Turning the Tide Lab

In mid-October 2025, Stockholm hosted a four-day event where art, culture, and environmental issues intersected. Intercult brought together partners from the EU-funded Turning the Tide project and members of the River//Cities Network with artists, cultural practitioners, urban activists, scientists, and policymakers to share ideas and collaborate on how culture can help communities connect, cooperate, and drive change.

Lia Ghilardi gave a speech and participated in a panel, highlighting how cities can move beyond extractive development models toward regenerative, ecosystem-based thinking. She emphasized culture’s role—when well resourced, both as infrastructure and through engagement activities—in reconnecting communities, restoring social and ecological systems, and guiding cities through today’s intertwined environmental, social, and economic challenges. More about the Lab here.