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After three years in action, Bordr Economic Association discontinues as an organization. With our peak as a six week exhibition at Queens Museum in New York City, the Bordr storytelling tool, African Traders camera lending, and the “Europe Grand Central” EU project, our board now moves on with new related ventures. Most notably with “Global Grand Central”. We are still engaged with the Bordr-method of inclusive storytelling, and will continue Bordr in other forms. We thank all who have contributed to our work during this time! more →

To include partners from across the world platform Europe Grand Central changes name to Global Grand Central. This is part of an ambition to form a sustainable long-term structure of applied research. The platform – built by iterating reporting of more than 35 local inclusive projects across eight countries in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East – launches in late February. more →

A new book, including a chapter on Bordr-method, will be presented at a seminar on September 22nd at the Göteborg Book Fair. more →

During the summer the open database of Europe Grand Central (www.europegrandcentral.net) opened as a Beta-test website. We are now working with a first round of test users (artistic researchers) across Europe and beyond aiming to build a lasting archive and research base on creative inclusion around the concept of crossing borders. more →

In February 2016, Europe Grand Central –in co-operation with the Roberto Cimetta Fund– launched an open call to invite Arab artists to submit proposals to six thematic European art residencies on the concept of BORDERS and local communities. The call received 350 online requests and 119 written applications. Nine artists have now been selected. more →

Our European project is now running activities all across the continent. At a meeting in Vienna projects were coordinated, and our inclusion database (in the form of a metaphorical rail network) designed towards its opening during the summer of 2016. Also important mutual workshops were held to start spreading concepts of the project. more →

Borders of friendships, food, horses, growing up, and other galaxies are explored in a recently started two-month long elementary school project in Bengtsfors county, Sweden. more →

Arab artists and cultural professionals in North Africa and the Middle East are now invited to apply for residencies with partners of Europe Grand Central in Greece, Italy, Poland, Sweden, and Malta. more →

Valletta, the capital of Malta and European Capital of Culture 2018, becomes a “friend” of Europe Grand Central. The EU-funded… more →

Europe Grand Central, the Bordr based project combining lessons in social inclusion from cultural organizations across Europe, gets special attention from its main funder, the EU-Commission. more →