Trans Europe Halles

Since the 1980s, Trans Europe Halles has brought together cultural practitioners, the teams of cultural centres housed in repurposed buildings, twice a year for a traditional #TEH #Meeting. In 2025, we celebrate our 99th and 100th meetings 🥳 and now we’re looking for full TEH members to be our #TEH #Meeting hosts of 2027. Are you a cultural centre, a full Trans Europe Halles member, and want to host a #TEH #Meeting in 2027? We’re looking for cultural centres' teams ready to bring our network together into their city, inside their centre and closer in touch with their community, for: 🌍 #TEH103 Conference (spring 2027) 🤝 #TEH104 Camp Meeting (autumn 2027) Deadline to express your interest: 21 April 2025. Vote happens at #TEH99 in #Sofia this June. 📥 Read the host guide and apply now → link is in the comments. 👉 For those who are not TEH full members, remember: you're still very welcome to attend our #TEH Meetings, they are open for all TEH friends and supporters. The annual meetings are at the core of Trans Europe Halles network activities, and usually have of a rich programme of 20-40 sessions. Next up: #TEH99 Conference at TOPLOCENTRALA in Sofia (Bulgaria), 5-8 June 2025. 🎟️ Tickets are available on our website. #TransEuropeHalles #TEHNetwork #CallForHosts #TEH2027

🧑🏫 Join our offline workshop on diversity, equity & inclusion in culture in Lund, Southern Sweden (that is where Trans Europe Halles #CoordinationOffice is housed). The workshop will take place just a stone's throw away, at Lund's #Stadshallen. How can cultural organisations truly reflect the diversity of today’s society? How can we make artistic production more inclusive and far-reaching? Take part in this workshop to explore practical strategies for integrating diversity, equity and inclusion into your organisation. Through real-life examples from the Cultural Transformation Movement (#CTM), a Creative Europe-funded initiative TEH is a lead partner of, we’ll discuss how cultural actors can truly reflect today’s diverse society and develop more inclusive artistic practices. 🎤 Workshop facilitators: - Ceyda Berk-Söderblom (TEH Coordination Office, Sweden). - Fariba Mosleh (Brunnenpassage, TEH member centre from Austria, #CTM project partner). - Tine Theunissen (VIERNULVIER, TEH member centre from Belgium, #CTM project partner). What to expect? 🔎 - Insights and reflections on DEI in culture. - Real-life case studies from across Europe. - Learnings on how to work with underrepresented communities. - Networking with peers committed to cultural transformation. - Swedish fika 🇸🇪 ☕ (=Swedish way of enjoying a coffee). No prior knowledge is needed! Just an open mind and a passion for cultural transformation towards social justice in arts and culture ❤️ 🗣️ Language: English Organised by Trans Europe Halles with the support of: - Anna Lindh Foundation - Anna Lindh Stiftelsen Svenska Nätverket - Regeringskansliet – Kulturdepartementet - European Union - Lunds kommun Participation is free 🎟️ Let’s shape a more inclusive cultural landscape together! Don't forget to register to take part! ( 🔗 Link in the comments) 👇

Exciting news! 📢 Last week, we were happy to share with you that for the next 4 years, Trans Europe Halles will be working on a Creative Europe-funded initiative Common Spaces. This week, we’re kicking off this initiative with a practical move and opening a call for an external evaluators! 🕵️ The evaluators will help us measure, analyse, and make suggestions on the progress of the Common Spaces initiative. If evaluation is your thing, we’d love to hear from you!👂 Building on insights from The Network Project (2022–2024), Common Spaces supports grassroots arts and culture centres across Europe, focusing on social, environmental, and spatial justice. By fostering sustainable, creative, and resilient cultural spaces, the project aims to strengthen the role of independent cultural centres in their communities. 🔎 The selected evaluators 🕵️ will be responsible for: 📝 Developing and implementing an evaluation framework aligned with the Creative Europe programme’s objectives. 📊 Assessing the effectiveness, outcomes, and impact of the project’s activities. 💡 Providing recommendations to enhance future initiatives and advocacy strategies. 📑 Delivering comprehensive evaluation reports that will support TEH’s ongoing work in shaping cultural policy. 👥 Who should apply? We welcome applications from individuals or organisations with: 👉 Proven experience in evaluating EU-funded cultural projects. 👉 Strong knowledge of qualitative and quantitative evaluation methodologies. 👉 Understanding of independent cultural spaces, grassroots initiatives, and advocacy work. 👉 Ability to deliver clear, actionable insights to support TEH’s strategic goals. 📅 Deadline for applications: 4 April 2025. 📩 Submit your application to: jobs@teh.net, with the subject line: Common Spaces Evaluators. For more information and to download the full Terms of Reference (ToR) in PDF, visit our website 📄👇 🔗 Link in the comments! #TransEuropeHalles #CommonSpaces #Commoning #CreativeEurope

