HEADQUARTERS:
Branilaca Sarajeva 24 (BKC)
71000, Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina

EMAIL: info@akcija.org.ba

Website: http://akcija.org.ba/

AKCIJA Sarajevo is an independent cultural NGO founded in 1998. In the first five years of its existence, organization’s mission was focused on the development and promotion of independent and alternative youth culture, with organization of the concerts and international music festival FUTURA as its main activity. Later, the mission of the organization has been updated and it started to focus on non-production activities in the field of culture, meaning that we don’t primarily produce cultural content (music, festival, theatre, dance, etc.) but we start to function as so called “support intersectoral cultural organization”. Our aims changed towards improvement of the systemic conditions and context for the cultural production in Bosnia and Herzegovina trough research, education and advocacy. AKCIJA has started first series of debates, lectures, workshops and training sessions for the cultural operators in BiH in the field of cultural policy and cultural management with the aim to raise the capacities of the sector.

One of our most current projects is supported by USAID with the aim to increase the capacities of the organisation to become a leading civil society organisation in the field of culture in Bosnia and Herzegovina. AKCIJA is selected as partner in the field of culture among 12 other sectors. The project which starts from 1st October 2014 has aim to create the network of cultural operators in the country, to research and advocate the changes of the cultural policies, and to disseminate the information about the cultural field in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

HEADQUARTERS:
Peja, Kosovo

Anibar has been a registered NGO in Kosovo since 2010. It is an organization of passionate activists that encourages young people to express their ideas and worldview through animation and to discuss important social subjects pertinent to the youth of Kosovo. Anibar’s mission is to commit itself to breaking civic apathy through cultural activism. Through its recently updated strategy, Anibar has adapted three areas/programs of activities which include civic education, culture development, and film production, with sub-program of development and management of passive public spaces to create institutional knowledge and good practices of governance.

Anibar has established a reputation as a responsible, innovative and inclusive organization locally, nationally and internationally. Since 2010, Anibar has completed 50+ projects and have successfully worked together with local and International partners. Anibar is particularly proud of the successful completion of 9 editions of the Anibar International Animation Festival, the only festival of its kind in Kosovo. It is one of the biggest cultural events in the country and continues to grow in the number of visitors, activities, and films from year to year. Other Anibar projects include the Anibar Animation Academy, “Animation of Activism” workshops, Film Club, the Junior Oscar program, Anibar on Tour, Art n’rrugë, Cine Bike, Barcamp Peja and the development of a youth volunteer program.

HEADQUARTERS:
Dalmatinova 4
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

EMAIL: info@asociacija.si

WEBSITE: http://www.asociacija.si/si/

Asociacija, Association of Arts and Culture NGOs and Freelancers, a network that has been informally operating since 1992, is today professionally coordinated and joins 93 organizations and individuals.
Its objective is to advocate for the improvement of the working conditions and the systemic position of freelance artists and NGOs in art and culture and the individuals working for them.
Our main goal is to ensure equal working conditions as compared to those of public institutions as well as a general improvement of the position of art and culture in the state and society.
We stand for an up-to-date cultural politics promoting cultural and artistic diversity and providing conditions for equal access to various contents.
Asociacija is an interest group founded on the principles of democracy and solidarity.
Our common interest is to improve the overall position of contemporary artistic and urban cultural practices.
Internally, Asociacija functions as a forum for the exchange of opinions, which the Management Board encourages, coordinates and articulates.

HEADQUARTERS:
Kraljevića Marka 4
11000 Belgrade
Serbia

EMAIL: koordinator@nezavisnakultura.net

WEBSITE: http://www.nezavisnakultura.net/

Association Independent Culture Scene of Serbia is a joint platform of organisations, initiatives and individuals in the fields of culture and arts in Serbia. By implementation and exchange of programmes in Serbia and abroad, by activities that build capacities of the Association as well as its members, and by dialogue with decision makers at all levels, the Association aspires to promote the development of innovative and critical art practices, impact cultural policy and other related public policies, contribute to decentralisation of culture in Serbia and establish regional cooperation in Southeast Europe.

