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Reset! is a European network that brings together and supports independent cultural and media organisations.

It highlights the fragile situation and specific needs of these independent structures, which operate outside the control of public authorities and large private groups.

The network’s mission is to work collectively to redesign (reset) the cultural and media landscape in Europe and beyond—guided by the shared values of pluralism, diversity, equality, and sustainability.

By amplifying visibility and encouraging collaboration, it creates opportunities for connection and action both online and offline.

In a sector that is often fragmented and isolated, there’s an urgent need to unite, support, and empower these actors to reach critical mass and gain transnational recognition.

Fully committed to building a new model, the network advocates for resilience and recovery in a field continuously affected by ongoing crises.

It brings together a wide spectrum of independent cultural and media initiatives—venues, festivals, community radios, cinemas, bookshops, artistic hubs, booking agencies, local authorities, and resource organisations.

The 4 pillars of the network:

1. Developing professional opportunities and cooperation between members and between networks
2. Raising awareness of the realities and threats to Europe’s independent cultural and media sector
3. Providing network members with tools on contemporary and sectors’ challenges (ecology, equality, LGBTQIA+ inclusion, international cooperation, consolidating economic models, digital issues, etc.)
4. Contributing to the co-construction of new public policies in line with the contemporary issues and adapted to the independent cultural and media sectors

APR 2022

Reset! was launched at the end of 2021 as part of the Creative Europe program.

JUNE 2022

Kick-Off Summit in Reset in Brussels with the 35 founding members.

For two years, Reset! has organised 64 workshops in 27 countries to collect the needs of local cultural players, to understand the obstacles they face and how these organisations are addressing those challenges.

APR 2022

General Assembly in Lyon: Reset! held its second General Assembly at Arty Farty’s headquarters in Lyon, gathering

The General Assembly was followed with the first edition of the Focus Meetings, a series of focus meetings to discuss on key issues linked to the Creative Europe Programme and current European challenges. This event was dedicated to the topics of youth, independent culture and democracy.

JUNE 2022

Publication of the Statement, Independence needs to stay independent. Resetting European Culture – roadmap to 2024.

Reset! members published a statement to declare the need to advocate and support their shared values of pluralism, diversity, equality and sustainability on the road to the European Elections 2024.

APR 2022

Publication of Reset! Atlas

Reset! presented its Atlas of Independent Culture and Media, a developed and expanded version of the extensive editorial work carried out through two years of work embodied in the organisation of 64 workshops across the continent and a significant documentation effort compiled into articles, interviews, and newsletters.

The body of work was intended as a sensitive cartography of independent realities in Europe. Divided into two parts, it aims both to explore specific situations across the continent in a collection of articles, interviews, and varied portraits divided in 8 topic-based volumes (Part 1), and to argue for improvements and developments in the funding systems and in the recognition processes of independent cultural and media structures on a European scale (Part 2).

JUNE 2022

Reset! General Assembly and Forum

Reset! held its General Assembly at its member Laboratorium’s space in Skopje, North Macedonia. More than 50 members met to reflect on the road ahead for the cultural and media sector, deepen our shared understanding, and strengthen the collective foundations of our network.

The General Assembly was followed by a public forum aiming to address key challenges faced by the independent sector. Through talks, workshops, networking sessions and musical performances, the day was imagined as a meeting point to amplify the voices of independent culture and media scenes across Europe.

RESET
GOVERNANCE
IS DESIGNED
TO RESPECT PRINCIPLES OF DIVERSITY & EQUALITY, BOTH
IN TERMS OF GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION AND SECTORS COVERED

THE NETWORK IS COMPOSED OF TWO GOVERNING BODIES

Composed by all members of the network, validates the decisions made by the Executive Committee and gathers once a year.
The assembly is comosed of 3 bodies:

• The independent organisations
• The local public institutions
• The supporting structures

The executive committee undergoes annual renewal to guarantee optimal representation and inclusion of the network’s members in the governance structure.
The commission is currently composed of 12 members of the network, including two representatives of the coordination team, and proposes and votes on the development strategy and the general organisation of the network.

To be part of the network, each new member is reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee

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