Newsletter
July 2025
Foreground
Applications are now open for Generativa Academy!
A free hybrid training programme for artists, cultural and creative professionals, and GLAM workers to explore generative AI critically and creatively.
The journey includes two in-person campuses in Naples and online modules: asynchronous lessons and live specialist sessions from October to December 2025.
From ethics to prompting, Generativa helps shape the future of creativity.
Apply by September 5, 2025 – limited spots!
Blog
Materahub at the Just Fashion Workshop
On June 19–20, Materahub joined the Just Fashion Pilot Workshop in Antwerp, working with partners from 8 countries to support a more sustainable and inclusive fashion industry.
As coordinator of the Staff Jersey pilot, together with ART-ER, Materahub is developing tools like virtual ecodesign and Digital Product Passports (DPPs).
The team is now moving forward with the Climate Transition Plan and pilot implementation.
Materahub’s Annual Lecture at the University of Perugia
On July 4–5, Materahub’s Roberta Capozucca and Eleonora Santini gave the annual lecture at the Master in European Project Design for Culture and Creativity at the University of Perugia.
This 6th edition of the Master trains professionals to work in European cultural and creative projects with a practical, hands-on approach.
The sessions focus on sharing experience, inspiring new ideas, and reflecting on what it means to be a cultural project designer today.
Opportunities
GreenCCIrcle Academy: Free Online Training for Creative Professionals
The GreenCCIrcle Academy offers free online courses for professionals in the cultural and creative sectors. Designed for creative workers, green facilitators, educators, and trainers, the training focuses on sustainability, business, and leadership.
Participants can access:
- Three courses: Green Substance Skills, Business Skills, Strategic & Leadership Skills;
- Nine flexible modules with case studies and practical tools;
- A self-paced format to fit individual schedules.
To explore the full course offer, download the Course Overview PDF. Not sure where to start? Try the Self-Assessment Test and identify the most relevant modules for your needs.
GreenCCIrcle:Join the Local Living Lab in Matera
GreenCCIrcle launches its first Local Living Lab in Matera, inviting local creatives, citizens, and experts to explore sustainable practices in the craft sector.
Participants will:
- Map local stakeholders
- Reflect on common challenges and the green transition
- Co-create ideas for more sustainable solutions
The event offers a chance to be selected for the European Living Lab in Venice, December 2025.
E-ART Open Call: Sustainable Artistic Lab for the Community
Materahub, in collaboration with E-Art and Spazio Y – OFF1C1NA, is launching a five-day artistic lab guided by Giulia Apice and Veronica Neri. Participants will explore alternative techniques using natural colours, rainwater, recovered flowers, and reused fabrics.
No artistic experience is required, just curiosity and a desire to express and experiment. The lab will end with the creation of a collective artwork shaped by shared gestures and diverse perspectives.
The lab will take place at Spazio Y – OFF1C1NA (Via dei Juvenci 11, Roma) from 15 to 19 September 2025. Participants are asked to bring old sheets, blankets, or other household linen. Maximum 10 participants.
Promoting EU
Promoting Europe is the official Materahub dissemination channel to stay updated on news, communities and opportunities coming from European projects. Read what’s new and follow us to keep in touch.
CREASSE: Exploring the Social Economy in Rural Europe
Rural communities across Europe are discovering new ways to grow social businesses that support people and the environment. Creasse has brought together 139 experts to explore partnerships and ideas to strengthen this movement.
In 2025, the United Nations celebrates cooperatives worldwide. To highlight this, Creasse shared inspiring stories from social farms, local fashion, and traditional crafts.
Recent visits to a bakery in Spain and a brewery in Italy showed how these businesses can create real social and environmental value.
CREDEX Project Launches Website and LinkedIn
The CREDEX project, coordinated by Materahub, has launched its official website and LinkedIn page. Visit creative-credex.eu to explore the project goals, consortium members, and latest updates.
Follow @Creative CREDEX on LinkedIn for news, insights on microcredentials, and opportunities to connect and collaborate.
Let’s co-design the credentials of tomorrow—rooted in creativity, designed for lifelong learning.
Craft Mobilities: Open Call for Round 2
The Craft Mobilities programme offers a 10‑day residency for craft practitioners across Europe.
- Round 1: Closed (selected candidates from Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden).
- Round 2: Open until December 10, 2025. One craft practitioner will be selected from Croatia, France, Ireland, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia (residency to be completed by October 31, 2026).
- Round 3: Will open in June 2026 (for residencies in 2027).
Hosting organisations from any EU or Creative Europe participating country can also apply and be featured in the programme.