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21.02.2019 - 17.04.2019 | Kortrijk | Call

Call for Proposal – Intercommunale Leiedal

Participate in this call of South-West-Flanders and create something that allows both residents and visitors to discover the region through a new lens by artistic interventions.

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17.03.2019 | FYI | News

Statement on New Zealand terror attacks

The members UCCN stand in solidarity with the people of New Zealand and our colleagues in UNESCO Cities of Auckland (Music) and Dunedin (Literature).

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21.03.2019 - 22.04.2019 | Saint-Etienne | Event

11th Bienniale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne

For the Biennale Internationale Design 2019 Saint-Etienne will embrace the challenge of “Designing common Ground”, as proposed by Lisa White.

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28.03.2019 - 19.04.2019 | Turin | Call

Call: UCCN Annual Conference in Fabriano

Torino in agreement with Detroit and Kortrijk asks the other UNESCO Creative Cities of Design to participate in this call.

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19.04.2019 - 30.04.2019 | Shenzhen | Event

Save the Date – Shenzhen Design Week

In 2019, Shenzhen Design Week (SZDW) highlights the connection and influence between design and industry, design and the society.

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10.05.2019 - 09.06.2019 | Graz | Event

Designmonat Graz 2019 – Register now!

Design Month Graz will bring the performance spectrum of the design scene to the fore for a month, promoting regional, national and international networking.

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Upcoming

03.05.2019 - 04.05.2019 | Geelong | Event

Pivot Summit | Technology (f)or Humanity?

Pivot Summit inspires and motivates its audience of digital and creative people and equips them with ideas to generate economic and social benefits.

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12.05.2019 - 29.05.2019 | Graz | Event

Istanbul Design Collection – Timelessness of Istanbul

The exhibition exhibits fashion, art, industrial design, graphic design and handicraft products from different times and different fields in Istanbul from the 17th century until today.

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16.05.2019 - 17.05.2019 | Bilbao | Event

TECHNARTE

The conference TECHNARTE is a forum of knowledge and diffusion of art, science and technology; it is a union between art and technology.

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18.05.2019 - 27.05.2019 | Bilbao | Event

Bilbao Art District

Bilbao Art District is a public-private initiative with the objective of promoting the activity carried out from the city’s artistic and cultural fabric.

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22.05.2019 - 24.05.2019 | Montréal | Event

C2 Montréal

C2 Montréal unites global trailblazers, business innovators, entrepreneurial icons, social game changers and a host of other engaging thought provocateurs at the top of their creative game.

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23.05.2019 - 24.05.2019 | Kaunas | Event

European Capital of Culture Forum 2019

The European Capital of Culture Forum is an annual event initiated by the team of Kaunas – European Capital of Culture 2022.

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23.05.2019 - 26.05.2019 | Graz | Event

Assembly

ASSEMBLY, a 2-day journey into the world of Design, Fashion, Shows, Accessoiries and Art.

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01.06.2019 - 30.06.2019 | Bilbao | Event

ARTESHOP BILBAO takes advantage of the synergy between commercial and artistic activity, fostering creative capacity in the shops, creating an unusual space for artistic expression and improving the shopping experience.

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01.06.2019 - 30.06.2019 | Bilbao | Event

Bilbao International Art & Fashion

BIAAF is a platform devoted to the launch of young promising fashion designers from all over the world provided they are talented, innovative and radically creative.

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06.06.2019 - 07.06.2019 | Graz | Event

Fifteen Seconds Festival 2019

Designed for those who never stop learning. In 2019, the Fifteen Seconds Festival is extended by the new areas of science, mobility, and technology.

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07.06.2019 - 29.09.2019 | Kaunas | Event

12th Kaunas Biennial “AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING”

For its 12th edition, the Kaunas Biennial explores the journey as a metaphor for the burgeoning cultural identity of a city with a complex past.

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10.06.2019 - 15.06.2019 | UNESCO | Event

UCCN Annual Conference 2019

The next UCCN Annual Meeting will take place in Fabriano, Italy, on the theme of ‘The Ideal City’.

