BEYOND HORIZON: DECONFINING Arts, Culture and Policies in Europe & Africa
The BEYOND HORIZON conference, held under the umbrella of the DECONFINING project, aims to present the project to public and civil stakeholders and to build a network of engaged actors dedicated to de-compartmentalizing cultural policies in Africa. The conference, implemented by Institute for Transmedia Design (Slovenia) in collaboration with cultural and creative manager Mrs. Vydia Tamby (Senegal), fosters a more direct and constructive dialogue between African and European actors.
- DATE AND LOCATION: April 10th, 2025, Dakar, Senegal
Who is the conference for?
The conference brings together cultural and creative operators, artists, organization representatives and cultural stakeholders from two continents, Africa and Europe.
What do we hope to achieve?
Strengthened African-European network, engagement and cooperation:
- Connect active players from the cultural and creative field and support cooperation
- Increase awareness of mobility opportunities among African cultural and creative professionals
- Present the UNESCO 2025 Convention to enhance the existing ecosystem and support the establishment of new tandem cooperations and actions

Programme:
- 10 – 11 AM Opening words and the presentation of the action
Vydia Tamby, cultural and creative manager, Tomas Engel / Malin Nagel, International Theatre Institute, Germany (tbc), and Sara Božanić, Institute for Transmedia Design - 11 AM – 12 PM Presentation of tandem artistic creations within DECONFINING Arts, Culture and Policies in Europe & Africa
Karolina Bieniek, Art Transparent and Samba Yonga, Women's History Museum, Zambia (tbc) - 12 – 1 PM Presentation of the mobility study: opportunities and challenges for African artists and creative professionals
Felix Sodemann, International Theatre Institute, Germany (tbc) - 1 – 2 PM Lunch
- 2 – 3 PM Round table: mobility – catalyst for innovation and sustainable cooperation
The roundtable brings together cultural practitioners and policy makers from Europe and Africa to explore and present new ways of intercontinental cooperation The UNESCO 2025 Convention will be in focus.
It aims to open discussion and present an overview of current initiatives and best practices in cultural cooperation, highlighting the role of civil society in implementing the UNESCO 2025 Convention recommendations. - 3 – 5 PM Closing remarks & networking
Cocktails, conversation, and co-creation
We look forward to connecting with you!
Let’s talk about deconfining: hello@deconfining.eu