HEADQUARTERS:
Jane Sandanski 91 V/15
6000 Ohrid
Macedonia

EMAIL: info@seecult.org

WEBSITE: http://www.mediaartes.info/

The goal and task of Media Artes is to develop and promote cooperation, contacts and exchange of opinions, ideas and experiences in artistic work and education, encouraging social inclusion of young people through theater and artistic work, establishing interethnic and intercultural dialogue through theater, networking with other organizations , to provide educational, artistic, technical and organizational support to artistic and cultural activities of young people in Ohrid and the Republic of Macedonia, as well as other forms of cooperation on a national and international level. The organization pays special attention to caring for young authors and their training and providing conditions for their work.

HEADQUARTERS:
27. marta 26/13
11000 Belgrade
Serbia

EMAIL: redakcija@seecult.org

WEBSITE: http://www.seecult.org/

SEEcult.org is a NGO founded in 2002 in Belgrade with the aim to help development of an open cultural and art scene in the South Eastern Europe, to contribute to promotion of multicultural and international cooperation in the region and beyond, and to encourage the exchange of ideas, development of critical standpoints, and overcoming of stereotypes. The main activities are grouped around the SEEcult.org portal for culture, an informative-educational and presentation-documentary online platform.

HEADQUARTERS:
Prizren, Kosovo

Autostrada Biennale started in Prizren, Kosovo, in 2014, with its first edition opening in 2017. It was built on the need for more cultural exchange in the region and with the world. It was always imagined as a connecting point, a route on the map of the Western Balkans. As the only contemporary art institution in Prizren, Autostrada Biennale functions on two speeds: one is a physical exhibition that takes place every two years, the other is the new education, production and exhibition space in the former KFOR military base now ITP Prizren. With the latter, Autostrada Biennale extended the publicness of the platform by considering art production as a form of learning. Through education, onsite training, and an open exhibition-making production space, Autostrada Biennale aim is to develop new models of cultural creation that will encourage a young generation to think critically about art and to become part of the process of creating and installing art. The Autostrada Biennale’s public programs strive to facilitate learning spaces for younger generations by following the principle of inclusivity, making the program open to different communities.

HEADQUARTERS:
Metelkova 6
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

EMAIL: info@scca-ljubljana.si

WEBSITE: http://www.scca-ljubljana.si/

Established in 2000, SCCA, Center for Contemporary Arts – Ljubljana (a successor to the Soros Centre for Contemporary Arts – Ljubljana, 1993–1999) is a model of a flexible and internationally active organisation for layering and comprehensively connecting programs and activities in the field of contemporary visual and new media arts.

Our diverse activities address artists, curators, theorists, experts, critics and general public in the fields of visual and new media arts. They trigger artistic, discursive and social practices and are rooted in the interdisciplinary approach and intense international cooperation.

HEADQUARTERS:
Hajduk Veljkova 18/7
18000 Niš
Serbia

EMAIL: cesk2010@gmail.com

WEBSITE: http://www.cesk.org.rs/

The Center for the Empirical Cultural Studies of South-East Europe (CECS) is an independent research institute from Niš, Serbia. The CECS closely collaborates with over 40 researchers in the region of South-East Europe. Still, its core is made up of ten members, seven of which with a doctoral degree (five in the field of sociology, one in management in culture, one in art history). Since it was founded in 2010, the Center for the Empirical Cultural Studies of South-East Europe has realised more than 20 large scale research projects, including two Horizon 2020 projects. Researchers from this institute are currently involved in realising the Horizon 2020 project “European Inventory of Societal Values of Culture as a Basis for Inclusive Cultural Policies in the Globalising World” (No 870691) https://inventculture.eu/ which is carried out in nine European countries.