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17.06.2019 - 22.06.2019 | Kaunas | Call

International Summer School “Future Retreat”

The 2nd International Summer School is inviting young professionals and students of architecture, history and heritage protection, sociology and related fields to explore the historical significance, cultural identity, and development potential of ‘the retreat’.

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01.09.2019 - 01.11.2019 | Kaunas | Event

Kaunas Architecture Festival (KAFe)

Kaunas Architecture Festival (KAFe) is an international project, taking place in Kaunas every 3 years. In 2019 the topic is “Landmark Architecture”?

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05.09.2019 - 15.09.2019 | Helsinki | Event

Helsinki Design Week 2019

Helsinki Design Week is a multidisciplinary design festival that presents design from a number of fields as well as fashion, architecture and urban culture.

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15.04.2019 | Detroit | News

Inclusive Design Report

The “Inclusive Design Monitoring Report” showcases the progress of 62 inclusive design projects across the city that touched 70,000 people in Detroit in 2018.

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19.02.2019 - 14.04.2019 | Detroit | Call

Detroit City of Design Competition

Design Core Detroit is pleased to announce the first edition of the Detroit City of Design Competition, an international multidisciplinary competition for designers.

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10.10.2018 - 31.03.2019 | Kortrijk | Call

Call for exhibitions Design Week Kortrijk 2019

Kortrijk UNESCO creative region invites international exhibitions and installations to submit a proposal to showcase at ‘Design Week Kortrijk’ 2019. Deadline: March 2019.

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19.03.2019 - 24.03.2019 | Graz | Event

Diagonale’19 – Festival of Austrian Film

The Diagonale is conceived as a forum for the presentation and discussion of Austrian cinematic production.

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14.03.2019 - 24.03.2019 | Geelong | Event

Melbourne Design Week – Geelong Program

In 2019, Geelong joins Melbourne Design Week with a curated series of regional events under the theme “Design Experiments“.

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08.01.2019 - 20.03.2019 | Shenzhen | Call

Shenzhen Global Design Award (SDA) calls for entries

The Shenzhen Global Design Award is calling for entries and it has expanded to 5 design categories: Industrial & Product / Communication / Architecture / Interior / Fashion.

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20.03.2019 | Kaunas | Event

International Day of Happiness

On the 20th of March 2018, Kaunas2022 initiated the celebration of the International Day of Happiness in Kaunas.

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22.11.2018 - 18.03.2019 | Graz | Call

Call for Projects – Graz Year of Culture 2020

The city of Graz invites actors and stakeholders, as well as institutions of art and science of all sectors to submit projects for Graz Kulturjahr 2020.

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04.03.2019 - 17.03.2019 | Singapore | Event

Singapore Design Week 2019

A premier design festival in Asia – Singapore’s 6th annual design week – Features both local and international design activities – Champions design thought leadership

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01.03.2019 - 03.03.2019 | Istanbul | Event

Istanbul Design Summit

The summit aims to announce the mission of the City of Design Istanbul, which has a rich design concept in the architectural texture, landscape areas, urbanism concept, craft and art field.

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26.02.2019 - 03.03.2019 | Geelong | Event

Avalon 2019 – the Australian International Aerospace and Defence Exposition

AVALON – the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition staged again at Avalon Airport, Geelong, Victoria.

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14.09.2018 - 29.01.2019 | Geelong | Event

Masters – Art of the Precious Metal Object

The exhibition MASTERS shows exceptional works and authentic practice from 11 masters of contemporary Australian goldsmithing, silversmithing and enamelling.

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22.01.2019 | Bilbao | Event

MEM Festival

MEM is an experimental arts International festival that focuses on music, arts, dance and other artistic expressions, that held in Bilbao from 2002.

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20.07.2018 - 30.12.2018 | Wuhan | Event

Ruopu CITY1000 Creative Projects

The Ruopu CITY1000 Creative Projects are on-going programs run by the non-profit organization Ruopu Art Space; it is a public art initiative of social and humanistic concern.

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08.11.2018 - 01.12.2018 | Kortrijk | Event

NEXT Festival

NEXT is an annual international art festival in the Eurometropole Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai and in Valenciennes.

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