Mystery 63 Culture Next Meeting

Mystery 63 Culture Next Meeting

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Mystery 63 Culture Next Meeting was a three day conference held from June 9 to June 11 at the West Attica Labour Union Building (EKEDA) , where 2023 Eleusis Capital of Culture hosted 27 European cities for the 9th conference of the Culture Next network. These three days of meetings gave rise to interesting discussions about cultural initiatives and policies with the will to highlight ECoC’s experience of each other. It was also an opportunity for 2023 Eleusis to share the Artistic Programme especially as the conference took place during the SYNOIKISMOI A FESTIVAL, one of 2023 Eleusis key legacy projects. The 9th conference of Culture Next network has been enriched from the very beginning by the opportunity for participants to attend the Beyond the Obvious Conference dedicated to culture for social well-being that gave the opportunity to Culture Next meeting’s attendees to participate in one of the workshops “Care cities: Enhancing Urban Well-Being through Culture”. These 3 days included the periodical Management & Policy Meeting of the Board and the Executive Team of Culture Next Network, held on the first day and then 2 days of conference on June 10 and June 11. 2023 Eleusis Capital of Culture took care that the conference welcomed keynote speakers and workshops from external guests. First Beatriz Garcia from the University of Liverpool and the Centre for Cultural Value was the keynote speaker of the conference, with a presentation of the impact of the European Capital of Culture programmes. On the same day the mayor of Elefsina Argyris Oikonomou made a speech in which he addressed warm words to the Culture Next network. There were also the following two workshops hosted. The first one under the supervision of Marta Llobet (UCLG Committee on Culture) about “A cultural boost in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals”. While, Fanny Bouquerel (Roberto Cimetta Fund) has delivered a workshop on ”International mobility today”. Finally, there was also the opportunity to share experiences on the ECoC process either as a candidate, an awarded or not awarded city. Thus this discussion took place around a session of cities presentation and some of the Culture Next member cities that have been successful in bidding for ECoC (Trencin and Oulu), in implementing ECoC programmes (Elefsina and Leeds) and in setting up legacy organizations (Leeuwarden and Galway) prepared workshops to transfer these experiences to others. During the evenings, the Culture Next Network’s representatives explored the city and 2023 Eleusis programme through special curated walks by 2023 Eleusis team and they attended the SYNOIKISMOI A FESTIVAL artistic programme. For more information: https://culturenext.eu/conference/9th-elefsina-greece-2023/ || https://culturenext.eu/the-9th-culture-next-conference-hosted-in-elefsina-european-capital-of-culture-in-2023/