HEADQUARTERS:
Ul. Baruna Trenka 11
10000 Zagreb
Croatia

EMAIL: clubture@gmail.com

WEBSITE: http://www.clubture.org/

Clubture Network is a non-profit, inclusive, participatory network of organizations working on strengthening the independent cultural scene. Network’s main activities are focused on program exchange between organizations, improving visibility, encouraging the organizational development of the independent cultural scene and strengthening its impact on changing the institutional framework in which it operates.

The goals of the Network are:
~ to create conditions for connecting the independent cultural actors through program collaboration in Croatia and in the region;
~ to advocate for cultural policy measures that favor the stability of the independent cultural scene in Croatia;
~ to increase the visibility of the independent cultural scene in Croatia and internationally;
~ to ensure continuous transfer of values, knowledge and skills to the actors of the independent cultural scene in Croatia and in the region.

The areas of operation of the Network are:
~ development of cooperation between organizations of independent culture and youth culture in Croatia and in the region;
~ advocacy within cultural policy, youth policy and other related policies;
~ capacity building of civil society organizations in the field of culture and youth in Croatia.

HEADQUARTERS:
bul. Goce Delcev, DTC Mavrovka Lamela A 1/10
1000 Skopje
Republic of North Macedonia

EMAIL: scca@scca.org.mk

WEBSITE: http://www.cac.org.mk/

Contemporary Art Center – Skopje is cultural organization that facilitates artistic and cultural production in order to improve overall cultural life in Macedonia through development and support to diverse cultural initiatives. CAC’s mission is to promote creative art activism and guerrilla art actions aimed to address community problems and open debate about problems in our society. Throughout 27 years of operations, CAC is strongly committed to bridge gaps in culture and society, like rural cultural development, artistic activism and art production of Mobile/Montage Gallery.

HEADQUARTERS:
Nova Ves 18
10000 Zagreb
Croatia

EMAIL: kreativni.sindikat@gmail.com

WEBSITE: http://kreativnisindikat.org/

Creative Syndicate is an art association that brings together award-winning filmmakers and operates as a video production studio. In addition to the production of animated and experimental films, we also focus on socially engaged promotional films and documentaries. Creative Syndicate was founded in 2004, and it is continuously expanding with new authors joining – creatives eager to achieve the highest professional standards.

HEADQUARTERS:
Hamdije Čemerlica 11
71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina

EMAIL: info@crvena.ba

WEBSITE: http://www.crvena.ba/

CRVENA is a community of unique individuals gathered around the idea that art and culture provide an open platform for social change. Association works in the area of womens production, art production, urban and social research, development of public policies, organization of events, publishing etc. CRVENA affirms the existing, and creates new free spaces for cultural and artistic creation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the world and aims at social changes achieved through affirmation of engaged and independent culture and especially art, based on the principles of feminism, ecology, activism and solidarity.

HEADQUARTERS:
Marin Barleti st. nn/Europa Center
20000 Prizren
Kosovo

EMAIL: info@dokufest.com

WEBSITE: http://www.dokufest.com/

DokuFest, International Documentary and Short Film Festival, is the largest film festival in Kosovo. Each year the festival brings to the cinemas and improvised screening venues around historic center of Prizren a selection of more than 200 hand-picked films from around the world. Known for its lively atmosphere, the amazing enthusiasm that grasps the city and its people and for the high number of around 150 volunteers that help making the festival, it is also a place where documentary photo exhibitions, debates, master classes and lively music events happen.

HEADQUARTERS:
Metelkova 6
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

EMAIL: exodos@exodosljubljana.si

WEBSITE: http://www.exodosljubljana.si

EXODOS Ljubljana is a non-profit, independent production centre. It has been creating ground-breaking (inter)national projects with world-renowned artists as well as promising emerging choreographers and directors since its beginning in the 1990s.

EXODOS, Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, is one of the longest-running and important international festivals in the region.

In this millennium, EXODOS Ljubljana is increasingly dedicated to creative cooperation between the EU and other global territories (Asia, the Middle East and Africa).

