Competence Center Culture
Opening up
new perspectives on society
We are strengthening art that voices objections, demonstrates alternatives and stimulates dialog in society.
Societies are increasingly finding themselves overwhelmed by fragmentation and inequality. This makes understanding and cooperation all the more essential. Since art has repeatedly motivated us to work along the fault lines of society, we firmly believe that confident cultural scenes have a decisive influence on sustainable development. Artists create spaces and spark debates in which a society communicates about itself and its future. This is why we stand up for art that experiments and forges links. Together with our partners, we try out new forms of community and make people curious about how art follows its own rules.
Way of working
Shared spaces:
Creating opportunities for action
Through projects in urban and social contexts, in public spaces, or in vacant buildings, we create spaces for experimentation in cultural practices. In these settings, art fosters spaces for social interaction and reflection where experiences of participation and belonging become possible, meanings are negotiated, and social issues come to light.
Cultural diversity:
Strengthening exchange
Societies—like ecosystems—thrive on diversity. This requires sensitivity to different forms of knowledge, life stories, and modes of expression, as well as spaces where they can flourish. Together with local partners, we develop projects that promote intercultural and transdisciplinary exchange.
Regenerative Change:
Encouraging new perspectives
Through our work, we aim to encourage social and ecological transformation. Artistic practices are an important part of cultural ecosystems and foster a sensitive understanding of the needs of people and other living beings with whom we share a deep connection. Through projects that pursue locally rooted approaches, we contribute to this culture of care.
Projects
We are creating spaces for dialog and cooperation through cultural projects and platforms that span national borders.
We carry out our cultural work in collaboration with partners in Latin America and Africa, focusing on regional and international connections. Through site-specific artistic initiatives and platforms for collaborative learning and work, we foster exchange and cooperation among cultural communities.
LA ESCUELA___
Confluencias
Partners
Close partnerships and co-creation enable projects that have an impact in the local context.
Each project is developed within a specially curated network of partners. In doing so, we collaborate with local, national, and international cultural institutions, universities, foundations and funding organizations, government agencies and ministries, NGOs, and neighborhood organizations.
Since our activities take place exclusively within the framework of our own programs and selected partnerships, we do not award project grants.
Past Project Initiatives
Music In Africa
Changing Places
Terreno Común
SUR Akademien
Learn more about our international cultural projects!
“Education as Resistance”: LA ESCUELA___’s Collective Learning Exhibition at MoMA PS1
- For its first U.S. project, LA ESCUELA___ has been invited by MoMA PS1 to transform the museum’s Homeroom gallery into a collective learning environment. On view from November 6, 2025, to February 23, 2026, «Education as Resistance» foregrounds education as an experimental artistic practice.
Practices of change: An exhibition on regenerative cultures is opening soon in Santiago de Chile
- With the question ‘How can this place come alive again?’, the exhibition invites visitors to explore local knowledge and community action. It highlights efforts toward ecological and social regeneration through local practices.”
