Kulturlink Foundation (HU)
The foundation established by young cultural managers aims to provide information on available EU funding opportunities for NGOs, and improve their access to partnership development and funding programmes. Their new initiative Fresh Fabrik strives to create better working conditions for people in the arts sector. The team of Kulturlink includes Katalin Gordos Cultural Manager, who is specialised in EU funding programmes. After completing a Blue Book Traineeship at the European Commission DGT and DG EAC, Katalin gained diverse experiences in the Hungarian cultural scene. She is currently working as Fundraising Consultant for HETFA’s Creative Industry Lab. Katalin is an alumna of the EU’s Global Cultural Relations Platform.
The Foundation shares the mission of the partners to bring change to the cultural sector through advocacy and knowledge-sharing. They consult project managers in their development strategies and exchange knowledge about their operations.
Trafo House of Contemporary Arts:
Trafó House of Contemporary Arts in Budapest is a receptive venue unique in Hungary, and is also a cornerstone of the international contemporary arts scene, showcasing various genres – theatre, dance, new circus, music and visual arts – in a unique and authentic manner. Trafó is a forum dedicated to social issues, and a platform for establishing values and contexts as well as generating new ideas and productions. Its performances, concerts, exhibitions, and community and audience-building programmes, while focusing on younger generations, are accessible to members of any generation who are looking for something new.
Trafó organised the dunaPart platform during which the project kick-off meeting happened, and they also hosted the Backstage Club in Budapest in the frame of their festival, NEXTFEST, during which the management of Trafó met the project partners and Young Creatives
Johnson & Bergsmark:
A newly established production office in Stockholm, who are working with artists from the Swedish and international performing arts field. They are involved in virtual project meetings and also hosted the project partners during the mid-term in-person project meeting. The meeting also served as a study trip for the partners, mapping the activities and associated artists of Johnson & Bergsmark, and assessing future collaborations. The organization is helping in the dissemination of the results within their own professional network and are also working on joint plans with the project partners to combine resources and launch a new project together.
Tina Agency:
A young production office working in an innovative multi location model between Berlin, Madrid and Barcelona. They met project partners at international dance platforms several times, during which they exchanged experience with the project partners on challenges they share and potential solutions.