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Ars Biologica 2025: Art, Science, and the Future of the Landscape

What can genuine collaboration between artists, scientists, farmers, and residents of both cities and rural areas look like? The emerging platform Ars Biologica seeks answers to the key questions of our time: how to care for the landscape, how to reconnect with the soil, water, and biodiversity – and how to approach these issues both creatively and scientifically.

Community (Un)Conference 2024

On Tuesday, November 19, the first edition of the Community (Un)Conference took place at Žižkárna. Organized as part of the Kul.turista project, the event aims to support local communities in the city and region by connecting them, strengthening their initiatives, and fostering their activities.

The CreArt network is launching two new calls!

The CreArt network, which connects artists across Europe, is offering two unique opportunities for artists from České Budějovice and other partner cities. Join the CreaVA 2025 festival in Valladolid or participate in a residency at the Frozen People festival in Oulu, Finland. Don't miss the chance to showcase your talent and contribute to prestigious international projects!

České Budějovice successfully completed the first monitoring meeting!

On November 12, 2024, a meeting of the international panel of the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) under the European Commission took place with representatives of the České Budějovice 2028 team, led by the city’s mayor, Dagmar Škodová Parmová.

Community (Un)Conference

We warmly invite you to the first edition of the Community (Un)Conference.

Stories of Resilience

We warmly invite you to the next meeting of the Womenpedie project. As part of the "Women's Work" cycle, we have prepared a salon-style discussion event titled Stories of Resilience for you.

HOW DID THE ECHOES OF THE SKATEHOLDERS FORUM UNFOLD?

On Saturday, October 26th, České Budějovice hosted another of this year's skateboarding events.

Young Creators Meet-up

We invite you to the Young Creators Meet-up within the Culture Next #YOUTH Working Group!

How did Kafkaesque South Bohemia: International Literary Symposium unfold?

The opening of the international literary symposium "Kafka's South Bohemia" and the pilot project of the Borderland Center of the European Capital of Culture České Budějovice 2028 took place on October 5, 2024, in the abandoned border village of Zvonková / Glöckelberg in the Šumava Mountains.

Thematic working group #YOUTH

We invite you to a workshop within the Culture Next Thematic Working Group on YOUTH. We will explore the topic of youth engagement in culture from an international perspective.

Culture Next Mobilities: Budějovice in Dublin, Summer 2024

In July of this year, as part of the preparations for the European Capital of Culture 2028, we traveled from České Budějovice to Dublin for inspiration.

BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF MUSIC

On September 25, the first meeting of stakeholders in the independent music scene of the South Bohemian Region—musicians and promoters—took place as part of the project Beyond the Boundaries of Music - Crossing Borders in Music.