From participatory practices to participatory futures. An open dialogue with London, Marseille and Almada.

Our colleagues from Nova University Lisbon, La Friche la Belle de Mai and University of the Arts London have prepared a splendid webinar on participatory practices. 

This event brings together presentations from across three cities from the T-Factor project represented by three project partners: NOVA University in Lisbon, La Friche de la Belle de Mai in Marseille and University of the Arts London (UAL) Central Saint Martins.   They are currently collaborating as one of seven T-Labs within the T-Factor project, focusing on Art, Culture and Creativity.  The presentations will come from 12 practitioners, from across this partnership.  They will present how their activities seek to engage the communities they are working with and how they foster participation, collaboration and co-creation.  This will take place in the form of a series of four round table presentations and discussions.

Trafaria is a fishermen’s village in the south bank of the Tagus river, 10 minutes and 5 miles from Lisbon (by ferry). Its emblematic site, an old fortress and prison, has been deactivated for many years and symbolizes the military architecture of the old coast artillery regiment. The requalification of Trafaria’s fortress is part of the development strategy outlined by the Almada City Council, which aims to promote economic development, boost cultural activities and stimulate a new strategy for the requalification of the entire public space. The regeneration initiative aims to turn Trafaria into a hub of arts, culture and creativity, that sees the settlement of the NOVA Institute of Art and Technology (IAT) as the catalyzer of new higher education, applied research and enterprise opportunities with an international outlook, yet with a strong focus on the creation of positive social and economic impacts over the area and its inhabitants.