The Creative Industry Stimulation Fund is the Dutch national cultural fund for design, architecture and digital culture. It funds innovative design projects by creators and cultural institutions in the creative industry.

Since the Renaissance, art has formed a political ambition of extraordinary audacity: the invention of individuality. Now that conditions are ripe, art can help shape a second ambition continuing on from the first: constructing a democracy. In order to give a voice to citizens and enable them to finally play a role, the actions of the Nouveaux Commanditaires take place on the art scene without walls. This can occur anywhere and is open to those who wish to take on a responsibility as an active player. In these situations, the citizen becomes an equal to the artist and acquires the authority to publicly express a need to create as well as to assess what is produced in the name of art. This mode of action has long gone beyond a mere declaration of intention, it is a tangible reality with hundreds of accomplished artworks. These reflect and demonstrate the fact that both citizens and artists have the intelligence and the courage necessary to highlight contemporary cultural necessities and act in consequence.In this new scene, the relations between each party are governed by a protocol that defines everyone's role and relies on trust to reach agreements rather than acts of authority and regulations. In order to give rise to an art of democracy, each player needs to take on their own responsibilities, and bring a communal, rather than just private, meaning to their individual commitment as well as to the artwork.

From RIBA's "100 women architects": Until 2022, the Romanian-Belgian architect Oana Bogdan was operating as Bogdan & Van Broeck. The Brussels-based practice is reconfiguring under the name &bogdan which stands for cooperation and promotes the "follow me I'm right behind you" type of leadership. In her work, Bogdan’s problem-solving mentality and cooperative ethos come together to create spatial conditions for collective life. Here she questions the architect’s traditional role, believing that the profession’s skills can be used to navigate the complexity of many areas of life. Embracing this ability to translate to other contexts, Bogdan took on the role of Secretary of State for cultural heritage in the Romanian Government which assumed leadership of the country in 2016. In 2021 she was appointed Chairwoman of the Expert Committee in charge of the reform of Brussels Region's building code.

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With the Instagram page @WomeninArchitectureBelgium, several Belgian architecture organizations are joining forces to create a platform for women in the architecture sector. Weekly, a hostess will take over the account and offer an insight into her experiences in the field. The often underexposed role of women in design practice, but also in architectural policy, research and education will be put in the spotlight.

I am honored to have been chosen Ambassador of Wiki Women Design Belgium. Five women who have an impact on the contemporary design sector in Belgium have been elected ambassadors: Oana Bogdan, Sara De Bondt, Stefanie Everaert, Caroline Lateur and Linde Freya Tangelder. Together, we will support this project to achieve a fair gender representation in design and historiography.The Flemish Institute of Architecture - the initiator of this project - promotes women who have left their mark on architecture, graphic design, fashion and product design. Most remained under the radar of heritage institutions, researchers and collectors. This project aims to use "Wikipedia edit-a-thons" or writing sessions to record women's contribution to Wikipedia and thus compensate for their lack of visibility.

The International Union of Architects (UIA) unites the architects of the world through a federation of their national organizations. Through its triennial Congresses and Forums, its international Design Competitions, its Working Groups and its Commissions, the UIA acts as a platform for knowledge sharing, helping craft innovative and collaborative solutions for architectural advancement, with a particular focus on sustainable development.