International Council for Cultural Centers (I3C)

 Our initiative 'Solidarity Bread' was involved in UNAOC #OneHumanity microsite as a good practive of solidarity in the face of COVID-19. In April we launched our online bread makings as a response to the needs of the society. Our moto is #High-TOUCH through high-tech with the wish of reaching more people in a need of sharing, expression of emotions and breaking a bread together with others.

In September, a member from Sofia Bread House team took part in the Academy of Cultural Management 2017, where we presented the work of the Bread Houses Network from the point of view of innovation in the social and cultural field. The Academy was organized by the Goethe-Institut Bulgaria, the Sofia Development Association and the City of Sofia. The event aimed to build capacity and increase the competences of cultural managers in Sofia and the region. The event was attended by representatives of municipal and national institutions, as well as independent organizations from the cultural and educational spheres. We moderated a discussion on “Social innovations” – a possibility for idea exchange between cultural managers with rich experience and many implemented projects, as well as beginners in the field.

 Sr. Joanna Trainer, a Benedictine sister, brought her vision to reality in 1984 when she purchased a house that would become the home needed to shelter women and their children as they began their journey to change their lives. The House can accommodate 22 to 26 individuals, with several rooms available for women with children.

This house in Alabama folds open to provide seating for an open-air performance space (+ movie).

 Sections of the house-shaped structure designed by artist  Matthew Mazzotta  are hinged and unfold to reveal rows of seating inside the walls and under the roof.

www.bread-art-house.org; read more at: http://www.encatc.org/cult-management-city/?page_id=86

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