Cultural Management Academy
EUNIC – EU National Institutes for Culture – in partnership with the European Capitals of Culture 2023: Timișoara (Romania), Elefsina/Eleusis (Greece), and Veszprém-Balaton (Hungary) is pleased to announce an Open Call for participation in the 7th Cultural Management Academy programme.
CMA is a professional programme designed to improve capacity building and to support the cultural operators in the region to develop an environment of sustainability in the cultural field, encouraging the resilience of the sector by supporting the development of co-created transversal and transnational projects.
CMA is a professional programme designed to improve capacity building and to support the cultural operators in the region to develop an environment of sustainability in the cultural field, encouraging the resilience of the sector by supporting the development of co-created transversal and transnational projects.
The programme offers the opportunity to participate in 3 intensive seminars, including lectures, workshops, interactive exercises, collective and individual sessions, and other capacity-building formats dealing with the topic of the CMA 2023. We want to create a platform for exchanging horizontal knowledge and developing ideas. They offer a quality process without the ambition to solve anything or produce an outcome. Each participant, including the organizers and guest lecturers, will teach and learn in a rich environment suitable for knowledge-production while creating a safe space for dialogue and a shared understanding of matters at stake.
The programme is curated by a representative from each ECoC 2023 implementation team:
In 2023, the Academy will be structured for the first time in 3 working sessions, each hosted by a European Capital of Culture in 2023 according to the following timeline:
More details on the programme design for each session and invited experts will be published soon.
The programme is curated by a representative from each ECoC 2023 implementation team:
- Angeliki Lampiri / ECoC 2023 Eleusis - is Director of Cultural Training of 2023 Eleusis, joining the team during the bid process for the ECoC title in 2016. She is the project manager of a wide range of projects, designed to build capacities and networking in cultural and local communities, as well as taking care of international relations and participation in European projects.
- Krisztina Forro / ECoC 2023 Veszprém-Balaton - is Senior Project Manager at Veszprém-Balaton 2023 (VEB 2023). Her role and tasks are to strengthen outreach and capacity building with long term community development, focusing on the horizontal aims of the ECoC Program by managing family friendly, accessible, and environmentally sustainable program development.
- Alex Boca / ECoC 2023 Timișoara - is a curator and a cultural manager from Timișoara, interested in experimental arts, emerging culture and maieutics. He is trained as a philosophical practitioner and as a visual artist with experience in the independent cultural scene before joining the Timișoara European Capital of Culture program.
In 2023, the Academy will be structured for the first time in 3 working sessions, each hosted by a European Capital of Culture in 2023 according to the following timeline:
- Session 1: 10-16.07.2023, Timișoara, România
- Session 2: 06.-10.09.2023, Veszprém, Hungary
- Session 3: 11.-15.11.2023, Elefsina, Greece
More details on the programme design for each session and invited experts will be published soon.
To support the capacity building process, the program offers funding possibilities for collaborative projects /cross-border initiatives relevant for the ECoC context, that will provide new and innovative solutions for the cultural sector through CMA funding.
The aim of the CMA Project Fund is to provide participants with more space to develop new ideas and collaborate with other managers from their and other countries in the region. In this way, the CMA is aiming to establish a capacity-building model based on theory, practice, creativity and collaboration. Over 25 projects have been funded and implemented in the last 6 CMA editions in the project partner countries.
In 2023, the CMA Project Fund offers the following funding opportunity to participants in the program:
The aim of the CMA Project Fund is to provide participants with more space to develop new ideas and collaborate with other managers from their and other countries in the region. In this way, the CMA is aiming to establish a capacity-building model based on theory, practice, creativity and collaboration. Over 25 projects have been funded and implemented in the last 6 CMA editions in the project partner countries.
In 2023, the CMA Project Fund offers the following funding opportunity to participants in the program:
- Closed call (December 2023): 3 projects developed during the CMA will be financially supported with 5.000 Euro/ project to be implemented during 2024
If you are from/living and working in one of the ECoC cities or the region and you:
- work independently, or in a public or private cultural organization
- are a cultural operator, a manager, communication person, producer, artist, journalist, critic or you are involved in local cultural activities
- want to build your own and your organization's capacity
- want to reflect upon and share practices developed during the ECOC and their legacy together with other cultural operators from the other ECOCs
- are curious about changes in the world, solution oriented in the field and want to change your working environment for the better
- are currently in the process of rethinking your activity and want to share your perspective and learn from trainers and peers
- want to find like-minded people and develop new ideas and solutions together
The working language of the Academy is English (intermediate level of understanding is sufficient).
The fee for participation in the CMA program is 100 Euro. We require your full-time engagement in the project during the Cultural Management Academy. Full participation in the programme is the only way to receive a certification for the CMA, attested by the University of Bucharest, Faculty of Political Science (ECTS), and to have the opportunity to win funding for your project.
The participation fee includes:
The participation fee includes:
- participation in all CMA activities and access to apply for the CMA Project Fund
- accommodation and travel costs from your city of residence to Timișoara (Romania), Elefsina (Greece) and Veszprém (Hungary)
- breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks during all events (no further per diem is provided)
- materials & access to online learning materials
- mentoring during and after the CMA, in the implementation of winning projects
Please submit your application until 11.06.2023.
In order to do this, first register on the Goethe Application Portal (GAP). After creating an account on the GAP, then you will have access to the registration form here.
If you have any questions, please contact us at: tamina.bojoanca@goethe.de
In order to do this, first register on the Goethe Application Portal (GAP). After creating an account on the GAP, then you will have access to the registration form here.
If you have any questions, please contact us at: tamina.bojoanca@goethe.de