📅 April 25, 2025 | Paris, La Station — Gare des Mines

Join us for the grand finale of the Creative Europe ALTER-PLACES project, an event envisioned as a critical celebration of Alternative Cultural Places (ACPs) bringing together diverse voices to explore ACPs’ sustainability issues, ecological transition and their role in building resilient and creative urban environments.

The journey will feature an eclectic mix of key notes, talks, workshops, performances, exhibitions, and dj sets - all grounded in the findings of an 18-months European project mixing research and uniting ACPs across Europe. The entire programme will be in English.

💡 Key Speakers & Themes on Friday Morning

Mark Banks (University of Glasgow)
“Popular Pleasures of Tomorrow? Imagining the Future of the Cultural Economy”
Will the future of culture be dominated by globalized entertainment giants, or can we create a degrowth-inspired, locally rooted, and sustainable artistic ecosystem?

Emma Coffield (Newcastle University)
“On the Problem of ‘Meanwhile’ Us”
Examining how temporary, in-between spaces shape alternative cultural dynamics, and what they reveal about power, ownership, and creative resilience.

Nicolas B. Verger & Raffi Duymedjian (Glasgow Caledonian University & Grenoble Alpes University)
“Creative Preservation: Amplifying the Dignity of Places through New Forms of Creative Engagement”
How can DIY, upcycling, and craft cultures contribute to a sustainable and regenerative cultural future?

💡 Do not miss on Friday afternoon !

Alter-Places quantitative survey research findings by Fabrice Rochelandet (Sorbonne Nouvelle University)
Discover the diversity of existing sustainable practices— ecological, social, and inclusive developed across EU!

EXHIBITION of the Alter-Places results & Prototype Activation
As part of the journey an exhibition invites audiences to delve into the issues and challenges, transformative strategies, and practices of ACPs. Through a dynamic blend of visual installations, interactive displays, and storytelling zones, the exhibition explores the main questions that ACPs are facing
by Natalia Bobadilla & Ilona Touchard (LabEx ICCA) with the support of all the partners (La Station - Gare des Mines, NGBG, Mocvara, Izolyatsia, Urban Spree, Trans Europe Halles, Long Winter).

Evening Celebration: DJ sets, live performances, and an exhibition vernissage!

The conference have limited capacity – 🎟 Secure Your Spot : https://lnkd.in/eDA7tdBe