HEADQUARTERS:
Post. fah 85
85 330 Kotor
Montenegro

EMAIL: office@expeditio.org

WEBSITE: http://www.expeditio.org/

EXPEDITIO is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to encourage sustainable spatial development in Montenegro and SEE region through activity in the fields of sustainable architecture, cultural heritage, urban planning and through projects that encourage overall development of the civil society. Expeditio was established in 1997.

EXPEDITIO vision: Quality space for a better life.

EXPEDITIO mission: to encourage sustainable spatial development and enhancing urban and rural areas in Montenegro and region through activities in the field of cultural heritage, sustainable building, spatial planning and through projects influencing the overall development of civil society.

EXPEDITIO sectors:

• Cultural heritage / Cultural landscape  
• Sustainable (green) architecture
• Urban planning
• Civil sector development / Public advocacy

HEADQUARTERS:
Henrik Bariç, nr.5
Prishtinë 10000
Kosovo

EMAIL: contact@foundation17.org

WEBSITE: www.foundation17.org

Shtatëmbëdhjetë (17) began as a collaborative duo, with the aim of making visually and intellectually engaging artwork that explores social and psychological perspectives through experimental video art. The work the duo developed highlighted the need to refunctionalize alternative public spaces. As a result, Shtatëmbëdhjetë was registered as a foundation in 2018 in Prishtina, and operates through all Kosovo regions with its activities. Shtatëmbëdhjetë (17) visions that citizens of all genders participate and contribute meaningfully and freely in the community and public life through culture, education and activism.  Its mission is to foster positive change in society through empowering communities by means of cultural activism.  

Our strategic priorities are: Public Space; Cultural activism, policymaking, advocacy; Environment; Gender; Community development and cooperation; and Democracy and Human Rights. 

HEADQUARTERS:
Jurij Gagarin 28 4/4
1000 Skopje
Macedonia

The need to found the association Freedom Square arose from the existing political, cultural and social state of the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia and Skopje. The emergence of new forms of abuse of urbanism and architecture for the purpose of populist and nationalist policies, imposed a real necessity to work on raising very low civic awareness, as well as awareness of public space, spatial planning, public interest and the commons. Completely aware of the challenges our democracy, culture and our cities are facing, the Founders’ Assembly of the Association for activism, art and theory Freedom Square as a non-partisan, non-governmental and non-profit organization, has brought its Program.

We envision the open, tolerant and cosmopolitan City as a source and foundation of democracy, freedom and open society. The patrons of such a City, perceived primarily as democratic public space, ought to be its responsible and solidary citizens.
Our mission is to develop alternative and inclusive culture, civic-oriented urban policies and grassroot citizens’ activism.

Freedom Square aims to:

~ Found and maintain open democratic public spaces in the Republic of Macedonia;
~ Participate in the processes of public opinion making and public policy creating;
~ Produce, promote and exchange local culture and knowledge;
~ Regionally contextualize citizens’ activism;
~ Thoughtfully research various forms of City capital perceived as material and non-material heritage, urban customs, lifestyles and values.

HEADQUARTERS:
Obilicev venac 2
11000 Belgrade
Serbia

EMAIL: rex@B92.net

WEBSITE: http://rex.b92.net/

Cultural Centre REX is a place for research, realization and promotion of contemporary cultural production. Cultural Centre Rex is dedicatedly providing support to socially engaged artistic practices and critical social dialogue.

Since 1994, Rex has (co)produced and (co)organized several hundreds of projects in socially engaged film, contemporary music, debate programmes, alternative theatre, visual arts, contemporary dance and performance, etc. Cultural centre Rex is the place for promotion of democratic social values and culture focused on actual social needs and agendas.

Through exploring and expanding the field of contemporary culture, REX is creating a “free zone” for discussion on current political and social processes – an open platform for dialog, exchange and collaboration. Thus, creative models of communication and exchange are developed, along with a place where culture and politics permanently interact and overlap. The shared objective of all the Rex Projects is to empower individuals, groups and initiatives to articulate and realize their ideas.

