26th June 2026
We Are Listening to Artists and Entrepreneurs
After completing our desk research, we moved into Task 2.2 – Participatory Mapping with Stakeholders. Across our four countries, we are now speaking directly with artists, cultural practitioners, entrepreneurs, small business owners and community actors to better understand their real experiences and needs. Through interviews, story-based focus groups and participatory conversations, we are exploring what sustainability and wellbeing mean in their professional lives, which obstacles they face and what kinds of tools, networks, partnerships and learning opportunities they feel are missing. These conversations are helping us go beyond statistics and reports and understand how people actually experience the challenges that emerged during our desk research.
