PARTIS and Art for Change conference

January 2024 - Lisbon, Portugal

Each year, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation gathers together practitioners and projects in Lisbon under the banner of PARTIS and Art For Change. In January 2024, Saad Eddine Said was invited to present the first keynote speech at the event to explore the idea of Citizens In Power.

Saad used the keynote to reflect on the formation of the organisation, his work at New Art Exchange in Hyson Green, Nottingham, and the potential role for representative groups of citizens to shape programming, governance and policy in the cultural sector. Saad provided practical workshops for people interested in exploring the idea of citizen leadership.

Saad’s interview for PARTIS and Art for Change can be explored here.