Newsletter
November 2025
Foreground
Il 27 e 28 novembre Matera ospita MAGMA, il festival dedicato a creatività, innovazione e trasformazione. In un periodo di grandi sfide globali e locali, MAGMA diventa uno spazio di incontro tra discipline, idee e persone, dove cultura, tecnologia e impresa dialogano per immaginare un futuro rigenerativo. Dal Sud Italia all’Europa, Matera si trasforma in un laboratorio vivente per progettare nuove possibilità.
Blog
Creative Skills Week 2025: Building Europe’s Cultural Future
Creative Skills Week 2025 in Prague has evolved into a strategic platform for Europe’s cultural and creative sector. Through trust, co-creation, and local adaptation, the initiative fosters collaboration, professional growth, and meaningful dialogue. CSW demonstrates how creative skills drive social, educational, and economic impact, connecting local and European networks to shape a resilient and innovative cultural ecosystem.
Futures Design Education: A European Collaboration for Sustainable Learning
Materahub joined peers in Brussels for the “Exploring Green Futures in Education and Design” conference, part of the Erasmus+ Futures Design Education project. The event highlighted how art and design micro-credentials can equip students and professionals with skills for the Green Transition, putting New European Bauhaus values—sustainability, creativity, and inclusiveness—into practice across Europe.
Media
Highlights from Generativa Academy Napoli
Watch the highlights from the first Campus of Generativa, held in Naples on 3–4 October 2025. Generativa Academy explores generative AI applied to the cultural and creative sector, helping artists and professionals use these technologies consciously, effectively, and collaboratively. Over 80 participants joined talks, workshops, and collaborative activities on AI biases, social impact, and new forms of creativity, marking the beginning of a growing community.
Events
MAGMA 2025: Aetherium Live in Concert
On Thursday, November 27, join us at EcoVerticale in Matera for a mesmerizing performance by Aetherium. Blending jazz, electronic pop, and Arabic influences, the band creates an immersive soundscape that explores the boundary between tradition and experimentation. The concert reflects MAGMA’s commitment to creativity, dialogue, and innovation, offering an unforgettable evening where music meets transformation.
Ticket: €7 (concert + aperitivo)
Bookings: events@ecoverticale.it / +39 328 614 7526
Promoting Europe
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Invisible Natures and Future Ecologies: A Virtual Exhibition
Explore “Invisible Natures and Future Ecologies: From Decay to Regeneration,” an online exhibition featuring artworks from the E-ART Project across Sweden, Greece, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, and Ireland. The exhibition reflects on ecological fragility, the cycles of consumption and renewal, and how art can inspire care, imagination, and regeneration. From resource extraction to human responsibility, the works invite you to witness decay and envision resilient, interconnected futures.
STEAM Innovation: A Year of Creative Connections
In its first year, the STEAM Innovation project has built a European network connecting science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics, and culture. From Greece to Cyprus, Portugal, and Italy, teachers and students have explored new learning models through music, theatre, and makerspaces. National forums, pilot workshops, and hands-on labs are paving the way for the Transnational STEAM Festival in Matera, where creativity, collaboration, and innovative projects will shine.