European Projects
International cooperation embedded in CHRONIQUES’ DNA
For over twenty-five years, CHRONIQUES has been built as a project deeply rooted in its local territory while remaining resolutely open to the international stage. We rely on a rich, coherent and committed international network, conceived not as a juxtaposition of disconnected projects, but as a dynamic of lasting cooperation, founded on shared values and complementary skills. This approach allows CHRONIQUES to explore, alongside its partners, new forms of creation, research and transmission — always with a human-centred logic and a strong attachment to its territories, while opening up to the world.
The international dimension: a natural extension of CHRONIQUES’ cooperative DNA
CHRONIQUES’ international strategy rests on a structuring principle: artistic creation as the common entry point for all forms of cooperation. Building on this foundation, it pursues a twofold ambition. On one hand, supporting the internationalisation of French artists by offering them production, distribution and research opportunities abroad. On the other hand, welcoming international artists onto the territory, in order to circulate aesthetics, knowledge and narratives that renew the ways in which technologies and their uses are understood.
The Biennale des Imaginaires Numériques, its guest of honour and its showcases
Each edition of the Biennale highlights a guest country of honour and hosts several international showcases, offering the opportunity to present situated artistic and cultural focuses, in resonance with the edition’s theme.
International cross-residencies
Beyond the circulation of artworks, CHRONIQUES develops cross-border artistic residencies that support research and creation in multicultural contexts. These frameworks foster lasting collaborations, blending artistic practices, technical knowledge and situated perspectives.
Professional networks in the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI)
CHRONIQUES also brings together an international network of CCI professionals, who gather notably at the Marché des Imaginaires Numériques (MIN), a key event held as part of the Biennale.
European projects: a structuring ambition
European projects form an essential pillar of CHRONIQUES’ international vision. They allow themes and practices already explored locally to be extended to a European scale. These pilot cultural projects, which explore new modes of cooperation, provide us with a collective framework for creating and sharing resources and spaces for reflection, and for connecting artists, researchers, and cultural and technology stakeholders.
These projects are co-financed by the European Union (Creative Europe) and carried out with the support of the European partners involved:
S+T+ARTS Afropean Intelligence aims to create spaces for experimentation at the intersection of arts, science and technology through cooperation between 11 Afro-European cultural organisations and with the support of the European Commission. Through a residency programme in Africa, it promotes and facilitates creation by fostering a reflective intercultural dialogue.
Future DiverCities is a project seeking to reimagine the cultural regeneration of vacant urban spaces in a participatory way. The project develops cultural approaches to enhance and preserve the ecological value of unused vacant spaces in 9 European cities: Berlin, Zagreb, Split, Liepāja, Kuopio, Marseille, Florence, Timișoara and Athens.
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Realities in Transition (RIT) is an international community that aims both to explore and support alternative extended reality (XR) productions, and to experiment with new narratives and creative processes. RIT seeks to build a strong and independent European creative and activist XR community — a think tank for addressing current and future challenges in the digital sector.
Digital Inter/Section (DI/S) is a European project for digital art and cultural organisations. DI/S aims to explore new economic models for cultural organisations in the digital arts sector at a European level. The project seeks to diversify the revenue streams and business models of these types of organisations, promote sustainable, ethical and inclusive economic growth, and share tools with the CCI sector in order to strengthen its economic resilience.