Using arts and storytelling

as a tool for social change

Park(ING) Day for Fitness films

Organizing Park(ING) day for Fitness activities and P-Spot events throughout Vienna (together with our amazing partners) has been a blast. We met some amazing people, engaged with our communities and created some amazing experiences along the way. We hope to continue this concept, take what we’ve learned and develop it even further. Here are the […]

Largo in a new location: documentary update

The story of Largo in Lisbon is one of the two stories filmmaker Yilmaz Vurucu has been closely following for his feature documentary on community initiatives. He had originally  visited Largo Residencias to do a case study for the Open Heritage project (with Eutropian), and created a short film as part of the Open Heritage […]

Collaboration with Wonderland

XsentrikArts has been collaborating with wonderland platform for European Architecture on a series of short documentary films  (funded by the Austrian Federal Chancellery)  exploring unique and inspiring stories of Viennese artists and initiatives that promote sustainable living and change the way we interact with out built environments, whether it be through projects and products or […]

Xsentrikarts films at Budapest Architecture Film days

Two documentaries co-produced by XsentrikArts  housing were featured in the Budapest Architecture Film days line up and screened during the festival. The featured films were on the London CLT, a community land trust that offers affordable housing; and a documentary on Sargfabrik in Vienna, a combined co-housing and social housing project. For more information on […]

Open Heritage documentary series complete

16 inspiring cases from all around Europe: Open Heritage Yilmaz Vurucu traversed across Europe with Levente Polyak to create this unique documentary series, which focuses on unique sites and initiatives that have utilized urban spaces to transform communities, foster exchange and promote inclusiveness. These documentaries explore the unique narratives of each site: how they were […]

Begegnungsorte to be screened at the Architekturtage Corinthia

As part of an ambitious project to document and tell the stories of the most unique meeting places and social spaces in Vienna, we produced the first installment of the “Begegnungsorte” series. We’re happy to announce that they’ll be screened at the “why not” exhibition in Klagenfurt during the Architekturtage Corinthia. About the exhibition: Why […]

district+ book series

A new online series about real people, giving meaning to their neighborhoods and communities through their efforts. Exploring districts, local cultures and public spaces through the eyes of local people, The first season of the District Book will be shot in Vienna/Austria. stay tuned.