The Kultura Nova Foundation, in cooperation with the Centre for Social Studies from Coimbra and the consortium of partners in the IN SITU project, announced a Call for proposals for the presentation of papers and projects within the Conference "Horizons of Sustainability: The Power of Creative Innovation for Transformation of Rural and Non-Urban Futures" which will be held in Šibenik from 25 – 27 September 2024. The Conference is a part of the project "IN SITU: Place-based innovation of cultural and creative industries in non-urban areas" supported through the programme of the EU "Horizon Europe". The Conference is additionally supported by funds from the Central European Initiative (CEI).

IN SITU is a four-year project that combines research and experimental actions to advance the innovation-related practices, capacities, and potentials of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) based in non-urban and rural areas of the EU. The project aims to better understand their forms, processes, and governance needs and to advance the ability of non-urban and rural CCIs to act as drivers of innovation, competitiveness, and sustainability. Ultimately, the aim is to contribute to a more informed and sustainable future for practitioners in cultural and creative industries based in non-urban and rural areas. This first international Conference of the IN SITU project will explore the transformative power of innovative approaches of cultural and creative agents in forging more equitable and sustainable communities beyond urban centres.

The aim of the Conference programme is to contribute to the exchange of knowledge and to open a dialogue and space for networking among participants who are engaged in research, creative work, planning and policy-making in the field of arts and culture.

This Call for submission of proposals for the presentation of papers and projects is open to scholars, researchers, artists, cultural practitioners, activists, policymakers and decision-makers from across the world and a broad range of disciplines.

More information on topics, programme and registration fees is available at the following link, and the application form is available here.

The deadline for submitting applications is July 8 2024 at 23:59 CET. ***The deadline has been extended to July 15 2024, 23:59 CET!***

Proposals submitted by e-mail and/or after the deadline cannot be considered.

Important dates

Deadline for submission of proposals: July 8 2024 – new deadline July 15 2024
Notice of proposal acceptance: by July 16 2024
Early bird registrations: July 16 – August 15 2024
Regular registrations: August 16 – September 5 2024
Conference: September 25 – 27 2024

Contact
All questions about the proposal submission and/or the Conference can be sent to in-situ-conference@ces.uc.pt.