Maltese artists Jason Joe Farrugia and Cynthia Saliba transform the walls of the Castillo de Mata Museum through an artistic residency initiated by the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 2031 European Capital of Culture candidacy. The initiative is part of REBEL WALLS. Urban Stories, one of the projects developed under ‘Geography Rebellion’.

In 2025, Slovenia was one of two European countries to host a European Capital of Culture, alongside Germany’s Chemnitz. Nova Gorica was awarded the title, which it shared with the Italian city of Gorizia: a symbolic and powerful choice, as the entire cultural programme was built around the idea of overcoming the border that had divided the two cities for decades. An urban, physical and mental border, transformed into fertile ground for projects capable of fostering dialogue between artists, communities and creatives from both countries.

What are the residents of Trenčín worried about? What do they hope for? What experiences have shaped them, and what kind of future do they imagine for their city? These questions were at the heart of The Town Tower Tells Its Story, a new large-scale video installation by world-renowned Polish-American artist Krzysztof Wodiczko, created as part of the Trenčín 2026 European Capital of Culture programme.

In the heart of Michigan’s Copper Country, the word “Finno‑Ugric” has suddenly taken center stage. It is a term that brings together distant peoples — Finns, Karelians, Sámi, Estonians, Hungarians, Khanty, Mansi and many others — united by languages and traditions that stretch across Northern Europe and Siberia. According to Dr. Natalia Abrosimova of Tallinn University, around 25 million people speak a Finno‑Ugric language: a vast, resilient and surprisingly cohesive cultural constellation.

All the municipalities from across Extremadura, led by Manuel José González Andrade, President of the Federation of Municipalities and Provinces of Extremadura (FEMPEX), gathered on Tuesday at Cáceres City Hall to publicly demonstrate their unanimous support for Cáceres' bid to become European Capital of Culture 2031.

Xcenter and Nova Gorica, European Capital of Culture 2025, have launched an international call for young artists working in the field of intermedia art. The deadline for submitting applications is 16 August 2026. Number of places available: 3. Production support: up to €800 per project Duration of the programme: from September to early December 2026.

Telling reality — especially the reality at the margins — and giving space to the voices of the invisible in order to better understand the complexity of the present and anticipate future changes: this is the vocation of the Lucania Film Festival, reaffirmed even more strongly by its upcoming 27th edition.

Following the successful launch of the Mediterranean Capitals of Culture and Dialogue initiative in Alexandria and Tirana in 2025, Matera (Italy) and Tétouan (Morocco) have been designated as the Mediterranean Capitals of Culture and Dialogue for 2026.