Migrant culture, community and collective action
Gathering in Pamplona
1–2 October 2026
Territorio(s) en plural is a programme of gatherings and collaborative work that seeks to recognise, connect and strengthen the migrant and racialised cultural fabric present across different territories of Spain.
Spain has a broad local cultural ecosystem made up of artists, cultural practitioners, collectives and organisations from diverse backgrounds who create, produce, organise and generate community and knowledge in the places where they live. Their practices enrich cultural languages, narratives and forms of participation, although they do not always have equal access to resources, networks, programming and recognition spaces, or to the places where decisions are made.
Through this initiative, we aim to connect experiences, identify existing capacities and resources, and build new alliances that strengthen the collective capacity of people working in culture from a migrant and anti-racist perspective.
Fes! Cultura’s expansion across Spain seeks to connect these learnings and capacities between territories and begin building a broader community around this shared purpose.
Who is it for?
Territorio(s) en plural is aimed particularly at individuals, projects, organisations and institutions connected to migrant and racialised culture in Pamplona and Navarre, as well as other actors within the cultural ecosystem interested in strengthening diversity, participation and cultural rights.
The activity is open to:
- Migrant and racialised artists and creators
- Cultural practitioners and professionals
- Migrant and racialised collectives, associations and organisations
- Cultural and community-based projects
- Independent spaces and cultural facilities
- Networks, platforms and cooperatives
- Universities and educational institutions
- Public administrations and cultural institutions
How do we do it?
- Total duration: 2 days
- Dates: 1 and 2 October 2026
- Schedule: Thursday 1 October, from 5 pm to 8:30 pm, and Friday 2 October, from 9:30 am to 2 pm
- Venue: Civican Cultural Centre, Pamplona
- Format: in person
- Participation: free, with prior registration
Programme
The programme combines open conversations, presentations of local experiences, participatory dynamics and collective working spaces to encourage mutual understanding, identify shared challenges and generate new connections and alliances.
Day 1 · Gathering
A first afternoon to get to know one another, share experiences and bring together projects and cultural actors from the area. A space to discover which practices are currently active, what needs and capacities we share, and to begin weaving connections that strengthen Pamplona’s migrant cultural fabric.
5:00 pm · Opening
Welcome by Daniel Franco from Graviola Estudio, a collaborating organisation in the development of Territorio(s) en plural in Pamplona. Introduction to the local context, the participants and the programme of the two-day gathering.
5:15 pm · Fes! Cultura – Territorio(s) en plural
Presentation of Fes! Cultura, its work and approach, and the framework of Territorio(s) en plural: an initiative to recognise and connect the migrant cultural fabric, strengthen relationships and expand opportunities for participation, collaboration and advocacy.
5:30 pm · Building the future: the migrant cultural fabric in Pamplona
An open conversation to explore and share different perspectives on Pamplona’s migrant cultural ecosystem.
Drawing on the experience of artists, associations and projects already working in the area, we will discuss the practices shaping this ecosystem, the barriers affecting the participation and recognition of its actors, and the experiences that are paving the way forward.
Building the future means collectively considering the conditions needed to strengthen this cultural fabric and recognising that the culture and the country we inhabit are also shaped by these trajectories, practices and communities.
With Daniel Franco, from Graviola Estudio; Vanina Vázquez Gentile, from Equala Iniciativas; Natalia Isla; and Black Power.
Moderated by Fes! Cultura.
6:50 pm · Connection space
A participatory activity to get to know one another, share experiences and identify common interests and needs among participating projects and cultural actors.
7:50 pm · Shared wall
A collective tour of the project wall to discover who is involved, what they do, what they can offer and what they are looking for. An informal space to continue conversations and explore potential collaborations among participants.
Music and refreshments.
8:30 pm · End of the day
Day 2 · Collective capacity
A morning of collaborative work to analyse the challenges and opportunities facing the migrant cultural fabric and collectively imagine a more diverse, fair and representative future.
Drawing on local experience, we will seek to identify concrete alliances and actions that can strengthen participation, recognition and the capacity for advocacy, connecting the work developed in Pamplona with a broader network of cultural actors and territories across Spain.
9:45 am · Opening
Welcome by Daniel Franco from Graviola Estudio, a brief recap of the previous day and an introduction to the participating institutions and cultural actors.
10:00 am · Cultural rights: for whom?
A presentation of a framework for approaching cultural participation from an anti-racist and intercultural perspective, led by Fes! Cultura.
We will begin with a key question: who can participate in culture, under what conditions, and with what capacity to make decisions?
From there, we will share some key ideas for thinking about programming, project design and cultural action through the lenses of diversity, recognition and equal opportunities.
10:30 am · Collective capacity I
Participatory table discussions to identify the barriers, conditions and opportunities that influence the effective exercise of cultural rights.
Drawing on the experience of projects, cultural actors and institutions, we will consider how to expand participation, recognition and decision-making capacity, and which alliances and actions can contribute to a more diverse and equitable cultural ecosystem.
12:00 pm · Coffee and connections
A break to explore the project wall and encourage informal conversations among participants.
