During this Winter School on Sustainable Cultural Leadership in times of crisis, we investigate how we can deal with crisis and uncertainty in a creative manner. Although the interruptions and restrictions that may accompany them have a negative connotation and impact, they also offer opportunities for innovation, development and new beginnings. What are challenges that cultural sectors and cultural industries across the globe face today? What are the opportunities that arose, what can we learn from each other? How can creativity be utilized in theory & practice as an instrument to overcome crises? How did the crisis change us and the way we approach things?

This captures the essence of ‘Crisis and Creativity’, an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural winter school. We are keen and inspired to provide a platform to discuss shocks, change, transition and opportunity while offering interdisciplinary and transnational collaboration and expertise stemming from different cultural fields in relation to crisis.