Second Edition of International Forum on Cultural Sustainability Announced for September 2026
The International Forum on Cultural Sustainability's second edition, hosted by Institution, is set for September 25-26, 2026. Building on the success of 2025, the event seeks to redefine the cultural sector as a communal social infrastructure. Under the theme 'Culture Commons,' discussions will take place across various hubs on four continents, including New York, Berlin, Benin, Tokyo, Jakarta, China, and Guatemala City. The forum will adopt a hybrid format, streamed on YouTube, with notable speakers such as Silvia Federici and the collective ruangrupa. Key topics include 'Shared Governance,' 'Technology and AI,' and 'Post-Capitalist Economies.' Fabio Cavallucci highlights the need to view institutions as interconnected nodes, while the forum emphasizes sustainability and features a collective exhibition along with a certification path for cultural professionals.
Key facts
- The second edition of the International Forum on Cultural Sustainability will be held on September 25 and 26, 2026.
- The forum is promoted by Institution, an organization active at the intersection of art, technology, and environment.
- The theme for 2026 is 'Culture Commons'.
- The forum will feature hubs across four continents, including Prime Produce and Wikimedia NYC in New York, Trust in Berlin, Écomusée Tata Somba in Benin, Denkiyu in Tokyo, ruangrupa in Jakarta, Sea World Culture and Arts Center in China, Guatemala City, and Santa Sofia.
- Speakers include Silvia Federici, ruangrupa, Massimo De Angelis, Keir Milburn, David Bollier, Stavros Stavrides, Kathrin Böhm, and Katsuhito Okubo.
- The program is structured around three thematic lines: Shared Governance and Participatory Cultures, Technology, Digital Commons and AI, and Post-Capitalist Economies and Mutualistic Models.
- Fabio Cavallucci, founder of Institution, emphasized the goal of rethinking institutions as nodes of collective systems.
- Institution School offers a professional certification path for 'Sustainability Manager & Strategist for Cultural Institutions'.
Entities
Artists
- Silvia Federici
- Massimo De Angelis
- Keir Milburn
- David Bollier
- Stavros Stavrides
- Kathrin Böhm
- Katsuhito Okubo
- Fabio Cavallucci
Institutions
- Institution
- Prime Produce
- Wikimedia NYC
- Trust
- Écomusée Tata Somba
- Denkiyu
- ruangrupa
- Sea World Culture and Arts Center
- Galleria civica d'Arte Contemporanea di Santa Sofia
- Institution School
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Berlin
- Germany
- Benin
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Jakarta
- Indonesia
- China
- Guatemala City
- Guatemala
- Santa Sofia
- Italy
- Kassel
Sources
- Artslife —