From an industrial heating plant to one of Bulgaria’s most important cultural spaces - TOPLOCENTRALA is a story of transformation. Located in Sofia’s South Park, it’s a thriving hub for artists and changemakers, hosting 1,000+ events annually. 📅 On 5–8 June 2025, Toplocentrala will welcome Europe’s independent cultural spaces for #TEH99, TEH Conference of independent cultural spaces, TEH members and supporters. Planning your trip? Our newly published Travel Guide includes: 📍 Getting to Sofia – flights, trains, buses 🚆 Transport from the airport – metro, taxi, bus 🏨 Nearby accommodation – hotels & Airbnbs 🚲 Navigating Sofia – public transport, bike rentals, cultural spots 🍽️ Local food tips Find the Travel Guide under General Information → Travel & Accommodation. Link in comments. 🎟️ Don’t miss out: register now for TEH99! #TEH99 #Sofia2025 #Toplocentrala

We are looking for a Managing Director at Trans Europe Halles ✨ Do you believe in the power of independent cultural centres? Are you ready to lead a dynamic international network dedicated to transformation, creativity and solidarity? If so, we want to hear from you 😇 As our next Managing Director, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of Trans Europe Halles (#TEH). You’ll lead our TEH Coordination Office in Lund (Southern Sweden 🇸🇪), oversee strategic development and ensure that our network continues to thrive. From advocacy and fundraising to team leadership and community engagement, this is a chance to make a lasting impact ✊ We’re looking for a visionary leader who understands the complexities of running a European cultural network. You should have experience in strategic management, fundraising and advocacy and a strong commitment to supporting independent cultural centres. If you excel at leading teams, navigating organisational change, and building partnerships across sectors - this could be your next big challenge 💥 📍 Location: Lund, Sweden. 📅 Start Date: Mid-July 2025 (negotiable). 💰 Salary: 45,000 SEK/month. 📝 Apply by: 1 May 2025. More details 👉 check the link in the comments 🖇️

Over the past year, Trans Europe Halles has been working #BehindTheScenes, developing new #initiatives and securing #funding to support our network. In the coming weeks, we will unpack the #projects we have applied for – and the ones that have been #awarded. The first TEH #initiative we are excited to share is... 👉 Common Spaces, funded by #CreativeEurope programme of the #EuropeanUnion and co-funded by the Kulturrådet - Swedish Arts Council. This initiative builds on years of research and collaboration from The Network Project (2021–2024, also co-funded by Creative Europe) and will run from #2025 to #2028. The Common Spaces initiative is designed to strengthen independent cultural spaces such as the 160+ diverse members of Trans Europe Halles spanning 40+ countries. Many Trans Europe Halles members operate in repurposed buildings: former industrial sites, factories, schools, warehouses and other heritage spaces. These places are deeply rooted in their #communities, yet they face growing pressures from shifting political landscapes and climate change, rising energy costs and inflation, underinvestment in cultural infrastructure and so on. The Common Spaces initiative builds on TEH’s long-standing commitment to cross-border and thematic collaboration, establishing the network as a central platform for knowledge-sharing, resource exchange and collective action. Over the next 4️⃣ years, a series of 🍀 meetings, ☀️ workshops, 💥 training sessions, 💻 peer exchanges, 💫 networking events, 🍮 facilitated discussions and 🕹️ open forums, as well as 📖 learning resources and 📚 various publications will support cultural spaces in strengthening their resilience, sustainability and community engagement. There’s more to come 😎 Stay tuned as we unpack all the various elements of Common Spaces, and reveal the next initiatives TEH was awarded funding to execute in 2025 and on, that will shape the #future of independent cultural centres, as well as communities they serve, across Europe & beyond. 🔗 For more details on Common Spaces, click the #link below. #TransEuropeHalles #CommonSpaces #Commoning #CreativeEurope