In the past 20 years, thousands of individuals of various professional profiles took part in implementation of these Projects. Since its inception, Cultural Centre Rex has nurtured its broadest audience and visitors that included more than 400,000 people. Most of the programs organized in Cultural Centre Rex are initiated and produced by the Fund B92 team. Cultural Centre Rex is an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organization, under the administrative and organizational umbrella of Fund B92.

REX is a member of the European Network of Independent Cultural Centers – Trans Europe Halles (www.teh.net), founder of the regional project platform KOOPERATIVA and the Association of Independent Cultural Scene of Serbia (www.nezavisnakultura.net).

HEADQUARTERS:
Gipos 5/2/2
81250 Cetinje
Montenegro

EMAIL: institut@ica-me.org

WEBSITE: https://ica-me.org

ISU – Institute of contemporary art is an NGO founded by a few independent artists and art theoreticians in Montenegro, ISU is a nonprofit organization for art-production, research and education.
The Main goals of ISU are developing and inter-mediating in artistic, theoretical, research and educational productions, which reflect and analyze current events and processes in the art through socio-cultural discourse in Montenegro and connect them to the international space. ISU is the founder of the Milčik Award for Young Contemporary Artists, which is part of the international YVAA network.

In cooperation with its partners ISU develops archival projects such as AFŽ archive (with NGO Nova), Archive of Cetinje Biennials (with Petrovic Foundation) and Archive of Student Lives as part of the project They: Live – Student lives revealed through context-based art practices).

HEADQUARTERS:
Albert Ajnstajn 2
1000 Skopje
Republic of North Macedonia

EMAIL: jadroasocijacija.nks@gmail.com

WEBSITE:

Jadro – Association of Independent Cultural Scene is a non-profit, inclusive, participatory and advocacy platform that seeks to strengthen the independent cultural sector and its impact on the creation and practice of cultural policies, while fostering processes of democratization in culture, civil sector and society in general. The main activities of the association are aimed at providing wider visibility and social relevance of the independent cultural sector through continuous representation of program activities, advocating for sustainable development of the sector, strengthening its impact in the social context and developing alternative cultural practices at national, local and regional level. The cultural workers united in JADRO advocate for implementation of contemporary cultural practices and redefining the existing cultural policies that are exclusive and retrograde in relation to the independent cultural sector. We want to see in the near future the independent cultural sector in N. Macedonia as a sustainable, visible and inclusive social and political factor, which proactively participates in the socio-cultural processes.

HEADQUARTERS:
Vlajkovićeva 22
11000 Belgrade
Serbia

EMAIL: kioskngo@gmail.com

WEBSITE: http://www.kioskngo.net/

Kiosk is an art organization which initiates and facilitates collaboration between artists, cultural workers and citizens, believing that artistic practices foster openness and provide better understanding of social and political difficulties underlying modern society. Using various formats, like photography, video, performative art and exhibition making Kiosk merges art production, curating and research exploring the potential of diverse collaborations and new encounters.

HEADQUARTERS:
Savska cesta 42
10000 Zagreb
Croatia

EMAIL: kontejner@kontejner.org

WEBSITE: https://www.kontejner.org/

KONTEJNER | bureau of contemporary art praxis is a non-profit NGO from Zagreb engaged in curatorial work, organization of art festivals and other public events, art work production, in education and social theory. Their main field of interest is progressive contemporary art which investigates the role and meaning of science, technology and the body in society, focusing on the relevant and current phenomena, especially within provocative and intriguing topics, as well as those perceived by the society as taboos.

HEADQUARTERS:
Leninova 24/3
1000 Skopje
Republic of North Macedonia

EMAIL: ngokontrapunkt@gmail.com

WEBSITE: http://ngo-kontrapunkt.blogspot.com/

Kontrapunkt is an organization established in 2001 in Skopje, with main focus on critical theory, political philosophy, critical activism, and the relationship between art and politics.Since its beginning, Kontrapunkt has been committed to the idea of encouraging, developing and promoting new artistic and cultural practices, in order to develop critical culture through intersectoral cooperation and establishing relations between culture and all social strata.

