safer spaces

art – dialogue – safety – inclusion – change

safer spaces. out There and within is a long-term program of the Czech Centres focused on the notion of safety on both an individual and a collective level, particularly through culture and the arts

it explores the concept of safe space in two dimensions: on a personal level, as the cultivation of one’s mental and physical health, integrity, and resilience; and on a collective level, by considering the institutions and systems we live in and help shape as safe – that is, non-discriminatory, inclusive, considerate, and ethical
the program raises the question of the role that art and culture can play in these processes as drivers of potential positive change
its activities include an initial survey followed by artistic residencies, symposia, film screenings, exhibitions, workshops, performances, guidelines for working with physical spaces, and manuals
a key element is the collaboration with local communities (art institutions, non-profit organizations, community projects, etc.) as well as international experts. The program emphasizes an interdisciplinary and intergenerational approach, across the network of Czech Centres abroad

Presentation abroad

Czech Centre Sofia
Czech Centre London
Czech Centre London
Czech Centre Taipei
Czech Centre Seoul
Czech Centre Brussels
Literature Night 2025
Czech Centre Paris
Czech Centre Bucharest
Czech Centre Rome
Czech Centre Cairo

Residencies

Czech Centre Tel Aviv
Czech Centre Kyiv
Czech Centre Munich
Czech Centre Warsaw

Photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková

screening of movie I’m not everything I want to be / Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Vienna, Salzburg, Kyiv, New York, Bucharest, Vienna, Naples, London
exhibition Libuše Jarcovjáková: T-Club – Just Like in Paradise / Stockholm, Berlin, Vienna

Curatorial collaboration: Karina Kottová
Graphic Design: Terezie Štindlová
Contact: Hana Pištorová, pistorova@czechcentres.cz