Cultural Power programme and events open for booking
- Amayah Pelegrin
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Cultural Power
Il potere della cultura nella transizione ecologica
A climate leadership programme for cultural professionals offered by The Field Società Cooperativa in partnership with Associazione Culturale Museo della Bora and Fondazione Santagata per L’Economia della Cultura.
25 november - 9 december 2025
Borarium del Museo della Bora
Via Nazionale, 49
Opicina, Trieste
About the programme
Following the next global climate negotiations “COP30” in Brazil, we will offer a three-day cultural leadership programme for cultural leaders in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, exploring the role of culture in the ecological transition, and building capacity for inspiring action through expert input, dialogue, case studies and practical exercises.
Together we aim to:
Bring cultural leaders together to better understand the challenges and opportunities of climate leadership in FVG;
Provide specific leadership development on climate action for cultural leaders;
Connect cultural professionals to create a peer to peer “community of practice”;
Catalyse collaboration between cultural leaders, local municipalities and civil society groups to advance the ecological transition.
The programme will take place in Italian, except for the second public event which will take place in Italian, Slovenian and English to enable a cross-border dialogue as part of the discussions around collaboration within and beyond the cultural sector.
Participation in the whole leadership programme (including the two public workshops) is by application, using our online portal here.
Programme
Tuesday 25 november, 10:00 - 16:30
THEME: “The role of culture in the ecological transition and the leadership capacities needed to co-enable creative climate action.”
10:00 - 12:30 The role of culture in the ecological transition | PUBLIC EVENT
Presentations and Panel Discussion:
Amayah Pelegrin, The Field - “The global context for creative climate leadership”
Andrea Porta, Fondazione Santagata - “Cultural leadership in the ecological transition across Italy and Friuli Venezia Giulia”
Rino Lombardi, Museo della Bora - “The Winds of Change: Engaging the public creatively through local heritage and participation”
Dialogue and discussion: Cultural Pathways for Change in FVG
Through facilitated participatory processes, attendees will be invited to actively map interconnected social and environmental issues that they perceive as challenges for their communities, and discuss opportunities and pathways for artists and cultural organisations to lead initiatives to respond to these themes.
14:00 - 16:30 Creative Climate Leadership | WORKSHOP
A practical workshop on skills and capacity building for cultural leaders to action climate leadership and the ideas discussed during the morning session. Activities will be participatory, involving both expert facilitation and input as well as opportunities for peer to peer learning and reflection, to begin building connections that can form the foundation for an ongoing community of learning and practice amongst programme participants.
Facilitated by The Field
Tuesday 2 december, 10:00 - 16:30
THEME: “Leadership skills for meaningful climate action”
WORKSHOP (candidati qui)
A one-day workshop on climate leadership capacities including:
Taking a place-based approach to identifying meaningful climate action;
Finding ways to contribute that build on the uniqueness of your artistic practice, sense of purpose and personal connection to the crisis;
Co-creating actions with local communities through socially engaged art;
Communicating effectively to engage and motivate engagement.
Facilitated by The Field
Tuesday 9 december, 10:00 - 16:30
THEME: “Collaboration across fields for systems change”
10:00 - 12:30 Best Practice and Collaborative Opportunities | PUBLIC EVENT
Presentation of best practices across FVG, dialogue and participatory opportunities to meet and imagine possibilities for creative climate action in collaboration with colleagues from public and private organisations, civil society groups, universities and businesses.
14:00 - 16:30 Effective collaboration and action planning | WORKSHOP
A training session on how to set up effective cross-sector collaborations that value the role of culture in change-making, and how to plan projects effectively to maximise their impact and outcomes for long term, meaningful change.
Facilitated by The Field
La partecipazione all'intero programma, compresi i workshop, avviene tramite domanda di iscrizione, utilizzando il nostro portale online qui.
Participation in the whole programme, including the workshops, is by application, using our online portal here.
Participation in the public events is secured via the links above.
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Cultural Power is supported by Clore Leadership’s Roots and Reach: Global Leadership in Action programme, and funded by the British Council.
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