Kontrapunkt advocates for self-organized formats of action and production of counter-knowledge, which will contribute to creating a platform for the development and encouragement of critical culture. In the ambient of hermetic ideas of how the culture should be presented, Kontrapunkt tries to develop a shift based on promotion of new tools and activities that stimulate and motivate artists, independent groups and individuals which are trying to express themselves in the field of culture.

HEADQUARTERS:
Baruna Trenka 11
10000 Zagreb
Croatia

EMAIL: kurziv.platforma@gmail.com

WEBSITE: http://www.kulturpunkt.hr/

Kurziv – Platform for Matters of Culture, Media and Society is a non-profit organisation dedicated to changing, reshaping and deepening public discussion on the topics and issues of contemporary cultural and artistic practices, civil society and media. Our mission is realized through a non-profit web portal Kulturpunkt.hr, educational programmes in the field of contemporary culture, art and media, and through documenting the activities of the independent cultural scene.

HEADQUARTERS:
Bul. Partizanski Odredi 21 (Porta Bunjakovec) A2/3/2, app. 4.
1000 Skopje
Republic of Macedonia

EMAIL: contact@lokomotiva.org.mk

WEBSITE: http://www.lokomotiva.org.mk/

Lokomotiva – Centre for new initiative in arts and culture was founded in 2003 in Macedonia, Skopje as a non-profit organization playing the role of a multi-purpose platform for education, reflection, discussions, creative projects and critical thinking. Programs are structured under the interdisciplinary principle, developed as education, creation and production, artistic exchange, diffusion, artistic and cultural policies research, discursive programs etc. The main program directions are in the field of contemporary dance and performance and cultural policy.

Lokomotiva is co-founder of regional platform for contemporary dance Nomad Dance Academy and co-founder of Jadro – Association of independent cultural scene in Macedonia. In the past years developed and implemented numerous projects and activities in field of contemporary culture and art. In 2013 received award by Swiss Cultural Programme in the Western Balkan for the project NOMAD.

HEADQUARTERS:
Lumbardhi Cinema, Remzi Ademaj str 4
20000 Prizren
Kosovo

EMAIL: info@lumbardhi.org

WEBSITE: http://www.lumbardhi.org/

Lumbardhi Foundation was initiated in 2015 after the campaign which made Lumbardhi Cinema a heritage site and stopped its privatisation and demolition. Since then, it led the activation, revitalisation and participatory visioning of the cinema, which became home to screenings, performances, exhibitions, workshops and gatherings attended by over 100,000 visitors. Through its research and practice, Lumbardhi explores new forms of governance, collaboration and development in its own contexts.

HEADQUARTERS:
Đušina Street 34
11000 Belgrade
Serbia

EMAIL: info@ministarstvoprostora.org

WEBSITE: https://ministarstvoprostora.org/

Ministry of Space was established in 2010, initially aiming to activate unused spaces through direct action and municipal negotiations. Over time, organizational mission evolved to encourage and foster citizens’ participation and mobilization in defining public interest, advocating for democratization of local decision-making. MoS works within the areas of education, research and policy analysis on diverse topics within the framework of spatial justice, with the focus on democratization of use and governance over spatial resources, participatory urban planning and right to housing.

HEADQUARTERS:
Preradovićeva 18
10000 Zagreb
Croatia

EMAIL: mi2@mi2.hr

WEBSITE: http://www.mi2.hr/

Multimedia Institute (Mi2) is active in the cultural field of the new media, researching and implementing digital technologies, social activism, and cultural policy. Mi2 endorses participatory public policies in the fields of culture, technology, and the commons, encouraging networking between the independent cultural sector and individual activists, promoting progressive cultural practices and production.
 
