IN SITU is the European platform for artistic creation in public space
Led by Lieux publics, European and national centre based in Marseille, France
and co-funded by the European Commission.
Since 2003, the network has supported over 300 artists working outside conventional venues and contributing to the transformation of our territories.
IN SITU is an ecosystem connecting artists with audiences, programmers and key players involved in the social and political realities around Europe.
From 2020 to 2024, IN SITU coordinates the cooperation project (UN)COMMON SPACES, which brings together:
18
partners16
associate artists16
citizens-experts13
countriesWe support artists
working outside conventional venues.
We believe in public space
as a democratic place
where art brings new perspectives.
We trust in intercultural cooperation
to bring our convictions to life
through field actions.
Built by passionate programmers since 2003
IN SITU was created in 2003 by 6 programmers (festivals, creation centres,theatres…) passionate about new aesthetic trends and public space issues across Europe. It grew in scope, from 6 to about 20 members and various partners working on the whole cultural chain. IN SITU continues to support artists creating for local contexts, involving inhabitants and questioning the challenges of our contemporary societies.
After two decades of active actions to strengthen the art in public space sector, IN SITU wants to go deeper in the support provided to artistic creation. IN SITU dedicates its ressources and expertise to the capacity building, the production and the mobility of talented emerging artists in Europe and beyond.
20 years of international cooperation
The 20-year success of IN SITU would have never been possible without the close collaboration of IN SITU members. With collaborative-style governance, members actively participate in designing the projects and defining strategic orientations. The management of such ambitious European projects relies on the solid experience of a team dedicated to leveraging the knowledge and dedication of these international structures. The coordination team ensures every step of the decision-making process is implemented horizontally, ensuring the richness of the platform.
Since 2003, IN SITU has supported:
300
artists so far200
additional until 202820
countriesthrough a hub of ressources, representations, public tests and festivals.
7 successful projects co-funded by the European Commission
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META
2011 - 2016
Team and governance
The IN SITU Coordination team
Rosalie Gonzalez
IN SITU Coordinator
She/her
+Specialized in the management of cultural initiatives, I started working in the field of international cooperation 6 years ago. During my previous experiences I coordinated networks and monitored cultural projects ranging from programs against illicit traffic in cultural goods to rehabilitation of museums and safeguarding intangible heritage. Today, I am thrilled to dedicate my energy and skills to living arts in the public space. Culture has always been at the heart of both my personal and professional lives. I am deeply convinced that renewing our vision of the space we live in is a necessary and exciting challenge of today’s society.
Théo Millet-Ursin
Coordination officer
He/him
t.millet-ursin@lieuxpublics.com
+After 7 years of training, between university courses and European exchange programs, I joined the Lieux publics team. These last years spent between Lyon, Saint- Etienne, and the Balkans, have sharpened my curiosity, developed my attraction for arts, cultures and languages, and led me to wonder about our relationship with spaces, their use, their perception and appropriation by inhabitants, artists and nature. This is how I arrived in Marseille, a city that I am still discovering and that never stops surprising me. I then joined the IN SITU program, through which I integrate and coordinate a network of partners, artists and citizens throughout Europe around themes that fascinate me.
Fériel Rahli
Communication officer
She/her
+It took 9 years spent building communication strategies in agencies and on the media side for me to finally put my experience to good use in artistic creation. Eager to meet new people and discover new things, I couldn't have done better than at IN SITU, where I help coordinate and promote a network of artists and partners as talented as they are varied. Sailing between Marseille and Montreal since my childhood, I am (re)discovering in Europe an exciting territory with infinite possibilities.
Wafaâ Mesbaoui
Communication officer
She/her
+It took 9 years spent building communication strategies in agencies and on the media side for me to finally put my experience to good use in artistic creation. Eager to meet new people and discover new things, I couldn't have done better than at IN SITU, where I help coordinate and promote a network of artists and partners as talented as they are varied. Sailing between Marseille and Montreal since my childhood, I am (re)discovering in Europe an exciting territory with infinite possibilities.
Lilia Romero
Administration officer
She/her
+In the continuity of my dual trajectory in international cooperation and performing arts between Paris and Amsterdam, I am thrilled to join the coordination team of the IN SITU network. In the past years, I worked on the implementation of large-scale programmes promoting participatory governance for culture at UNESCO. Both creative and down to earth, I enjoy collaborating with partners from diverse nationalities and will apply a pragmatic and human-centered approach to support the network’s activities. As I was particularly interested in creative mobilizations of public space during my master in cultural analysis, I look forward to work closely with key partners in this field across Europe to advance artistic practice as the beating heart of our communities.
Coline Lechat
Administration and coordination assistant
She/her
+After being part of several theatre-related European projects in Paris, I decided to sharpen the skills I had learned by pursuing a career combining management, art, and international cooperation. IN SITU is a perfect example of how to mix all three, and I am excited to improve my administrative and coordination skills while witnessing the artistic projects of an inspiring network. As an apprentice, I'm balancing my experience at IN SITU with a master's degree in cultural management. This dynamic allows me to transition between the concrete aspects of projects and the general theory.
The IN SITU Steering Committee
James Ray Moore
Curator-producer, Østfold Internasjonale Teater
Emke Idema
Associate Artist of (UN)COMMON SPACES
Jay Wahl
Executive Director, Flynn Center
Valentina Kastlunger
Artistic Director, Zona K
Anna Giribet i Argilès
Artistic Director, FiraTàrrega
Alexis Nys
Director, Lieux Publics
Ádám Kobrizsa
Associate citizen of (UN)COMMON SPACES
The experts surrounding us
Marie Le Sourd
Secretary General, On The Move
Matina Magkou
Post-doc researcher
+Dr Matina Magkou is currently a post-doc researcher at the SIC.Lab Méditerranée of the University Côte d’Azur in France. She holds a PhD in Leisure, Communication and Culture from the University of Deusto in Spain, and and MBA from the IAE Nice. Her research focuses on cultural and creative industries, creative spaces, cultural relations and diplomacy and cultural policies. She has served as the Head of Communications and Outreach of Athens Development and Destination Management Agency, as Public Relations officer at the European Parliament, DG Communication at the Madrid office, as a Senior Film Festival Operations Manager at the Doha Film Institute and the Athens Festival, and as responsible for Public and International Relations for the ECOC Patras 2006, among others. For the last fifteen years she has also been working as a free lance consultant with cultural networks and organisations evaluating projects, facilitating learning processes and project managing complex projects. As part of her consulting projects, she has worked on the development of a toolkit for fair cultural relations for EUNIC (2022), the evaluation of cultural networks (European Theater Convention/ 2022-2024, ENCATC /2019-2021 and Eurozine /2021) and cultural cooperation projects (Culture@WorkAfrica for Interarts and STARTS-Cultural Exchange for Goethe Institute), the OiRA platform for risk assessment for the live performance sector for Pearle* and European social partners (2013-2016). She is also Board member and responsible for international development and communications for the Athens-based artistic and community organisation, UrbanDig Project (since 2015) and co-founder of KOΛΛΕΚΤΙVA for culture and social innovation.