Canòdrom is a public, open, and community-driven space for creation and the free circulation of ideas in the fields of democratic innovation and critical technology. In this sense, the facility also aims to become a driving force for the development and consolidation of new innovative projects, fostering connections between them while considering the community and social realities of the surrounding neighborhoods and the rest of the city of Barcelona.
The call aims to facilitate synergies between projects in order to turn Canòdrom into a stimulating space for collective creation, a reference in science, technology, and democracy. In this context, the return of projects to the neighborhood and the city will be a fundamental part of these residencies: the work carried out within the program will be intertwined with community action and will enhance the potential of citizens by opening spaces for reflection and shared work.
Additionally, the selected projects will be incorporated into the governance of Canòdrom and its working groups to collaboratively think and design the space’s project in a co-responsible manner.
Types of collaborative projects
Projects submitted to the call must be related to one or more of the following thematic areas:
- Democratic innovation
- Free and democratic technologies
- Feminisms and technologies
- Video games with a critical perspective
- Citizen and participatory science
- Digital culture
- Data analysis, visualization, and democratic governance
- Digital commons
- Critical urbanism and digital technologies
- Digital rights and technological sovereignty
- Free culture
- Innovation for citizen empowerment and self-organization
- Social transformation and social innovation to address social, health, climate, and housing emergencies
Selected projects in the residency modality will have access to workspaces at public rates, use of photocopiers and printers, access to IT equipment, meeting rooms and shared spaces, and support from Canòdrom’s Technical Office for project development and communication actions. Selected projects will be able to carry out their stay for 36 months, extendable up to 24 months depending on the chosen modality.
Process timeline
The proposal submission will be open until March 16, 2025 via the following form.
The resolution of the call and the publication of selected residencies will take place on March 28, 2025. The selected projects will be able to start their collaboration from April 1, 2025. You can check the call’s terms and conditions here.
Collaborating entities and research: Open call year-round
Projects or initiatives that wish to be part of the Canòdrom community can apply as collaborating entities without a fixed space or as research projects. Entities applying under this modality will enjoy the various benefits available to collaborative projects, except for fixed workspaces at Canòdrom.
