The ability to activate communities and leave a mark on the territory were the criteria that led to the selection of the four young creatives within the project "Creative Community. Euro-Mediterranean co-creation residency programme - In memory of David Sassoli" promoted by the Fondazione Matera Basilicata 2019 and Open Design School in partnership with GO! 2025 (Nova Gorica-Gorizia), the European Youth Capital Tirana EYC 2022 and under the patronage of the European Capitals of Culture 2022 Esch (Luxembourg), Kaunas (Lithuania) and Novi Sad (Serbia).

Three years after the first experience, in the official program of Matera European Capital of Culture 2019, Open Sound Festival returns to the National Museum of Matera on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 September, in the setting of the Terrace of Palazzo Lanfranchi, one of the most fascinating places in the city of the Sassi.

More than 70 applications have been submitted for the “Creative Community. Euro-Mediterranean co-creation residency program" launched by Matera Basilicata 2019 Foundation and the Open Design School last June 26, on the occasion of the homage to David Sassoli.

On 20th December 2019 in Matera (IT), on the occasion of the Closing Ceremony of Matera 2019, European Capital of Culture, Mr. David Sassoli, the greatly missed President of the European Parliament, called on Europe to become an increasing praesidium of peace, freedom and democracy leveraging cultural participation.

On 20 December 2019 at the closing ceremony of Matera European Capital of Culture 2019, the Cava del Sole was thronged with citizens waving European flags and the President of the European Parliament David Sassoli, who passed away prematurely on 11 January, delivered an impassioned and warmly applauded speech on the value of culture for the building of Europe.