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ECHN is a peer-led network on a mission to enhance the creative, economic & social impact of hubs

Creative Hubs have become new models for creative enterprises to grow, and invaluable mechanisms of change and assets to the creative sector. Creative hubs are uniquely diverse in structure, sector and services, qualifying them as a great driver for growth, competitiveness and innovation in the creative industries. They range from collective and co-operative, to labs and incubators; and can be static, mobile or online. In addition to encouraging collaboration, generating distinctive cultural practice, and offering much needed exhibition and events space, they also bring added value to agendas in regeneration, tourism, inward investment and education. The European Creative Hubs Network (ECHN) aims to:
• create a community of experienced creative hubs leaders across Europe
• enhance the ecosystem that supports the resilience and growth of the creative hubs sector
• promote creative hubs as innovative models to European policy makers and funders

Creative hubs managers from Europe and beyond will be able to:
• connect with peers and gain access to a community of hubs
• visit inspiring creative hubs across Europe
• exchange best practice and strengthen skills
• learn about successful and sustainable business models

26/10/2026

During 7, PLEX plex.athens became a space for experimentation, creative exchange and discovering new techniques and ways of making.

Participants experimented with mixed-media animation with Anna Járai (Transeuropa Festival ), explored biomaterials with Jeremy Morris (Fahrenheit.Works) and Selin Anzerlioglu | Design (BioLab Lisboa ), and discovered new possibilities for wool and digital fabrication with Silvia Brandi (FarmLab ) and Olivia Kotsifa (SYNFabLab ).

Artist Giun Trim, for Festival invited participants to imagine new forms of work in a future shaped by climate extinction, while Rafael Calado and Selin Anzerlioglu (BioLab Lisboa) explored alternatives to conventional packaging.

To round off the day, Craft Klub, a creative gathering by BASIS Vinschgau Venosta, brought everyone together around music (by Hannes Götsch), listening and hands-on crafting.

A big thank you to all the facilitators, organisations and participants who shared their knowledge, skills and ideas at PLEX and made these workshops possible! 💛

Image credits: Marika Tsouderou
Photos 3, 4, 6 by ECHN

23/10/2026

ECHN's community in Athens kicked off BAUTOPIA 7 on 7 October with three interesting workshops across the city.

At TransfoLAB ATH, Nada Tozija, Neda Tozija and Ariel Facundo Uzal brought participants together for a hands-on workshop on social design, circular fabrication and material innovation. At Athens Makerspace, participants explored plastic recycling and upcycling with Ilias Saltiel. And at Odyssea Themis Glyka used storytelling and artistic expression to explore creative agency.

A big thank you to Athens Makerspace, Odyssea, Transfolab ATH and all the workshop facilitators and participants who made these sessions possible!

23/10/2026

ECHN's community in Athens kicked off BAUTOPIA 7 on 7 October with three interesting workshops across the city.

At Transfolab ATH , Nada Tozija, Neda Tozija and Ariel Facundo Uzal brought participants together for a hands-on workshop on social design, circular fabrication and material innovation. At Athens Makerspace, participants explored plastic recycling and upcycling with Ilias Saltiel. And at Odyssea , Themis Glyka used storytelling and artistic expression to explore creative agency.

A big thank you to Athens Makerspace, Odyssea, Transfolab ATH and all the workshop facilitators and participants who made these sessions possible!

22/10/2026

What makes a network? The people who show up, share what they know, support each other and keep the conversations going long after an event ends.

A little throwback to BAUTOPIA 2026 in Athens (the first of many)! 📸

A few moments with the ECHN community, catching up with familiar faces, meeting new people and sharing ideas during or beyond the programme.

Want to see more? Head to the BAUTOPIA website to explore the full photo gallery.

Day 1: https://bautopia.creativehubs.net/bau-topia-7-day-1/
Day 2: https://bautopia.creativehubs.net/bau-topia-7-day-2/
Day 3: https://bautopia.creativehubs.net/bau-topia-7-day-3/

Photo credits: Marika Tsouderou

10/10/2026

And that’s BAUTOPIA 7! (and many more moments that we will share in the future)

Day 3 brought our main conference programme to an end with conversations on the future of creativity, case studies from across the ECHN network, hands-on workshops, and a special programme by Creatives Unite, alongside exhibitions, guided tours, cinema and one last night of Sonotopia.

A huge thank you to all our speakers, artists, workshop facilitators, partners, participating hubs and everyone who joined us throughout these three days. Thank you for sharing your ideas, knowledge, work and energy with us, and for making this edition what it was.

We’re leaving with plenty to reflect on and carry forward.

Until the next BAUTOPIA! ❤️

Image credits: Marika Tsouderou

09/10/2026

Day 2 of BAUTOPIA 7 had it all!

Thematic Cluster sessions with ECHN members (even with an Acropolis view from Bios Exploring Urban Culture !), thought-provoking talks, inspiring case studies, exhibitions and, of course, creative workshops.

Here’s just a glimpse of everything that happened yesterday. We’ll be sharing more in the coming days, so stay tuned!

For now, Day 3 is already here. 🦉

Image credits: Marika Tsouderou

05/10/2026

What does it mean to keep creating when everything feels like it’s coming to an end?

On Friday, BAUTOPIA’s main conference program comes to a close with a special Creatives Unite session at Romantso: Can We Go Beyond End-Times Narratives?

Igor Simić (Demagog Studio), Ainhoa Jean-Calmettes (Mouvement Mag), Angeliki Poulou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) and Athanasios Moutsopoulos (National Technical University of Athens – School of Architecture) in a panel moderated by Matthaios Tsimitakis (Creatives Unite) will discuss crisis narratives, the impact of AI on creativity, and how we can cultivate more actionable forms of hope while safeguarding creative agency and authorship.

📍 Romantso
🗓 Friday, 9 October
⏰ 16:00–18:30

And there’s much more happening across BAUTOPIA on Friday. Find the full programme at bautopia.eu.

30/09/2026

➡️ The second part of Day 2 of the BAUTOPIA7 main program continues our exploration of creative agency and sustainability through five stories from across our network of Creative Hubs.

How can cultural institutions create the conditions for people to act? What does it take to build more sustainable creative hubs? And how can shared infrastructure, local knowledge and collective practices open up new possibilities for creative communities?

📒 Find the full schedule here: https://bautopia.creativehubs.net/bau-topia-7-agenda/

Stay tuned for more program announcements!

25/09/2026

➡️ Day 2 of the BAUTOPIA7 main program focuses on actively exploring creative agency and sustainability. And what better way to do that than through interesting case studies from creative hubs and makers across Europe?

At the first part of October 8, we will focus on five stories that look at how creative hubs can create spaces for connection, experiment with new materials, work with local resources and build more sustainable practices.

📒 Full schedule in bio!

Stay tuned for more program announcements!

25/09/2026

➡️ Day 2 of the BAUTOPIA7 main program focuses on actively exploring creative agency and sustainability. And what better way to do that than through interesting case studies from creative hubs and makers across Europe?

The first part of the day, we will focus on five stories that look at how creative hubs can create spaces for connection, experiment with new materials, work with local resources and build more sustainable practices.

📒 Find the full schedule here: https://bautopia.creativehubs.net/bau-topia-7-agenda/
Stay tuned for more program announcements!

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