with a dedicated media partner (over 100 articles). The Residency programmes (33) form another important backbone of the project and offer developmental, as well as community and research-oriented work. These content pillars are traversed with mechanisms for continuous innovation and future proofing of our formats: on the one hand we focus on developing a more environmentally sustainable future, and on the other on development of measures (4 priorities) for better inclusivity and accessibility of our events. These values are even further proliferated through a public call for Green and Inclusive Mobility (min. 24 grants), which help connect similar hybrid event formats outside of our consortium. Art & technology communities and audiences from 9 partner countries will directly benefit from the project (4000 active participants in 4 years), external stakeholders like researchers, academia, practitioners and other target groups will be reached via media coverage, online documentation and social media.