About UsWelcome to the website of the European Network of Cultural Centres (ENCC)!
ENCC is an international network of arts and cultural centres, founded in Turnhout-Belgium in June 1994.
Europe is a beautiful mosaic of cultures; arts products and arts education can teach us, perhaps more than history itself, about daily life and global culture of a region. Europe becomes smaller as mobility increases and new technologies will lower barriers to co-operate with each other. This, and closer networking, will allow staff members of local cultural institutes to become strong intermediaries between the arts, the artists and the public, not only on a local level but also on a European level.
One of the primary conditions for a better co-operation and an intense cultural exchange is a better knowledge of each other and of the way we operate. Not only national cultural institutes have a mission to fulfil in Europe's future. Also local actors in the cultural field do need a platform where they can meet, talk about their experiences, dream about projects in co-operation with partners all over Europe.
Multi-disciplinary cultural centres have their own way of acting, their own problems and fields of interest. The ENCC wants to be their platform: networking on a global level for acting stronger in the local community.
NEW!
The next ENCC Shortcut Europe meeting will take place from 3rd to 5th June in Dortmund, Germany.
Here you can view the conference programme
Click here to register for the Shortcut Europe Dortmund 2010
Bridge between European Cultural Centres (BECC)
The ENCC is proud to present the 2010 round of the BECC staff exchange programme. The project kicked off with a preparation seminar, which took place in Berlin from 24th to 26th March.
The seminar report is available here
Click here to download the preparation seminar programme (356 KB)
Photos from the seminar are now available here
The BECC has its own website. Discover it here
As a result of the pilot phase of the BECC, which took place in 2008-2009, an exchange guideline booklet was compiled. It contains information about the project and the participation conditions, and it provides valuable tips for both hosts and visitors.
Download the BECC Guidelines for Hosts and Exchangees (7,9 MB)
Here you can find information about our database:
ENCC Database - Please read the instructions before you register here
LINKS!
Culture related websites and publications
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any
use which may be made of the information contained therein.