Lviv presented its journey towards the title of European Capital of Culture 2030 at the “AntIDote: Unity” conference — an event that brought together over 130 representatives of culture, civil society, and the diaspora to explore ways to overcome social fragmentation.
In June, the conference “AntIDote: Unity” brought together over 130 participants from across Ukraine — including representatives of the cultural sector, civil society, state institutions, diaspora, and local initiatives. The core focus of the event was finding solutions to overcome fragmentation within Ukrainian society.
During the pitching panel dedicated to projects capable of uniting communities, Yuliya Khomchyn presented Lviv’s bid for the title of European Capital of Culture 2030.
In her presentation, the head of Lviv’s application process shared the city’s path to the competition and introduced the concept of “Responsibility to Be,” which forms the heart of the bid. Here, culture is framed as a space for recovery, support, and imagining the future — in response to the experience of war, displacement, and broken connections.
The conference discussions focused on topics that also resonate strongly with our bid: the integration of local initiatives, strengthening of Ukrainian communities abroad, and the role of culture in building a resilient civil society and Ukraine’s soft power internationally.
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