
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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Cáceres 2031 has opened a call for artist residencies today. This initiative forms part of the conceptual framework of Cáceres’ bid to become European Capital of Culture 2031. The program seeks to create spaces for encounter, movement, and care where European artists work alongside local communities to create, research, and share creative processes.
The Évora 2027 Association announces the open call “O Nosso Laboratório / Our Lab”, designed to enrich the artistic and cultural programme of Évora_27 – European Capital of Culture, by promoting cultural diversity through the participation of international creators. With a total budget of €2.000.000, up to 38 projects will be selected.
In 2027, Evora, Portugal, will be the European Capital of Culture together with the Latvian city Liepaja. To strengthen its cultural program, the Evora '27 association has launched two open calls.
The Norr Organisers Association has launched a call for young people aged between 18 and 25 who want to participate in developing the idea of a youth festival in Kiruna, the European Capital of Culture for 2029.
Trenčín 2026 launches TrenAir, the very first international residency program in Trenčín. With this initiative, they are opening the city to new creative impulses and collaborations, transforming it into a vibrant space of cultural exchange, dialogue, and artistic innovation.
Cáceres’ bid for European Capital of Culture in 2031 has opened the public submission period for artistic and cultural projects.
GECT GO, the entity responsible for relations between Slovenia and Italy, has published the third call for proposals under the Small Projects Fund, financed by the Interreg VI-A Italy-Slovenia Program 2021-2027.
In January 2026, Oulu's smallest gallery will open its doors on Pakkahuoneenkatu, in the window of the Vox Wine Bar. Applications for exhibitions at Vox Galleria will be open from September 5 to 30, 2025.
Évora_27 – European Capital of Culture, the University of Évora, Projecto DME and Lisboa Incomum announce an Open Call for music submissions for the project “Lá nas Árvores”, with its first cycle “Feel the Earth”, under the artistic direction of Ana Telles, taking place from 23rd to 26th October 2025, in Évora (Portugal).
Cáceres 2031 calls on european composers to find the author or authors of its ‘Cantata Europa: Music for Coexistence’, an initiative that will promote community values among children and teenagers.
Liepāja 2027 is seeking professionals in the creative industries — project management, production, communication, and marketing — to jointly deliver an ambitious cultural program featuring hundreds of events from 2025 to 2027.
Jerez2031 publishes the call for applications for the technical and artistic coordinator of the 2031 European Capital of Culture bid.