How can art and culture, heritage and creativity drive the climate transition? Please tell us your story! Share your ideas and experiences, your proposals and projects - whether they are finished, in progress or not yet started.

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The Map of projects and grid of their stories enables direct connections between what are now widely dispersed practices and practitioners. PACESETTERS' Library of Practice is a living and growing base for collaboration and experimentation

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Who is calling?

PACESETTERS is a research and innovation action funded by the EU's Horizon Europe research programme. It brings together partners and places, creative practice and research perspectives that are out of the ordinary: creatives and climate scientists, artistic researchers and rural entrepreneurs, cultural workers and open source communities. 

PACESETTERS consortium consists of 15 partners: universities, cultural organisations, independent foundations and research agencies from across Europe who share the confidence that innovation is most often found where it is least expected. We are coming together at a time when multiple urgencies are shaking old certainties, because it is time to look out and make new connections.

 

What is this call?

PACESETTERS is a call for emerging or advanced practices from the cultural and creative sectors in response to climate change. We want to collect good examples and lessons learned, failures and success stories, new ideas and practical proposals from all fields: from architecture to music, from design to literature, from fashion to coding, from theatre to game development.

The idea is to learn as much as possible from what has already been proposed, tried or implemented. This means 

  • Analysing and demonstrating the impact of these efforts in order to encourage uptake;
  • Translating and transferring experiences across sectors, actors and disciplines;
  • Stimulating and inspiring new ideas and novel approaches.

 

Open Call

We will document, map and visualise the full range of different efforts in the field of arts, culture and creativity to respond to the challenges of climate change. The result will be an interactive map of projects and proposals from all cultural and creative sectors. It will showcase current efforts to

  • Adapt to the challenges of climate change, e.g. moving towards climate-smart operations at institutional or project level;
  • Contribute to the climate transition towards more sustainable modes of production, e.g. through the use of regenerative materials and circular aesthetics;
  • Drive the climate transition by exploring its implications in terms of social, environmental, aesthetic and intergenerational equity, e.g. by raising issues of social justice or diversity.

 

How can you contribute?

On the PACESETTERS website you can

  • Tell your own story about a project or proposal you have initiated or participated in;
  • Provide information about projects that you think are relevant;
  • Share the experiences of other practitioners facing similar or different challenges;
  • Submit, edit and update your contribution on an ongoing basis.

 

How will you benefit?

Selected submissions will become part of PACESETTERS creative case studies and their implementation, realisation or conceptualisation. PACESETTERS will provide tailor-made and expert feedback to advise the initiators or submitters. The aim is to explore and realise the full potential of collective action and agency by

  • connecting creative practitioners across geographical, disciplinary and sectoral boundaries;
  • building new networks and access to resources;
  • developing strategies to attract third party funding.

Furthermore, submitted proposals may be included in the PACESETTERS Real World Laboratories in Genalguacil, Galway and Nowa Huta for testing, referencing and further development. They can also be presented in panels and poster sessions at the Creative Transformation Summit in November 2025.

 

What happens to the information?

The data and information collected through this web form (project descriptions and optional contact information) will provide an empirical basis for identifying and exploring new opportunities for rethinking and strengthening the role of arts and culture, heritage and creativity, especially in the context of current societal challenges related to climate crises.

The grid of stories we collect will enable direct connections between what are now widely dispersed practices and practitioners. The Library of Practice will serve as a dynamic and evolving basis for collaboration and experimentation.

Participation in the survey is voluntary. Participants may withdraw without giving a reason. Contributions can be made either anonymously or as a registered user.

Selected parts of your contributions (clearly identifiable in the submission form) will be validated and made publicly available on the PACESETTERS website under a Creative Commons-Share Alike licence. Please note that no personal data will be published in any form. Survey participants will not be identifiable in the Open Map of Projects or in any other publication, unless permission is explicitly given.

All data collected will be stored on the PACESETTERS web servers in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The legal basis for the processing of personal data is informed consent. This includes the possibility to edit, update and remove submitted data at any time during the research project. Users who are registered at the PACESETTERS website can access the data they submitted any time. Participants who can legitimately claim ownership of a project have the possibility to rectify anonymous submissions regarding their own projects. 

Personal data will only be used for internal purposes and will not be shared with third parties. Your analysis will inform and guide the creation of creative case studies and the testing of their findings in real-world laboratories. The results will be published in open access publications. Conclusions and concrete examples will be used for policy briefs and recommendations to key stakeholders such as funding agencies and policy makers.

