The work conducted during the four years of the Creative Europe A-Place project (2019–2023) across six European cities—Bologna, Barcelona, Brussels, Ljubljana, Lisbon, and Nicosia—is now compiled in a book that provides a comprehensive and reflective account of the project’s methodologies, activities, and insights. 

The video “La Carpa”   produced by Roser Corella and David Bestué within the A-Place project, is part of the programme “Playground time. Video art, solidarity sun loungers and music” held at the Mataró Art Museum. The video screening took place on Saturday, July 6, 2024.

Projection of the video work "The machine and the flower" by Pau Faus, within the framework for the LOOP Barcelona festival 2023. From November 15 to 23 December 2023, the video is on display at Casa Elizalde, in Barcelona.

Projection of the video work "We are here", by Camila Flores, within the framework for the LOOP Barcelona festival 2023. From November 15 to 23 December 2023, the video is on display at Casa Elizalde, in Barcelona.

In the fourth and final year of the A-Place project, we have concentrated our efforts on organizing closing events at Barcelona, Brussels and Lisbon, as well as the final exhibitions that were part of these events. Simultaneously, we continued with the local placemaking activities in Barcelona, Bologna, Brussels, and Lisbon.

This documentary provides insight into the experience of immigrating through the lens of two queer refugees, who are each in different stages of this process in Brussels. Through a collective creation method, the immigrants get to choose how to tell their story.

We are happy to announce the screening of the A-PLACE Video Production 2023. ‘The Machine and the Flower’ Pau Faus. 

Whilst the machine grows and grabs all the headlines, the forest watches and heeds a silent warning. This documentary project is framed as a dialogue between nature and technology. 

On January 20, 2023, our A-Place Instagram account was abruptly canceled by Instagram without prior warning or explanation. Follow us in our A-Place profile recap: https://www.instagram.com/aplace_eu_recap/

The collective work carried out in A-Place in the last three years was exhibited at La Salle Campus Barcelona, from 14 June thru 14 July 2023.

One of A-Place's annual events is the commissioning by LOOP of a video production by an artist in residence to explore in depth the notion of "placemaking".

In 2023, documentary filmmaker Pau Faus, through his project "La máquina y el bosque", will investigate the different ways of conceiving nature.

During its third year, the A-Place project continued its efforts to connect individuals and communities, cultures and fields of knowledge, with the goal of fostering a shared sense of place and belonging.  In 2022, the project’s activities gained momentum, allowing for consolidation of some of the on-going lines of work, as well as the exploration of uncharted territories.

Reflect on our project! Open call for a critical reflection on the A-Place project and its outcomes

Deadline extended until May 2.

An article describing and reflecting on the work done in the first year of the A-Place project has been published in the Journal of Public Space, in an issue dedicated to "Art and Activism in Public Space."

Reflect on our project!The purpose of this call is to reflect on the following aspects of the A-Place project processes and outcomes. We are looking for two authors to contribute with an essay (from 6,000 to 10,000 words, plus references) to be included in the A-Place book which will summarize the work done in the project and will frame the results in the wider context of creative placemaking.

We are happy to announce the results of the fourth “A-PLACE – Video Production Open Call”, in its 2023 edition.

We received 103 project proposals, with applications coming from 15 European countries. The projects submitted have revealed a wide variety of approaches to building and engaging communities in art-based placemaking processes. The quantity and quality of the proposals have led the jury to an exciting and complex deliberation process. We would like to thank everyone who submitted a proposal for their interest and efforts. Finally, the jury decided to assign the award to the project entitled:
“We are Here” by Camila Flores Fernández.

The fourth edition of the A-Place open call for video productions to investigate the process of creating a sense of place is now open. Deadline for submissions ends February, 28th, 2023.

We are happy to announce the screening of the A-Place Video Production 2022.

There are two video productions:

Walden 7 or Life in the Cities
Domènec
Video Production Commissioned by LOOP 2022

El lugar que habito (The place I inhabit)
Sindihogar/Sindillar
Video Open Call Winner 2022

Receipt of proposals

Proposals shall be sent by email to info@a-place.eu

The closing date for receipt of proposals is 4 November 2022 at 24:00.

Further information is available in the Open Call and at info@a-place.eu.

A-Place invites artists (individually and collectively) to share with us the places they have created or transformed.

Closing date for submissions is 21 November, 2022 at 24:00 CET.

El objetivo de este concurso es llevar a cabo intervenciones artísticas en la Plaza de la Cultura y sus aledaños, en el barrio de Bellvitge en L’Hospitalet, en el marco del festival ES_CULTURA, que se celebrar por primera vez este año. Las propuestas pueden enviarse hasta las 24 horas del 4 de noviembre de 2022.

Consultar las bases del concurso.

On the 29th of September at 6pm, we invite you to take a soundwalk through Bairro do Rego, accompanied by the young people who participated in the creation of the sound pieces, where we can share experiences and “listen” to the places in the neighbourhood.

“URBAN VISIONS. Beyond the Ideal City” is an independent film festival promoted by City Space Architecture.

