Creative Collaboration is a British Council project in partnership with artists, cultural leaders and creative entrepreneurs across South East Europe and the UK.

The project uses innovative approaches to networking to encourage arts and cultural leaders from different countries and different art forms to talk together, learn from each other and develop new partnerships for effective cross-border working.

Launched in Istanbul last year, with support from the UK’s award-winning theatre group ‘Improbable’, the project is bringing together leading arts professionals to work on the issues that are most important to them such as public space, arts and professional development, social inclusion, cultural leadership and creative cities.

WHY ARE WE DOING CREATIVE COLLABORATION?

			We want to enhance the creative economy of Europe and build intercultural understanding between artists and audiences across the region.
			We want to bring together creative professionals from arts communities of South East Europe and the UK to develop the networks and skills they need for effective cross-border collaboration.
			We want to realise our vision of “Working together to build next generation Europe”.

WHAT DO WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH THIS NEW INITIATIVE?

			Improved levels of trust and understanding between artists and arts communities in South East Europe and the UK.
			New collaborative productions that involve multiple countries and multiple art forms and that will reach more people.

WHAT’S THE B&H PROJECT ABOUT

All Inclusive Sarajevo project was awarded a grant under the Creative Collaborations project fund of The British Council and is a collaboration between the Royal College of Art Helen Hamlyn Centre and Kulturanti, a non-profit association based in Sarajevo whose aim is to promote creative collaborations between groups and individuals who do not routinely have the chance to collaborate.