Mi2 is the (co-)organizer of Human Rights Film Festival and numerous other music, audio-visual, and publication programmes. It is also the Croatian localizer of the Creative Commons licences. Since its foundation in 1999, our organization has assisted the incubation of various cultural and social initiatives, including the platform for exchange of cultural programmes Clubture and the campaign for urban spatial justice Right to the City.

HEADQUARTERS:
Braće Mogin 2
21000 Novi Sad
Serbia

EMAIL: office@kuda.org

WEBSITE: https://kuda.org/

New media center_kuda.org (f.2001) is an art organization dedicated to art, social engagement and education. The programs bring’s together artists, theorists and social activists in the field of new media technologies, art practice, art theory and cultural policies. kuda.org develops a platform of research and open access to various sources of knowledge through programs of cooperation and networking of organizations and individuals working in the field of culture, arts, politics and science.

HEADQUARTERS:
Jakopičeva 13
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

EMAIL: nda@nda.si

WEBSITE: http://nda.si/

The organization Nomad Dance Academy Slovenia was established on the principles and experiences of the international network Nomad Dance Academy (NDA), which is active in the Balkans and connected to other countries. The essential vision of NDA is to contribute to the professionalization of contemporary performing arts in Slovenia and the Balkans through a structure which is open and inclusive. The members of NDA Slovenia are involved in the development of artistic projects, production, festival curation, archiving, artistic direction of programs, advocacy, theory, and economy, as well as their intertwining. The following principles inform our working processes: the principle of invitation, the principle of balance, and the principle of open space. These make it possible for the organization to grow organically as well as to welcome new members, ideas, and projects, to strive for a constant balance and to preserve in all the activities a space that is unknown and which allows for continuous development.

HEADQUARTERS:
Baruna Trenka 11
10000 Zagreb
Croatia

EMAIL: info@operacijagrad.net

WEBSITE: https://operacijagrad.net/

Operation City (former: Alliance Operation City; Alliance for the center for independent culture and youth – SZC) was founded with the purpose of supporting the development of the independent culture and self-organized activities of the youth. Organization realizes its goals by gathering organizations and individuals and organizing various cultural activities from manifestations and public discussions, through educational and research programs to publishing. It currently has 27 members.

HEADQUARTERS:
Maršala Birjuzova 7
11000 Belgrade
Serbia

EMAIL: remont@remont.net

WEBSITE: http://www.remont.net/

Remont – Independent Artistic Association is a dynamic organization operating in the field of contemporary visual arts. It was established by the group of progressive artists and art historians back in 1999. Through a wide range of activities – exhibiting, digitization, publishing, education, advisory, representative – Remont generates, promotes, follows and documents the development of contemporary art practices, both on the local level and in the context of the Western Balkans.

HEADQUARTERS:
Cultural center Magacin, Kraljevića Marka 4
11000 Belgrade
Serbia

EMAIL: stanica.info@gmail.com

WEBSITE: http://www.dancestation.org/

STATION Service for contemporary dance is a bottom-up initiative of the contemporary dance and performing arts community in Serbia, established in 2005. It has been working towards making that community strengthened, structured, and recognized as a dynamic, critical and inclusive player on a local, regional and international cultural scene. We support development of contemporary dance scene in Serbia through education, production and promotion of emerging and established artists. We fight and advocate for the Balkan cultural cooperation and make our work through the platform Nomad Dance Academy as an example of successful regional collaborative platforms.

HEADQUARTERS:
Martićeva Street 14D
10 000 Zagreb
Croatia

EMAIL: booksa@booksa.hr

WEBSITE: http://booksa.hr/

The Association for the Promotion of Cultures “Kulturtreger” was founded in 2003 with the aim of promoting and popularizing literature and other forms of contemporary urban and youth culture. The three main and permanent projects of Kulturtreger are The Booksa Literary and Youth Club, the portal for literature booksa.hr and the Center for Documenting Independent Culture. Also, Kulturtreer implements other projects in the field of independent culture and non-formal education promoting values such as openness, cooperation and dialogue, respect for diversity, non-violence, critical approach, love of art, solidarity, equality and social engagement.