12:30 pm · Collective capacity II
A collective sharing session to exchange learnings, prioritise proposals and identify concrete alliances and actions that can strengthen the migrant cultural fabric and give continuity to the connections created during the gathering.
1:30 pm · Continuities
Closing of the gathering and presentation of next steps and opportunities for collaboration.
2:00 pm · End of the gathering
Practical information
Registration is open until all places are filled.
Territorio(s) en plural Programme
The activity is free of charge with prior registration. Places are limited.
When and where?
Thursday, 1 October: from 5 pm to 8:30 pm.
Friday, 2 October: from 9:30 am to 2 pm.
Civican Cultural Centre. Avenida de Pío XII, 2. Pamplona, Navarra.
Nearby bus lines: 1, 4, 15 and 18.
Participants
Vanina Vázquez Gentile – Equala
She combines her professional career across psychology, consultancy and participation in cultural activities. She holds a degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Equality, Gender and Women, and has worked as a gender equality and diversity consultant at Equala Iniciativas for almost 20 years, where she leads projects for public and private organisations in Navarre. She has extensive experience in training and raising awareness around gender and intersectional perspectives, the prevention of gender-based violence and other equality-related issues in both the public and private sectors. Her outreach work also extends to the cultural field, through collaborations with literary series, film presentations and the podcast El eclipse.
Natalia Isla Sarratea “Nisa”
She is a curator and researcher specialising in contemporary art. Having moved from south to north, her practice explores the gaps within official history to make space for the unsaid, the unwritten and memories situated at the margins of the archive. With more than two decades of experience in the conservation and documentation of museum collections, her current interests have shifted towards dynamics of escape and the circulation of that which tends to disappear within institutional structures. Her curatorial work brings together reinterpretations of cultural heritage through contemporary discourses. Drawing on Southern epistemologies, she researches the notion of maternaje as a methodological and critical tool within the field of visual studies.
Black Power- Collective
A collective that defines itself as an offshoot of the Flor de África African Women’s Association. Its main purpose is to use performing arts, culture and introspection to raise awareness about racism, challenge stereotypes and make visible the realities of racialised identities in Pamplona and across the country.
Daniel Franco Sánchez – Graviola Estudio
He is a writer, creative director and co-founder of Graviola Estudio Creativo. He holds a degree in Literature and Creative Writing and a postgraduate qualification in Radio and Audiovisual Communication from the University of Navarra, where he also teaches as a guest lecturer at the Faculty of Communication. His work sits at the intersection of storytelling, art and creative thinking as tools for social cohesion and cultural dialogue. He has collaborated on projects connected to rural environments, visual arts and cultural mediation alongside organisations such as Fundación La Caixa and Fundación Caja Navarra.
Fes! Cultura TEAM
Gigi Ríos Ortiz
She holds a degree in Literature with a specialisation in Journalism from the University of the Andes (Bogotá), a Master’s degree in Literary Editing from Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona), and a specialisation in Cultural Innovation from the Global Leaders Institute. She is a partner at Connectats Cooperativa, where she promotes Fes! Cultura and En Palabras [migrant stories]. Her work spans writing, research and cultural management, with a particular interest in migration, cultural rights and the ways in which we build, tell and share our stories. In 2026, she coordinated the report La participación cultural de mujeres migrantes y/o racializadas en el sector cultural de España.
Diego Salazar
Diego Salazar is a cultural manager with a degree in Audiovisual Communication from Pompeu Fabra University and a Master’s degree in Cultural Management from the University of Barcelona. Co-founder and director of Connectats Cooperativa and one of the driving forces behind Fes! Cultura, he has more than fifteen years of experience designing and leading cultural projects with social impact. His work focuses on cultural rights, diversity, participation and strengthening cultural projects, organisations and ecosystems. He combines management and direct work with cultural practitioners with research, advocacy and public policy development.
What is Fes! Cultura?
Fes! Cultura is a platform that promotes cultural diversity by training, supporting and promoting cultural projects with social impact. We work from the conviction that culture is a key space for self-organisation, challenging dominant imaginaries and activating urgent conversations around migration, anti-racism, cultural rights, and social and environmental justice.
We are a community of creators, artists, cultural mediators, students and cultural professionals committed to collective processes of learning, creation and production, placing the voices and experiences of migrants and racialised people in Spain at the centre.
Through different lines of action, we promote the training and support of cultural projects, the creation of spaces for encounter and connection, the production of knowledge and tools, and the activation of advocacy processes aimed at building more diverse, open and democratic cultural ecosystems.
Contact:
Email: hola@fescultura.org
Instagram: @fes_cultura
Website: fescultura.org
Credits
Fes! Cultura is an initiative by Connectats Cooperativa, in collaboration with the Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies, with the involvement of the Master’s Degree in Cultural Management at the University of Barcelona, Fabra i Coats: Creation Factory and the Civican Cultural Centre.
With the support of Spain’s Ministry of Culture, Barcelona City Council and ”la Caixa” Foundation.
In collaboration with Pamplona City Council, Fundación Caja Navarra – Civican and Graviola Estudio.
Next stops
Territorio(s) en plural will continue its journey through other territories across Spain. Coming soon: Valencia and Seville.
