About us
Clubture is a national network of independent cultural and arts associations, comprising 70 members of varying size and scope. The network is dedicated to strengthening the independent cultural sector through program networking, increasing public visibility, encouraging organizational development, and enhancing its influence on the institutional framework in which it operates.
Clubture serves as an infrastructure for fostering cultural diversity, cooperation, and social change. Its purpose is to create conditions for innovative programmatic collaboration and cross-sectoral connections, promote decentralization and balanced cultural development across all geographical areas, support the growth of organizations (especially smaller ones), and, more broadly, advance independent culture and contemporary artistic practices. It also actively participates in initiating and advocating public policies over the long term.
At the core of Clubture’s work is the common good—culture as a tool for social transformation—where participation is not a formality but a daily practice that builds resilience against centralization and precariousness.
Founded as a response to the need for cultural decentralization, the development of local cultural scenes, and greater investment in creativity and cultural participation, the network operates within the paradigm of cultural democracy. Its fundamental goal is to ensure that everyone not only has access to culture but can actively participate in contemporary culture and the arts.