Cultural Accelerator (CA) was a capacity-building programme for artists and cultural workers across and beyond Europe, giving participants practical tools to make their projects and organisations more successful and resilient through expert talks and hands-on workshops featuring prominent cultural researchers and practitioners.
About the initiative
Cultural Accelerator was initiated by Trans Europe Halles (TEH), Lund, Sweden, and Ta(r)dino 6 Art Platform (TAP), Baku, Azerbaijan. It ran in two stages: an online programme in April 2021, which drew more than 300 participants to every session, followed by a physical event in Baku on 9 July 2021, held under the theme "Independent Cultural Sector in Azerbaijan: Challenges and Opportunities" for local participants.
Who could take part
The online programme was open to anyone interested in cultural advocacy, campaigning, bottom-up democracy and policy-making, as well as cultural managers, curators, consultants and policymakers. It was aimed particularly at cultural practitioners, researchers and policymakers from Europe, the Caucasus, the Middle East and Central Asia.
Outputs
Recordings from the online programme were made available in English, Russian and Azerbaijani:
Partners
- Trans Europe Halles (Lund, Sweden)
- Ta(r)dino 6 Art Platform (TAP) (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Funder