The Open Call web form will be available online for the duration of the research project, until March 2027. After the end of the research project, continued access to the main project results will be ensured. All personal data will be deleted at the end of the research project, unless explicitly requested otherwise.

NTNU, as the coordinator of PACESETTERS, is responsible for processing the information. Participants of the survey have the right to lodge a complaint with the Norwegian Data Protection Authority. Further information is available in PACESETTERS privacy statement and masthead.

 

How to move on?

  • Participate in the PACESETTERS survey below and submit a project or proposal
  • Get in touch directly with the PACESETTERS research team
  • Join us for the PACESETTERS SUMMIT from November 12 to 16, 2025
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Your privacy matters!

We offer you three different options to submit your project, proposal and ideas. Please select an option that suits you best. Bear in mind that PACESETTERS will never publish or share your personal data with anyone. 
Please enter your first name or given name. 
Please enter your last name or family name. 
If this field is empty, although you are registered as a user at the PACESETTERS website, it means that you are not logged in. Please go to the login page and enter your credentials
Relationship

Explain your relationship to the project or proposal which you would like to submit 

The data will be collected and processed in accordance with EU GDPR and PACESETTERS Privacy Policy. Personal information will not be shared outside the PACESETTERS consortium partners. 

 

Terms of service

These terms and conditions shall apply to your participation in the survey connected to PACESETTERS “Open Call for Advanced and Emerging Practices” (hereinafter “the Survey”), which shall include your completion of the Survey and submission of the completed Survey to the research team of PACESETTERS (hereinafter “the Research team”) via the the research project website PACESETTERS.EU

By participating in the Survey, you agree to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

1. Provision of Information

1.1 You understand that any information you provide in the course of accessing or participating in the Survey is subject to these terms and conditions.

1.2 Participation in the Survey is voluntary and thus you may choose not to provide an answer to any given question of the Survey, except for those questions marked as compulsory. For such questions, failure to respond to these may mean that you are not able to complete the Survey.

1.3 Information provided in response to questions in the Survey will be compiled with information provided by other participants in the Survey (hereinafter “Respondents”) to feed into materials to be developed and made publicly available by the Research team, including on the Research team website and in other publicly available documents or fora, in such a way so that personal data of Respondents are not disclosed. However, name of the entity on behalf of which a Respondent has provided information may be disclosed in such materials, including to identify the entity as the source of specific information which a Respondent has provided in response to questions in the Survey.

1.4 The Research team reserves its right to communicate with you using your contact details as provided by you in accessing or responding to the Survey, including to seek further details on the information you provide in response to questions in the Survey.

1.5 In participating in the Survey, you agree to grant the Research team an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide and royalty-free license to use the information you provide for the purpose of the development of relevant materials in the conditions specified herein. In particular, you agree to the organization on behalf of which you are responding to be identified and acknowledged as a Respondent and to the disclosure of information provided by you in response to the Survey, as provided in these conditions.

2. Disclaimer of Liability

2.1 The Research team shall not assume responsibility for the information provided by Respondents.

2.2 The Research team reserve its right in its sole discretion, with notice, to: cancel, terminate or modify the Survey in any way at any time; exclude any Respondent from participation in the Survey if it is believed that it does not comply with these terms and conditions; and use the information provided by Respondents for the purpose of developing relevant materials and making them publicly available.

2.3 By participating in the Survey, you accept that the Research team shall not, under any circumstances, be responsible or liable to you for any kind of loss, damage, liability or expense incurred or suffered (including all loss of profit, loss of use, loss of revenue, loss of contracts, increased costs and expenses and all special, indirect and consequential losses) which is claimed to result from your participation in the Survey.

2.4 The Research team shall not make any warranty as to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through the Survey or of the Survey’s results.

2.5 The Research team will make its best efforts to protect the confidentiality of Respondents’ private information and personal data, except as otherwise provided in Article 1.3 herein. However, the Research team does not warrant the confidentiality or security of such information in case a breach of confidentiality and/or security occurs.

3. Terms of use of the website of PACESETTERS

3.1 Except as otherwise provided, the terms of use of the website of PACESETTERS.EU shall apply to your access to the Survey in addition to the terms and conditions as stated herein. In the event of any conflict, the terms of use of the website of PACESETTERS.EU shall apply.

4. Modification of these terms and conditions

4.1 The Research team may modify the terms and conditions governing the Survey at any time. Such modifications shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by any means including, but not limited to, posting new terms and conditions on the website of the Research team. Participation in the Survey after such modification shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by you of the terms and conditions existing at that time, including any modifications.