“URBAN VISIONS. Beyond the Ideal City” is part of A-Place, whose competition includes:
- A-Place / Migrants, refugees and displaces communities, investigating the living conditions of migrants, refugees and displaced communities in cities, in Italy and elsewhere.
- A-Place / Resilient Communities, investigating the work of self-organized communities through creative and multidisciplinary placemaking initiatives.

We are happy to announce the winners of the A-Place: Mapping Contest “Share your experiences of domestic places” 2022. 

A Reconnecting Place (Lisbon) will be present at the New European Bauhaus Festival, presenting a two-part workshop by Marta Fiolić and João Ferreira, and exhibiting the work in progress on their artistic project in Bairro do Rego neighborhood in Lisbon.

In this workshop we will showcase the strategies we are developing to engage people around the world in a reflection about the sense of place, present the tools we are using and reflect on the ways in which this ongoing work can lead to the consolidation of a network of places and placemakers.

Join us Gare Maritime, Rue Picard 7, 1000 Brussel, Belgique Saturday 11 June from 12:45 to 13:45.

Plaza Blocs de La Florida
Sábado 11 y Domingo 12 de Junio 2022, de 5 a 7

Una actividad participativa en el marco del festival NEW EUROPEAN BAUHAUS, realizada por el proyecto A-Place en colaboración con La Gloria Factoría de Arte.

The theme of this second edition is domestic places, your experiences with them. We invite you to share your experiences of the places where you live by means of a photograph and descriptive text.

Closing date for submissions is 31 May 2022 at 24:00 CET

We are happy to announce the results of the third “A-PLACE – Video Production Open Call”, in its 2022 edition.

Finally, the jury decided to assign the award to the project entitled:
“The Place I Inhabit” by SINDIHOGAR collective.

On March 24, 2022, on the occasion of the World Water Day,  Sitesize is organising a round table at the Auditorium of the Bellvitge Cultural Centre to discuss ways of convergence of scientific knowledge, community action and cultural creation.   

The paper "An Empty Space, A Virtual Place" presented to the AMPS Conference  "Cities in a Changing World" is now published and available in the proeceedings of the conference.

The third edition of the A-Place open call for video productions to investigate the process of creating a sense of place is now open. Deadline for submissions ends February 28th, 2022 More information at: http://loop-barcelona.com/a-place-call/

We are happy to announce the winners A-Place Mapping Artwork Contest 2021.

Congratulations to all the winners!! Thank you all for your participation! The next Mapping competition will take place in spring 2022. We will announce in the following months. Stay tuned with A-Place!!

It's time to vote! https://forms.gle/JkYLFo4j8ADA2KNz6

The jury and public awards will be announced in an online ceremony on Tuesday, December 21, at 17:00 CET.

Screening of three video productions selected from A-Place Open Call 2021.  

- Beans, Rinsed Twice. Video Open Call Winner 2021 (ex-aequo).

- I Can Only Dance To One Song. Video Open Call Winner 2021 (ex-aequo).

- La Carpa

26-27 October, 2021
Centre d'Art Tecla Sala, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. 

Participation is open to all those interested.

A-Place invites artists (individually and collectively) to share with us the places they have created or transformed.

Closing date for submissions is November 15, 2021 at 24:00 CET.

Prizes:

- First Prize: 300 Euros
- Second Prize: 200 Euros
- Third Prize: 150 Euros
- 3 Audience Prizes: 100 Euros each

Winners will receive an award certificate from A-Place. The awards will be announced at an online ceremony on December 2021.

NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Nova University Lisbon, the Nova Institute of Philosophy, AMIGLuz Association, and the A-PLACE Project announce a Soiree to present the winners of the contest “My Neighbourhood... my Place”. The program takes place on Saturday, 25th September 2021, at 5 pm, at Largo da Associação Bairro Padre Cruz (Rua Rio Zêzere, Nº 3), in Lisbon, and will include moments of poetry and memories of the neighbourhood. The special guest is the young fado singer Martim Saragasso D'Aires.

“URBAN VISIONS. Beyond the Ideal City” is an independent film festival promoted by City Space Architecture.

“URBAN VISIONS. Beyond the Ideal City” is part of A-Place, whose competition includes:
- A-Place / Migrants, refugees and displaces communities, investigating the living conditions of migrants, refugees and displaced communities in cities, in Italy and elsewhere.
- A-Place / Resilient Communities, investigating the work of self-organized communities through creative and multidisciplinary placemaking initiatives.

On May 21st, at the opening of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia, the Cyprus Pavilion hosted the latest project of Urban Gorillas “ASeedlingPlace” under their project: "Anachoreis: Upon Ihabiting Distances".

ASeedlingPlace is an open process in constant progress, where visitors are invited to participate by planting seeds, transfering cuttings, tending and growing new plants in a collective garden. The structure acts as a scaffolding, a facilitator for co-creation while also extending its physicality by providing seeds and inviting the visitors to plant elsewhere, expanding it in both space and time.

63 entries from professional artists from 17 European countries were submitted to the second “A-PLACE – Video Production Open Call”, in its 2021 edition. We would like to thank everyone who submitted a proposal for their interest and efforts.