IN SITU

Name

IN SITU

Legal name

IN SITU Platform

Website

https://in-situ.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Network Services

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Exhibition, Retail & Experiential Design (BPAHAKAL)

Keywords

• Public space arts
• Artist residency programs
• Transnational arts mobility
• Cultural network services
• Creative Europe platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. European Commission Creative Europe Funding: IN SITU operates as a project co-funded by the European Commission's Creative Europe programme. The platform coordinates funding distribution to support artists' mobility, residencies, co-productions, and network activities across Europe.
2. Membership and Partnership Contributions: Partners contribute to the network through in-kind support, hosting artists, and co-organising activities. Partners include cultural organisations from 24+ countries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IN SITU is a European platform for artistic creation in public space, led by Lieux publics and co-funded by the European Commission's Creative Europe programme. It supports emerging artists through twice-yearly open calls, immersive artistic laboratories (immersive labs), residencies, co-productions, and transnational mobility across a pan-European network of 27 programmers from 24 countries. All costs for selected artists are covered, including a €1,500 fee, travel up to €300 for air travel, meals, and accommodation, with the current cycle being PLATFORM 2025-2028.

Product overview

IN SITU is an ecosystem connecting emerging artists with audiences, programmers, and key-players involved in artistic creation in public space across Europe. The core offering is the PLATFORM program (2025-2028), which provides open calls, immersive labs, and coproduction support for emerging artists. This platform is complemented by an online Artists Repertoire catalog (370+ artists), educational resources including the MOOC Cultural Rights in Public Space, publications documenting artistic practices, and narrative content featuring artist stories and network discussions. The organization operates as a coordination and network infrastructure rather than a software product, facilitating transnational mobility, residencies, and artistic laboratories among 27 programmers from 24 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PLATFORM 2025-2028 The main European platform programme supporting emerging artists working in public space through twice-yearly open calls, immersive artistic laboratories, research and creation residencies, co-productions, and transnational mobility opportunities across 24 countries. Aimed at emerging artists meeting at least two criteria of aesthetic, geographical, or generational emergence, and at cultural partner organisations hosting activities.
• IN SITU Artists Repertoire An online searchable catalogue featuring more than 370 artists supported since 2003, with profiles and project portfolios of artists from over 40 countries working in public space. Used by programmers, cultural organisations, and audiences to discover artists and projects for programming and touring.
• MOOC Cultural Rights in Public Space A Massive Open Online Course developed with FAI-AR and Réseau Culture 21, offering 7 themes on cultural rights issues in artistic creation in public space, with filmed interviews, lessons, and exercises. Targeted at professionals in the cultural sector and artists seeking structured learning on cultural rights in public space.
• We Believe in Public Space Publication A digital publication concluding four years of collaboration and reflection on artistic creation in public space, featuring testimonies from associate artists, emerging artists, and network partners. Aimed at cultural sector professionals and the wider public interested in artistic creation in public space.
• Audience Development Publication Publication titled 'Let's Get Inspired by European Practices!' documenting capacity-building experiences and peer-learning among 17 staff exchanges across European partners on audience development for art in public space. Targeted at cultural organisations and programmers seeking evidence-based practice in audience engagement.
• (UN)COMMON SPACES Evaluation Report Public evaluation report titled 'Time and space to shift art in public space' covering the four-year (UN)COMMON SPACES cooperation project (November 2020 to October 2024). Provides insights for cultural sector stakeholders, partners, and funders on outcomes and lessons learned from the network's work.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, secondary and core.

• ArtishocsupportingTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Digital cooperative responsible for the technical implementation, back-end/front-end development, and project management of the IN SITU platform. Located at 6 cited joly 75011 Paris.
• Kimmel Center (United States)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020US-based performing arts centre in Philadelphia contributing to the international strategy of (UN)COMMON SPACES.
• Lieux PublicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Lieux publics is the leading organisation that founded and leads IN SITU. It is the European and national centre for artistic creation in public space, located in Marseille (FR). As project leader, Lieux publics coordinates all platform activities and hosts the IN SITU secretariat.
• Artopolis Association (Hungary)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Hungarian partner organisation contributing to the European network of public space art programmers. Hosts artistic activities and participates in knowledge sharing initiatives.
• Atelier 231 (France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003French partner hosting residencies and artistic laboratories for emerging artists selected through IN SITU open calls.
• BASE Milano (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Italian partner that hosted immersive labs and contributes to audience development initiatives within the network.
• FiraTàrrega (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Spanish festival partner and PLATFORM 2025-2028 ambassador that hosts artists and programming activities, including FOCUS #1 events.
• Freedom Festival (United Kingdom)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003UK partner since 2016 and PLATFORM 2025-2028 ambassador. Hull's award-winning international arts festival celebrating independent spirit and causes of freedom.
• Oerol Festival (Netherlands)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Dutch festival partner that hosts artist residencies and performances on Terschelling island, known for experimental public space work.
• Østfold Internasjonale Teater (Norway)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Norwegian partner hosting research residencies and artistic explorations in collaboration with organisations like BirdLife Østfold.
• Teatri ODA / HAPU Festival (Kosovo)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Kosovar independent cultural organisation committed to professional development in arts and culture, including work in public space. IN SITU partner since 2011.
• Metropolis - KIT (Denmark)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Danish partner organisation supporting artistic creation in public space within the European network.
• Norfolk & Norwich Festival (United Kingdom)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003UK partner contributing to the network with artistic programming and international collaboration.
• Provinciaal Domein Dommelhof (Belgium)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Belgian partner hosting artistic seminars and immersive labs for emerging artists within the network.
• La Strada Graz (Austria)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Austrian partner festival that hosts residencies and contributed to the MOOC Cultural Rights in Public Space.
• Bildstörung Festival (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003German partner festival contributing to the network's artistic programming and artist mobility.
• Bússola (Portugal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Portuguese cultural operator and associate partner contributing to audience development and artistic exchanges.
• CIFAS (Belgium)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Belgian research and education partner and associate partner within (UN)COMMON SPACES, collaborating on artistic residencies.
• FAI-AR (France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003French research and education partner that collaborated with IN SITU to develop the MOOC Create in Public Space and MOOC Cultural Rights in Public Space.
• Zona K (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Italian partner part of a four-organisation consortium (Zona K / Indisciplinarte / Pergine Festival / Teatro Stabile Di Sardegna) contributing to the Italian network.
• L'Art Rue (Tunisia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Tunisian partner extending the network beyond Europe, contributing to the international dimension of artistic exchange.
• Čtyři Dny / Four Days (Czech Republic)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Czech partner festival contributing to artistic programming and network activities.
• Flynn Center (United States)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003US partner from Vermont contributing to the transatlantic dimension of the international strategy focusing on the United States.
• Seoul Street Arts Festival (South Korea)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003South Korean associate partner contributing to the Asian international strategy within (UN)COMMON SPACES.
• Réseau Culture 21coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003French cultural network that collaborated on the MOOC Cultural Rights in Public Space, providing theoretical content and expertise on cultural rights issues.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Oerol Festival: Dutch site-specific performing arts festival on Terschelling island known for experimental public-space work and artist residencies. Comparable to IN SITU as a core network partner specialising in artistic creation in public space and emerging artist support.
• La Strada Graz: Austrian international festival for street arts, theatre, and contemporary performance in public spaces. Comparable to IN SITU as a core partner presenting public-space artistic creation and contributing to educational resources (MOOC).
• FiraTàrrega: Spanish international street and performing arts festival in Tàrrega, focused on emerging artists and public-space works. Comparable to IN SITU as a core partner specialising in public-space artistic creation, with ambassador and hosting role in the PLATFORM 2025-2028 cycle.
• Aerowaves: European dance network supporting emerging choreographers across 35+ countries with a Springboard catalogue, partner venues, and touring opportunities. Highly comparable to IN SITU in mission (emerging artists), mechanism (catalogue + partner network), and European scope.
• Freedom Festival (Hull): UK international arts festival in Hull celebrating independent spirit and freedom through live performance. Comparable to IN SITU as a core partner and PLATFORM 2025-2028 ambassador hosting emerging artists in public spaces.

Broad incumbents

• Culture Action Europe: European cultural advocacy and policy network representing cultural organisations and artists. Comparable to IN SITU in being a pan-European cultural platform working at policy and programming levels with member organisations across the continent.
• ENCC (European Network of Cultural Centres): Network connecting cultural centres across Europe for collaborative programming and policy advocacy. Comparable to IN SITU in operating as a Europe-wide membership network coordinating cultural programming and artist mobility.
• IETM (International network for contemporary performing arts): International network representing performing arts professionals and organisations across Europe and beyond. Comparable to IN SITU as a pan-European cultural membership network facilitating mobility, knowledge exchange, and advocacy for live performance practitioners.
• TransEurope Halles: Network of cultural centres housed in repurposed buildings across Europe. Comparable to IN SITU as a European cultural network platform coordinating programme exchange, residencies, and audience development among member venues.
• European Festivals Association (EFA): Umbrella association for European festivals covering music, dance, theatre, and multidisciplinary work. Comparable to IN SITU as a Europe-wide network supporting festival programmers and live arts presentation, though at broader category scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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