Inspiration. Collaboration. Action.
We warmly invite you to the inaugural NEB Stockholm Fest, an event inspired by the New European Bauhaus Festival in Brussels.
Our goal is to create a yearly meeting point for those who wish to explore and apply the New European Bauhaus principles in Stockholm, as well as forge relationships, learn from other projects, or even kick-start new ones with likeminded institutions.
This first edition will take place at Frihamnstorget, a co-created outdoor container village serving as a platform to Blivande, Frihamnens Kulturförening, businesses and cultural actors working with participatory urban development, sustainability, and cultural innovation.
Program Overview
Together
📢 PART 1: Professional Exchange
14:00-14:20 // Welcome & Introduction to NEB MiniFest
We will begin by introducing the Local Chapter, who we are and why we are gathering.
14:20-14:30 // Introduction by Joint Research Center (EU repesentative)
Brief introduction by a JRC researcher outlining the NEB’s core values and its working principles as the building blocks of the NEB Compass, and how these guide the NEB initiative towards inclusive and sustainable living spaces.
14:30-15:30 // NEB Compass Presentations
A presentation of NEB-aligned projects across Europe, both large and small scale, that show how collaboration and creativity can shape better places. Cases where actors have collaborated in NEB-inspired ways.
15:30-16:30 // Panel: Weaving Complexity into Change
A panel on complexity, bringing together voices from multiple sectors to unpack challenges and opportunities in transformative work.
Moderator: Rosa Danenberg, PhD. Researcher and urban planner working in the Landscape Architecture division at SLU, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Confirmed Panelists:
Östen Ekengren - CEO of Stockholm Green Innovation District
Hampus Lindblad - Founder of Blivande and social entrepreneur
Jan Åman - writer, kurator and co-founder of Färgfabriken
Philippa Staffas - buissness developer & strategist, Centrum för AMP
Emilia Smeds - researcher in urban planning and urban innovation, KTH
16:30-17:30 // Guided Mingle & Site Tour
Further meet other professionals engaged and interested in NEB. Get a guided tour of the space if you haven’t been at Blivande/Frihamnstorget before (start at 17:15). Food & drinks provided.
Registration is required for this part of the fest. If you haven’t received an invitation, please email us at diana@blivande.com
Sustainable
📢 PART 2: Public Workshops & Exhibition
17:30-19:00 17:30-19:00 Theme: Growing Beauty
Join creative, interdisciplinary workshops on the theme of how to find and grow beauty in urban environments, in sustainable ways.
Three workshops will take on this theme from three different angles.
17:30-19:00 // Workshop 1: Grow your own mycelium art piece!
Learn how to design and grow objects from mushrooms. A natural, sustainable and biodegradable material from hemp and mushroom's root system. It's a beginner workshop to be introduced into the world of microbes and alternative production.
17:30-19:00 // Workshop 2: Build a sandbox for wild bees.
We invite you to join us for an exploration of the porous habitats of the city and how they allow for different non-human inhabitants to coexist with us. We will focus on the sand bed as an environment for soil-dwelling species like solitary bees / wild bees. Through hands-on experimentation we will design and build small sand bed prototypes for these inhabitants together.
18:00-19:00 // Workshop 3: PlaybacktheaterDefining moments - stories from our neighborhoods.
Teater X uses an interactive improv-form called Playback theatre that has its roots in experimental theatre and storytelling. In a Playback performance, that often has a theme, the actors mirror what the audience share with a magical blend of poetry, music and movement. A Playback performance is a “here and now” experience and is always unique since it is improvised and not based on a script.
Beautiful
📢 PART 3: Cultural Program
19:00-20:00 // Culture, Vision & Celebration
To close the festival, we invite you to a final performance that celebrates hope, imagination, and visions of a more beautiful future.
We’ll explore the power of creativity to inspire and uplift — ending the day with wonder, joy, and a shared sense of possibility.
Open to all ages.
19:30-20:00 // Circus show: Entwined
Entwined is an exploration of communication and connection between the two artists- how we are tied together, and where we can get tied up.
The forces we put on each other with our energy
and emotions are enacted physically, as we explore the impacts we can have on each other without realizing. We want the audience to share the playfulness and joy we find in being intertwined, but also reflect on how easily miscommunication can ensnare us.
Confirmed Panelists, Workshops & Performance
Coming soon
We hope to see you on the 5th of September!
Let’s build a local NEB ecosystem that is bold, inclusive, and inspiring. Together we can imagine, collaborate, test, and grow a more beautiful, sustainable, and inclusive Stockholm.
