New Inherit // Open Call for Cultural Ambassadors
NEW INHERIT is co-funded by the Creative Europe Program, under the call CREA-CULT-2023-COOP, Grant Agreement: 101131362 — NEW INHERIT. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
New Inherit Cultural Ambassadors Program
A core element of our New Inherit cooperation, is the long-term mentoring and networking of thirty Cultural Ambasadors, facilitating self-driven work within the context of our adaptive reuse Testbed Sites. Cultural Ambassadors will be cultural, social, or creative arts-sector actors, who will engage within a long-term stipended mentorship program, containing three study visits (Germany, Belgium, Spain), ongoing collaboration with our local partners, and access to a network of placemaking contexts across Europe.
The program will engage young professionals in culture-related fields to drive community cultural activation in our Testbed Sites. After this open-call for applications, the selected candidates will then participate in three study visits and training sessions (Germany, Spain, Brussels), and be integrated into a network of co-creation & mentoring for their (funded) cultural activation within the testbed site.
During the three trainings and study visits, as well as through the mentoring program, we will develop skills in cultural space activation and adaptive reuse of heritage spaces, contribute to local activities, promote non-formal education, and ensure the inclusion of socially excluded groups within these processes. The program will involve continuous engagement through meetings & co-creation during the program period of 12 months.
15th September, 2024
Shortlist Contacted
A list of applicants will be contacted for a short video interview. All candidates will be contacted and informed of results by September 28th, 2024.
October, 2024
Preparation meetings
Online spaces to network with cultural ambassadors from across the partnership, and to design the training programs in the context of your needs.
24-28th November 2024
Training Course in Germany
Residential TC & Observatory Case Vist in Berlin, Erfurt & Weimar, Germany
A five day study-visit to placemaking cases in Germany (Berlin, Erfurt, Weimar)
Ongoing Processes During Program
Funded Residency in Testbed Sites
Funded Residency of Cultural Ambassadors within Placemaking Testbed Sites
Mentored and funded local actions, which will be developed during our trainings.
5 Days between 7-14th of April 2025
Training Course in Spain
Residential Training & Observatory Case Visit in Murcia, Spain
A five day study-visit to placemaking cases in Murcia, and an opportunity for in-person mentoring on your local actions.
TBD, 2025
Training Course in Belgium
Residential Training & Observatory Case Visit in Brussels, Belgium
A five day study-visit to placemaking cases in Belgium, and an opportunity for in-person mentoring on your local actions.
Late 2025
Final Evaluation Meeting
Final Evaluation Meeting
An online meeting of the partners and cultural ambassadors, to collect experiences and learning throughout the program.
How to Apply
- Click here to view the Infopack
- Click here to access the Application Form
- Cultural Ambassadors should prepare a short concept for their intervention in the testbed sites, and a copy of this will be requested in the application form. For example, a small graphic demonstrating how your specific artistic, cultural, social background will be integrated into the programs of the Testbed Sites.
About our Partners:
A consortium of nine organisations, including urbanism specialists, capacity-building & non-formal education NGOs, metropolitan municipalities, and European-level networks..
Our partners have a combined decades of experience in developing interventions in the space of placemaking, urban co-creation, and non-formal education.
- CULTURE GOES EUROPE / WEIMAR, GERMANY
- URBAN FOXES / BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
- UP PROJECT / SPAIN
- THE EMPHASYS CENTER / CYPRUS
- YOUTH FOR EXCHANGE AND UNDERSTANDING / BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
- SGUARDI URBANI / ITALY
- URBAN IDEAS AND DESIGN ASSOCIATION/ SOFIA, BULGARIA
- THE CITY OF MURCIA / SPAIN
- ASOCIACION INSTITUTO DE GESTORES Y PROGRAMADOR / SPAIN