Ever since we started our creative adventure we were trying to use every opportunity to visit spaces in Europe that inspire us, meet those who made their ideas a reality and then share their stories. This time, we actually got to spend a few days in a selected creative hub thanks to the peer2peer program of the Creative FLIP project. This allowed us to see […]
Photo taken from Blivande Facebook page. Recently, one of our co-founders had the opportunity to visit Blivande, quite a unique space in Stockholm. It is inspiring for us not only in terms of the creative re-use of abandoned buildings, but also for the approach primarily focused on the community. It emerged organically from the community itself to become a place enabling its users to strive, […]
Earlier this year in March, we had a great opportunity to be a part of the first Trans Europe Halles Balkan Meeting in Timisoara, Romania. The event was hosted by Ambasada – a meeting place for a diverse bunch of people having on their disposal there spaces, facilities and services allowing anyone to make sustainable creative projects happen, free of cost. “It is a connection […]
A short weekend city trip to Sofia wasn’t possible without visiting a creative space. An event by a young jewelry maker Armaveni Stoyanova who presented her unique creations from the collection “Unfinished Sympathy” made of precious metals, pearls, semi-precious stones and stones found in the sea was a good enough reason to stop by the boutique coworking space Malkite 5. In the very […]
Creativity comes in different forms, and sometimes something that seems incompatible makes the perfect combination. Last month we visited a different creative space in Rome, where art, music, entertainment and catering mix together in a perfect synthesis of a production center and a creative laboratory. Lanificio is an unusual and fascinating industrial complex converted to an artistic complex, located on the bank of the Aniene […]
Entering an amazing and inspiring workspace for a community of entrepreneurs, innovators and change-makers transforma now has in Brussels, one cannot ask a question – how it all started? Precisely because they were asked this question on a daily basis, the team explained it all in a blog post dedicated to their story and to what we all want to know…how a small group of friends managed […]
Our Erasmus Plus project Our Memories and I brought us to Barcelona this September and it was a perfect opportunity to get a glimpse at the amazing space and story hidden behind the name MOB. There are two MOB coworking spaces in Barcelona and we’ve got a chance to visit the MOB BLN, located at Carrer Bailèn, just a short walk from the hectic city […]
While working in Berlin for a week in the framework of our Erasmus Plus project Our Memories and I, we’ve got a chance to visit a place that was definitely on our CHCstories wishlist; BETAHAUS. Located in the alternative cultural heart of the city, Kreuzberg, betahaus offers a space for entrepreneurs, freelancers, artists, makers and all open-minded people who want to work on and develop their […]
Amsterdam is considered a city with one of the highest number of freelancers in Europe, so co-working spaces are numerous and diverse. While being shortly there this week, we have used the opportunity to step out of the busy city-centre and visit a hub and a co-working space The Thinking Hut to share their creative journey. It all started in 2012 when a group of […]
A year ago, in March 2017, only two months after the Culture Hub Croatia was officially founded, we went to Madrid to participate in the skills workshop on how to build a creative hub which was organized in the framework of the European Creative Hubs Network project. It was one of those experiences which fills you up with positivity, new ideas, motivation, creativity and […]
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> U vrijeme kada se čini da su nam svima životi na pauzi, razmišljamo na koji način možemo podržati kreativnu zajednicu u Hrvatskoj. Kao freelanceri nije nam strano raditi online, iz različitih gradova u Hrvatskoj i Europi gdje se i većina naših članova nalazi. Naši profili su raznoliki, neki od nas su više, a neki manje pogođeni trenutnom situacijom.
> Kulturni sektor, čini se, posebno je podložan negativnim posljedicama ove krize koja pogađa cijeli svijet. Koncerti, sastanci, predstave, izložbe, umjetničke rezidencije i slični programi su redom otkazani. S druge strane, kultura i kulturni "proizvodi" se upravo u ovo vrijeme najviše "konzumiraju" - očekujemo da sav taj sadržaj dođe k nama u izolaciji, potpuno besplatno. Besplatni filmovi, knjige, predstave, tečajevi, izložbe…najtraženiji su recept za bijeg od trenutne stvarnosti. Kultura i kreativnost nam, sada je svima jasno, itekako trebaju. Razmišljajmo o budućnosti, kada napokon kriza prođe, hoćemo li zaboraviti na utjecaj kulturnog i kreativnog sektora i na potrebu da se u njega ulaže?
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> Ovom skromnom inicijativom želimo omogućiti da se čuje glas kulturnih aktera, te da se podigne svijest o značaju kulturnog i kreativnog sektora i problematici statusa umjetnika i nezavisnih radnika u kulturi. Na temelju vaših priča, bit ćemo u mogućnosti kritički sagledati situaciju u Hrvatskoj te pripremiti preporuke i dati doprinos oblikovanju kulturnih politika.
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