European Network of Cultural Centres

09/10/2026

Ortaklaşa_İKSV offers grant support to projects that rethink cultural policies with an international perspective in mind, promoting participatory and fair EU-Türkiye in the creative and cultural sector.

Specifically, the call supports cooperation projects between:
- A culture-oriented CSO based in as the lead applicant,
- A culture-oriented CSO based in an EU member state or candidate country (Albania, Iceland, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo or Serbia) as the partner,
- One municipality from Türkiye and one municipality from an EU member state or candidate country (Albania, Iceland, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo or Serbia) as associates.

Discover more at the link in comments and submit your proposal by 18 December 👇

08/10/2026

𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨'𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳?

The latest episode of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲, the podcast we produce together with Reset! network, is out now! 🎙️

This time we explore how the European Union supports cultural organisations operating outside major urban centres, reflecting on how these actors can effectively engage with EU institutions and make their voices count in shaping policy.

Our host Matéo Vigné is joined by Gabrielle Bernoville, speechwriter for the DG AGRI Commissioner, Ella Overkleeft, founder of Rural Radicals, and André Torre, researcher on territorial governance and land-use disputes in spatial and industrial economics. They discuss the challenges, contradictions, and potential reforms needed to better support decentralised cultural ecosystems across Europe.

🔗 Tune in to the full conversation on Reset! network's SoundCloud, link in comments.
The episode will also air on Euradio on Saturday, October 10th at 17:00 CET and on Sunday, October 11th at 11:10 CET.

07/10/2026

Round two of the ZMINA:Resilience call for arts and culture organisations is open!

The initiative supports co-creation partnerships between organisations from and other countries. It's the chance for your project to gain funding and international visibility.
Find the details in comments and apply by 14 December.

ZMINA is brought to you by IZOLYATSIA. Platform for Cultural Initiatives. and Malý Berlín, together with Trans Europe Halles.

30/09/2026

Deadline extended to October 4th at 23:59 CET!

Are you our next intern? Read the two calls and apply here 👉https://encc.eu/articles/we-are-hiring

📯 Call for interns 📯

It's that time of the year again: we are looking for two part-time interns to help us out at our Brussels office for a minimum of four months, starting in October.

Call 1: Comunications intern
Call 2: Cpacity Building intern

Are you a motivated student or graduate looking for an experience in a stimulating and international work environment? We are looking forward to hearing from you! Read the calls in full at the link in comments and apply by the end of the week.

NB: the internships are to be carried out in the framework of an agreement with a university, or as part of a specific funding scheme for training and education. A contribution towards commuting and food expenses is foreseen.

29/09/2026

News at the 📣
Meet Burak Baysun, our new administration and logistics officer.

With a background in philosophy, Burak has built solid professional experience in the cultural sector. His work spanned music production and distribution, curatorship, and administration between Türkiye and Belgium.

He is also the founder of soniqApart, an independent initiative representing and supporting artists in contemporary jazz and adventurous music.

At ENCC, his role will be to ensure that all office operations run smoothly and efficiently. He will also be the office referent for our working group on inclusion and accessibility in socio-cultural centres.

Welcome, Burak!

23/09/2026

Our Board members Piet Forger and Piotr Michałowski are just back from an outstanding third roundtable, hosted in hashtag by our member the Narodni Chitalishta Foundation Фондация Народни Читалища earlier this week.

Around 100 participants came together for a rich programme of exchange and reflection around the role of the and socio-cultural centres in local and regional development. Cultural workers and representatives from local municipalities, national authorities, and European institutions explored together how culture can strengthen communities, foster learning and participation, and create new opportunities, particularly in rural and peripheral areas. We also examined how the chitalishta can contribute to Bulgaria's future European Capital of Culture ambitions.

The story of the chitalishta is not only a Bulgarian story. These cultural centres embody the values of participation, community, democracy, solidarity, and human connection. It is important for them to connect with Europe, but it is equally important for European policy makers to learn from their work and recognise their unique value and role.
Their story deserves to be amplified across Europe, and we were delighted to do our part in this with this event.
A heartfelt thank you to Yuriy Vulkovsky / Юрий Вълковски, Maria Getova, and Magdalena Rumbaut for making it possible. Discover more about Bridge Makers at the link in comments.

22/09/2026

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On October 6th, from 12:30 to 13:30 CET, join a new online gathering of our working group and contribute to shaping our upcoming policy brief on culture and the digital.

Over the last nine months, we have been gathering insights and monitoring relevant policy developments and conversations on the topic, and started drafting a brief with recommendations for EU policy makers, set to be published at the end of the year.

Do you have relevant experience at the local, regional, and/or national level that can help us shed light on the impact of digital infrastructures, data-driven processes, and artificial intelligence on the cultural sector? Then join us: we want to hear from you.

Find out more and register at the link in comments.

21/09/2026

📯 Call for interns 📯

It's that time of the year again: we are looking for two part-time interns to help us out at our Brussels office for a minimum of four months, starting in October.

Call 1: Comunications intern
Call 2: Cpacity Building intern

Are you a motivated student or graduate looking for an experience in a stimulating and international work environment? We are looking forward to hearing from you! Read the calls in full at the link in comments and apply by the end of the week.

NB: the internships are to be carried out in the framework of an agreement with a university, or as part of a specific funding scheme for training and education. A contribution towards commuting and food expenses is foreseen.

18/09/2026

Last week, our capacity buiding manager Ingrid Danckaerts participated in the , that brought togethr more than 500 education and culture professionals to explore and shine a light on the new skills needed to navigate our complex and changing societies.
It was a unique opportunity to bring together different perspectives, and exchange on how creativity can generate tangible impact within organisations and across sectors.

Organised by EIT Culture & Creativity, Cyanotypes and the Creative Futures Academy and hosted by SintLucas School of Art and Ichec Brussels Management School in Brussels, the event showed us how we all have a role to play in imagining new futures and fostering societal transformation.

16/09/2026

On September 24th, from 9:00 to 10:30 CET, join a new meeting of our and working group.

This time, we will discover and compare two models for inclusion in culture and the arts, both developed by ENCC members.

With Katarzyna Pągowska from Wojewódzki Ośrodek Animacji Kultury w Toruniu, we will dive into the Universal Art Design model, inspired by the architectural concept of .
Then, Hanna Brotkin from Suomen Lastenkulttuuriliitto will introduce us to the valuable accessibility work carried out by her organisation in the framework of the national Art Testers cultural education programme.

Meetings of our working groups are open to all cultural actors interested in the topic, be they ENCC members or non-members. We want to hear from you!
Find out more and register at the link in comments 👇