Tallinn hosts the first international cultural management forum ‘Shaping Cultural Futures’

 

The Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center (ECADC), in collaboration with the Association of Estonian Art Institutions (KAEL), is pleased to announce Shaping Cultural Futures, a new international forum on contemporary art and cultural leadership, taking place on 4–5 November at Kai Art Center in Tallinn. Get your early bird tickets here.

 

Designed for professionals working in the arts, culture, and creative policy, the forum will bring together industry experts, researchers, and institutional leaders from across Europe. The aim is to explore how contemporary art can contribute to building more sustainable, visible, and forward-looking cultural landscapes.

 

Preliminary program (a detailed program will be published in the coming weeks):

 

Day 1: Tuesday, November 4

Kai Art Center (Peetri 12, Tallinn)

 

09:00–17:00 Keynotes and panels

17:00–17:30 Exhibition tour: On Fragile Grounds: Sirje Runge and Light

17:30 onwards Reception / networking

 

Day one is dedicated to keynotes and discussions on:

culture as strategic soft power

artistic labour as a worthy social investment

international art and culture events as platforms for building city presence and agency

 

Day 2: Wednesday, November 5

Kai Art Center (Peetri 12, Tallinn)

 

09:00–16:30 Workshops

 

Day two focuses on practical workshops for cultural professionals and organizational leaders, offering tools and insights into:

understanding and measuring impact

stakeholder mapping

contemporary revenue models for cultural institutions

understanding audience behaviour

 

Meet our speakers (list in progress) here.

 

The forum will be held in English

This event is part of the ECADC project Development Services for the Arts Sector, co-financed by the European Union.