Engaging in
communities
through art
Connecting artists, educators, and communities across Europe through circular and socially engaged creative practices.
What is
EU-COM-E?
EU-COM-E builds on the existing Circular Online Museum platform and expands it into a space for participation, learning, and co-creation — a living, evolving environment where practices are tested, documented, and shared.
— FIVE ACTIVITIES, ONE ECOSYSTEM
What we do?
Interconnected actions across Europe,
designed to bridge artistic practice with social and environmental change.
— FOR EVERYONE
Who is it for?
No specific background required —
diversity of experiences is essential.
— WHAT CHANGES
Our impact
Change happens at multiple scales — from individual practice to collective transformation.
— WHAT CHANGES
Join EU-COM-E
Become part of a growing European network of creative practices where art meets community, learning, and sustainability.
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Portraits
The people behind the practices — artists who shaped the Circular Museum by sharing their work, their methods, and their needs.
SOLA
“Art is the ethereal language of the unutterable which transcends…
Bendos
“When young people discover that being an artist is a…
Boris Hurtel
“Working with children with disabilities inspired me greatly and helped…
Dadave
“When we put tools in children’s hands, especially those of…
Arnaud Théval
“My artistic practice consists in stirring up the social space…
Ola Abdallah
“By supporting Syrian artists and other artists in exile, the…
Boris Jean
‟What made me dream as a child is what I…
Claire Poisson
“Printmaking is an art of revelation: at the moment of…
Najah Albukai
”Drawing makes it possible to address very harsh realities without…
Shapla Singha
”When I open up a space for women to share…
Ali Zareghanatnowi
”Every object carries both an intimate story and an ecological…
Ana Mejia Eslava
‟We do not save people from the situations they are…
Joachim Romain
“Bringing beauty into the street already creates an encounter and…
Sepideh Barazandeh
”The connection between me, my works and the people who…
Daria Yurishcheva
“Our animated films cannot end the war or free political…
Areeba
“The question that I keep coming back to is: how…
Anna Krenz
“What really works are projects that combine art with a…
Rodney LaTourelle
“Art making is often a solitary experience, but I think…
Amandine Sar
”Sharing part of one’s life and story is motivating. I…
Sophie Dubromel
“Art enables people to meet in a different way: each…
Anna Kiryakova
“Art shouldn’t be isolated. It should be everywhere – in…
Dawid Wojtalewicz
“I like to make a bridge between the two worlds:…
Karen Chabert
”For people who find it difficult to put their emotions…
Yüko
“I can’t change the world, but through art or my…
Damiana Spoto
“My work is about bringing together different ‘frequencies’: I treat…
Biagio Lamberti
“You step on the ground and at a certain point…
Andrea Nolè
“I think the real curiosity in art is the possibility…
Maria Ditaranto
“My work finds its fulfillment in the eyesof the observer….
Fiorella Fiore
“The role of artists is becoming increasingly prominent in the…
Francesco Carvelli
“Remaining an observer—stepping outside the mindset of wanting to interpret,…
Rossella Liccione
“I transform emotions: I take them from the outside, bring…
Armando Capitanio
“I remember my first creation perfectly: I was tidying up…
Valentina Giordano
“Art is the constant experience of facing that moment which…
Marta Spinelli
“What I aim to do is make art more accessible…
Emanuel Wolfstrin
Emanuel Wolfstrin magnifies waste by accumulating and arranging it into…
Aida Mhadhebi
Design and craftsmanship to promote free expression: this is the…
Carla Di Pardo
Carla Di Pardo’s art is freedom and sharing, energy that…
Gabriele Agamennone
Gabriele Agamennone Jibril Agamennone is a cabinetmaker who over time…
Marisa Santopietro
For Marisa Santopietro, design means sustainability and collaboration. Marisa has…
Marcella Di Palo
Activism and creativity move Marcella Di Palo to create artifacts…
Roberta Leuzzi
“Often the objects I find suggest me how to create…
Ercan Arslan
Ercan Arslan lives and works in Berlin and Istanbul. Since…
Giuliana Provenzale
“Curiosity is my fuel. Finding a way to reuse objects…
Mona Mahler
Mona Mahler is an upcycling fashion designer. As a tailor,…
Jibé
Jibé, the contemporary street artist ″up-cycles″ the walls of different…
Luca Califano
Art as a peaceful protest against consumerism: this is what…
Bence Marafkó
The contemporary Hungarian artist and graphic designer, Bence Marafkó’s work…
Paolo Scozzafava
Recovering waste objects to model emotions and memories: this is…
Subin Kim
Subin Kim, a painter from South Korea currently residing in…
Nada Ahmed
Nada Ahmed is a Nubian/Egyptian writer, artist and activist based…
Lucia Bonelli
Lucia Bonelli is an Italian social engaged artist who opens…
François Rossier
François Rossier has been working as an autodidact furniture upcycler…
Anne-Iris Cailette
Being an up-cycling artiste doesn’t only mean that one works…
Ferhat Bouhrar
Ferhat after having left Algeria where he had worked as…
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VisionS
Practices that already work — projects and organisations turning art into social and environmental change across Europe.
Atelier des Artistes en Exil
A collective cultural space founded on creation, solidarity and shared…
The Spreepark Art Space
The Spreepark Art Space began its activities in March 2024…
Floating University Berlin
A Natureculture learning site Photo by Helena Majewska The Floating…
La Fine Compagnie
A transdisciplinary, collective practice rooted in its local area Photos…
RE-use Berlin
Re-Use Berlin is an initiative of the Berlin Senate Department…
Villa Mais d’Ici
A collective cultural space founded on creation, solidarity and shared…
Nuova Libbaneria Mediterranea – Weaving heritage and community
pictures by Marco Deodati The Nuova Libbaneria Mediterranea is a…
TAM – Tower Art Museum
TAM – Tower Art Museum is a contemporary art museum…
GONGLE — social and theatrical experimentation
This article is based on an interview with Nil Dinç,…
Cota Art for Society
What are COTA’s main activities? COTA is a small association…
the MOON Museum by Il Salone dei Rifiutati
What are your main activities in the MOON Museum and…
Sauvage méditerranée
Could you briefly describe your association and its objectives? Our…
Itinérance
What are the “Itinérance” project’s main initiatives, activities? Launched in…
The Wandering LibrarY
Bibiloteca Errante is a collection of artists’ books called Babelic Atlases. The…
Djerbahood
In 2014, Mehdi Ben Cheikh, founder of the gallery, offered…
Circular Berlin
Organised as a non-profit, we accelerate Berlin’s transition towards a…
Centre for Circular Art
In the narrower sense, the center for circular art is a studio…
Grumento Partecipata
The project was conceived by the eco designer and architect…
RE-STOR-E
How visual creativity and visual arts based practices can raise…
Fashion Revolution Germany
The idea of the “Fashion Revolution Germany e.V.” emerged from…
Le Patamacchine – The Patamachines
The exhibition was born in 2008 sprouting from an idea…
