
Online newspaper based in Matera
EcocNews is registered at the Court of Matera in the press register n. 2/2021
Editor in chief: Mariateresa Cascino. Founder and editorial director: Serafino Paternoster
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Contextile 2022 will host two artistic residencies within the biennial’s programme between the 15th July and the 31st August 2022 in Guimarães, Portugal. Deadline: 09th January 2022. Therefore, they invite all interested artists to apply and present a proposal for an artistic project to be developed and produced in one of these residencies.
Bordeaux (France) and Valencia (Spain) have been selected as the winners of the EU’s 2022 European Capital of Smart Tourism competition, following a European Jury meeting in Brussels on 26 October.
On Tuesday, November 2nd, Trencin 2026 team sent out a hundred-page application - the Bid book, which contains the programme of Trenčín as the European Capital of Culture from 2021 to 2026. The Bid book was carried down from the castle.
During two days in October, culture came directly to passengers and passers-by on seven railway stations in Trenčín region. Popular actor and native of Trenčín, Pavol Seriš performed in the premises of the stations in Trenčín, Trenčianská Teplá, Púchov, Považská Bystrica, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Partizánske and Myjava.
In close collaboration with the Valletta Cultural Agency (VCA) and Esplora Interactive Science Centre, MICAS presents the Shadow Colour Pavilion, an immersive sensorial experience, offering visitors the opportunity for playful creative engagement.
The “European Capitals of Culture Day at the Universal Exhibition 2020 Dubai” is an initiative that Matera-Basilicata 2019 Foundation is organising on the 30th October 2021 in the Italy Pavilion at the Expo of Dubai, in partnership with the Commissioner General of Italy and under the patronage of the European Commission.
In 2022, Esch2022 will share the title of European Capital of Culture with Kaunas, the second largest city in Lithuania, and Novi Sad, the second largest city in Serbia. To promote this triangular relationship and highlight their common values, the three cities have launched a series of programmes and collaborations that will be presented, among others, as part of their respective opening ceremonies.
Here are the nine artists selected to participate in the Azores 2027 Art in Residency pilot program. “9 x 9 - Artists are Islands, Islands are Artists” is a project of the Azores 2027, in partnership with Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Center and with Part'Ilha - Cultural Association for Local Development. Started on 30 September it will end on 4 December 2021.
Starry sky, light pollution, astrotourism - an international conference organized by the Hajdú-Bihar County Government, closing the five-year cooperation of the Night Light project, was built around these three topics. During the event taking place in Debrecen, many regions of Europe presented themselves, jointly evaluating the results of the partnership and formulating the challenges for the coming years.
Eight areas longlisted for UK City of Culture 2025 were yesterday unveiled by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries.
VTT in collaboration with Cross-KIC New European Bauhaus and the Oulu2026- the city of Oulu European Capital of Culture 2026 initiatives will bring together young and experienced consumers in a co-design event.
Starting 25thSeptember, the Luxembourgish artist Justine Blau presents her project “I am a part of a landscape” at Annexe22 in Esch’s “Brillplaz”. From 25 September to 20 November 2021, the project will be on display in Pavillon Annexe22. Thanks to the glazed front of the cube on the "Brillplaz", visitors have access to the artwork during the day and during the night.
Band rehearsals, concerts, DJ sets, and BBQs. Trenčín’s skatepark community of skaters, bikers, scooter riders and youth in general can use a fully equipped garage for music and other events. This project that supports Trenčín’s candidacy for the European Capital of Culture creates opportunities for specific city communities to organise their own needs-based cultural programme. Garage opened on 25 September with music performances by rapper Gleb and the Trenčín bands Fraktúra, Cherry Street and Fyasco.
True North' is a filmed live-performance for future streaming release with new music from a-ha. Set in the awesome landscape of Northern Norway and recorded in the town of Bodø up above the Arctic Circle, the music from the film will be made available as a new album from the group for the first time since 'Cast in Steel’ (2015).
Altitude/Attitude is a project created in Plovdiv and for Plovdiv, provoked by the open call of the Plovdiv 2019 Foundation - Legacy 2 for the development of the city's creative potential and the establishment of Plovdiv as an active cultural and tourist centre.
On 17 September 2021, ENCATC Member Talks will co-host two interactive meetings inviting experts, ECOC delivery teams, individuals and organisations from cultural and creative industries, and other stakeholders to learn, discuss and exchange on topics of Audience development and Digital approaches to ECOCs.
InlanDimensions International Arts Festival, inaugurated in 2019 in three cities including Wroclaw (Poland), the host city of the European Capital of Culture 2016, opens on 24 September. Adapted to the new environment of theatre and film, the festival is held online and has launched a new VOD platform for theatre works. Enjoy the best theatre and film productions from Japan, Poland and Hong Kong at InlanDimensions 2021.
After participating in the Ars Electronica Festival for the first time in 2020 Esch2022 is again contributing to the international event with a new project “From red earth to grey matter” is a video documenting the ongoing collaborative work of Esch2022 with leading institutions ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, HEK (House of Electronic Arts) and Ars Electronica in the planning and delivery of three ambitious exhibition projects and diverse programmes of events. The video is launched at this year`s Ars Electronica Festival (8 - 12 September).