Alter-Places
Alter-Places is an action-research project with a mission to empower Alternative Cultural Places (ACPs) as pivotal catalysts for innovation in the cultural sector. Investigating and sharing sustainable practices that contribute to a more equitable, eco-conscious, and sustainable Europe.
About this Initiative
Over the last few decades, ecological awareness has emerged on a global scale, reinforced by the Covid-19 crisis. However, these global issues also call for action by those involved at the ultra-local level. Even if political actors and associations are already taking action locally, it's crucial to remember the importance of artists in bringing new imaginations to bear.
In this actual context of social, environmental and political crisis, it's urgent to develop a more sustainable model of society implicating cultural actors, especially on a local scale. Therefore, it is important to emphasize the unique role of alternative culture and art in achieving sustainability goals, and particularly through freedom brought by creative processes and experimentations, explorations of margins and boundaries, and power of expression.
This is where the Alter-Places project & the Alternative Cultural Places (short as #ACPs) come in play. Being at the crossroads of artistic creation and social and/or environmental commitments, the #ACPs act in our local ecosystems as laboratories of sustainable practices in their unique way. Through the experimental aspect of their organization and programming, these places bring “alternatives” from dominant paradigms and emphasize the articulation of ecological resilience, social justice, inclusiveness and vibrant modes of life.
