cheFare

cheFare develops projects for culture. We do this through training programs and strategic support pathways, working alongside communities, cultural organizations, institutions, and public bodies; supporting all those who, through project design, help people, networks, and territories to grow—tackling increasingly ambitious cultural, social, and political challenges. cheFare leads research and debate on social and cultural innovation, publishing original articles contributed by more than 500 authors. We curate editorial series and, together with major publishing houses, publish books that help interpret and engage with the contemporary world. cheFare organises and curates festivals, events, and gatherings on collaborative culture—both in person and online—in partnership with networks and organisations across Italy. It also publishes a newsletter featuring articles, in-depth pieces, as well as calls and opportunities linked to the worlds of collaborative culture that we explore. cheFare was founded in 2012 with the Premio cheFare, which in its three editions awarded €350,000 to 5 collaborative culture projects selected from over 1,800 proposals submitted from all over Italy. This journey, carried out over three years together with leading sector experts, high-profile cultural juries, and mobilized cultural communities, also involved over 180,000 people voting online. cheFare is a non-profit cultural association (ETS) founded by Tiziano Bonini, Federica Vittori, Francesco Franceschi, Giacomo Giossi, Marco Liberatore, Bertram Niessen, and Valeria Verdolini.