🎭 Despite the #impact that #culture has on society, cultural #funding is not automatically guaranteed in the EU budget. The European Commission is currently preparing for the next multiannual financial framework (#MFF), the EU's long-term budget, which will start in 2028, and calls #Europeans for #PublicConsultations, in a form of a questionnaire. Without public pressure and #YourVoice, cultural funding (from 2028 and on) may be de-prioritised. As the European Commission is asking for public input until 🗓️ 6 May 2025, this is the perfect moment #ForYou to demand that culture remains central to Europe’s future. Steer it in the direction #YouThink is the best! 💬 Be vocal about culture being not an entertainment, a nice "add-on" or a luxury, but it’s an #investment in Europe’s future and resilience. Respond to the questionnaire in any EU language. Share your voice! Have your say! 📝 Act now → Read more → and... 🔗 Check the link to the questionnaire in the comments. #InvestInCulture #FutureOfEurope #CreativeEurope #ShareYourVoice

We’re excited to announce the official dates for #TEH100 Camp Meeting! From 30 October to 2 November 2025, the 100th TEH Camp Meeting, titled SHIFT + CULTURE, will take place in Riga, Latvia, at Kaņepes Kultūras centrs. This milestone gathering will challenge perspectives, spark fresh dialogues and reveal what lies ahead for the cultural sector. The shift is already happening—are you ready to be part of it? 📅Mark your calendars now! 🎟️Tickets go on sale in June 2025. 🔗More information is coming soon, the link is in the comments. What does SHIFT + CULTURE mean to you? Let’s discuss⬇️ #TEH100 #Riga2025

"This is a manifesto for those who dream of a better world. Anyone seeking to transform injustice into care in the cultural sector, disconnection into solidarity, and stagnation into creativity. If you’ve felt the urge to act but didn’t know where to begin, let this be your invitation" 📣 The #ManifestoOfChange, part of the #CulturalTransformationMovement (#CTM) project is out today. We continue acting on social justice ✊ The Manifesto of Change is a collectively written #CallToAction by the Artists/Agents-of-Change (#AoCs) of the Cultural Transformation Movement project 🎭 The project towards social justice, funded by the #CreativeEurope programme of the European Union, that #TransEuropeHalles is collaborating together with the #TEH members called Centres-of-Change (#CoCs) for the purpose of this project: 👉 IZOLYATSIA. Platform for cultural initiatives from Donetsk/Kyiv 👉 Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER from Ghent 👉 Brunnenpassage from Vienna 👉 Zo centro culture contemporanee from Sicily - all #TransEuropeHalles members that are in the process of transformation #within, #outside and #together towards #SocialJustice and more diversity in arts and culture. Rooted in diverse artistic practices and lived experiences of #AoCs and their interaction with their local communities, this #ManifestoOfChange challenges and reshapes the cultural sector, demanding #inclusivity, #justice and cultural #transformation. Our #AoCs are: Dounia Mahammed and Mira Bryssinck (VIERNULLVIER), Elie Laucher and Emanuele Arturo Miceli (Zo), Ksenia Ulianova (IZOLYATSIA) and Farila Neshat (Brunnenpassage). 📜 #ManifestoOfChange is a powerful, living document co-created through a horizontal, participatory process. It embodies shared visions for cultural transformation towards more just societies across Europe and beyond. Crafted through 12 dedicated co-writing sessions, the #Manifesto will eventually blend digital and live performative outcomes, engaging audiences through shared platforms and artistic interventions. Today, we #start the Manifesto-journey with presenting you... 📥 the text of the #ManifestoOfChange: available in 6 languages + English and... 🔹 the A3-vertical poster designed by one of the #AoCs Elie Laucher: download, print & join the call to action. 🌍 Read, like, comment, share & engage! Be part of the transformation towards #SocialJustice in arts and culture! "Share your voice, create liberating spaces, and nurture change in your community. Together, we will transform!" 👉 The link is in the first comment! 🖇

🟡 Early Birds for TEH99 sold out! 🟡 🪩 In less than two weeks!!! We couldn't be happier, and we are now opening regular ticket sales. Don't wait too long—the interest is high❤️🔥: https://lnkd.in/eSHEeaqR This summer, we are diving deep into the world of art residencies. Together with TOPLOCENTRALA Center for Contemporary Arts we intend to explore new ways to support and sustain residencies in places where they have yet to take root 🌱 🐝 JOIN US in Sofia on 5-8 June 2025!