HEADQUARTERS:
Filodrammatica, Korzo 28/2
51000 Rijeka
Croatia

EMAIL: info@drugo-more.hr

WEBSITE: http://www.drugo-more.hr/

Drugo more (The Other Sea) is a non profit organisation that produces, promotes, researches and disseminates culture. Working as an organisation in the field of arts and culture since 1999 – locally, regionally, internationally and interdisciplinary – we identify and explore topics of social relevance and of general interest to the community we all live in. Understanding art as an important cognitive tool, we connect our artistic program with topics relevant to contemporary science and social theory.

At the core of our various activities is the creation and facilitation of exchange between local and international artists, students and audience, which includes running a year-round gallery program, production of works and events in the field of visual and performing arts, research in the field of culture, and the organisation of participatory and educational events such as conferences, workshops, lectures and seminars.

HEADQUARTERS:
Ob žici 3
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

EMAIL: posta@pekinpah.com

WEBSITE: http://www.pekinpah.com/

The Pekinpah Association (2007) unites professional designers, theoreticians, musicians, archiects, dancers & choreographers that are active in the field for numerous years. The Pekinpah Association thrives to enable best working conditions for associated artists as well as encouraging theory and theoretical work, interdisciplinarity and introducing products and theory to new audiences.

Three sections are working in the frame of Pekinpah: Silence music groups – lead by Boris Benko, theory of design group – lead by Barbara Predan, PhD & Petra Oven Črne, PhD and Kink Kong – contemporary dance section – lead by Žiga Predan, producing works by three established Slovene choreographers: Mala Kline, Matej Kejžar & Leja Jurišić. Since 2010 Kink Kong has been coordinator of two major projects: Spider & Spider Expand! that were partly financed by the EU, producing 9 international dance & performance festivals in Ljubljana, Athens, Lyon, Berlin, Brussels & Zagreb. Let’s go!

HEADQUARTERS:
Savska 5
11000 Belgrade
Serbia

EMAIL: bojan.djordjev@gmail.com

Transformed out of the TkH platform, United Artists Labour is an independent (institutionally non-aligned, non-academic) platform for performative theoretical-artistic activism. It is made up of theorists and artists dealing with performance art, theater, film and visual arts.

HEADQUARTERS:
St. Car Samuil 29
7000 Bitola
Republic of North Macedonia

EMAIL: mkcbt@t.mk

WEBSITE: http://www.mkcbt.org.mk/

Youth Cultural Center – Bitola is a civil society organization that represents the interests of young people, develops their creative potential, and encourages activism by engaging in progressive, inclusive, and democratic processes.

YCC – Bitola leads and coordinates projects and programs connecting young people by engaging them in activities that highlight their potential through the promotion and development of volunteering, promoting social dialogue, encouraging and supporting the urban culture on a local, national, and international level.

HEADQUARTERS:
Alekse Šantića 25
88000 Mostar
Bosnia and Herzegovina

EMAIL: info@okcabrasevic.org

WEBSITE: http://www.okcabrasevic.org/

OKC Abrasevic originated from a need for an active and safe space which would offer citizens, and especially youth, the possibility for work and creative expression, cultural education, broad-minded social discussion, analysis and critque of contemporary BH and globalized society. Abrasevic grew (up) from the struggle of Mostar youth for a roof overhead, for a house whose foundation would be creative and intellectual freedom, egalitarianism, difference, social responsibility and solidarity.

Our aim is the pursuit of alternative visions and models of global and social organization. We will continue to search for alternative solutions to the existing political, economic and cultural realities which have often been opposed to people’s needs and aspirations, devastating human relationships and disrupting social cohesion.

Our exceptionally important mission we also consider as directly including support of actions which are connected with alternatives – by democratic solutions, by actions which change existentially unsustainable states of mind and fundamentally oppose ghettoization, nationalism, reactionary conservative ideas and radical fascist politics and racist conceptions.