Romanian creative NGO focused on supporting and developing the urban landscape seeks artists, cities, and universities to build innovative projects under research and development or outsourcing agreements

Short summary The Romanian NGO was established in 2016 to support and develop the urban and national landscape through creative and innovative projects. Initiatives supported by the association focus on educational, social, creative, and interdisciplinary activities. To further develop its activities, the NGO seeks international partners in the fields of arts, education, culture, as well as municipalities wishing to engage in joint projects under research and development or outsourcing agreements.

Full description The Romanian NGO is a cultural association established in 2016 from the founders’ desire to support the development and rejuvenation of the urban and national landscape through creative and innovative mechanisms. The association achieves its aims by implementing recurrent projects with high impact and visibility, both locally and nationally. The NGO’s project portfolio includes: - Festive lights contest for concepts and solutions – The contest was started in 2015 and takes place every year. Artists, designers, and architects are involved to propose and select the best festive lights solutions - Street delivery project focused on transforming pedestrian areas by proposing new ways of urban planning such as a flowers market etc. The event takes place every year. - A yearly campaign for raising awareness about depression and the importance of asking for help regarding mental health - Green center project where different dull areas in urban areas are transformed by using potted flowers which are adopted by businesses and residents The Romanian NGO seeks to further develop and expand its project portfolio by identifying and addressing concrete problems with creative approaches. In this context, the cultural association seeks new international partners active in the cultural, artistic, educational, and social fields, interested to develop creative projects in urban settings. The Romanian NGO is interested in identifying consortia and applying for funding under different European calls including: Horizon Europe, Creative Europe, Erasmus+ etc. Cooperation with the partners identified will be based on research and development or outsourcing agreements.

Advantages and innovations The Romanian NGO offers the following advantages: - Excellent communication with international partners. The Romanian NGO has extensive experience in developing international partnerships. All members of the NGO adapt easily to multicultural environments. - A pro-active attitude focused on problem-solving. The Romanian NGO is a young, dynamic organisation, able to react quickly to maximise results. - High creativity and innovation potential – Members of the NGO are out of the box thinkers, thus leading to creative ideas with differentiate and add value to the projects proposed.
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