Dear friends, collaborators, community members, and supporters,
As many of you know, >top Association for the Promotion of Cultural Practice has been active in Berlin since 2002. Our collective includes artists, researchers, architects, and activists engaged in practices from individual research to collective curating and transnational collaboration. Our shared and open infrastructure supports projects that embrace interdisciplinary methods, radical imagination, and community-oriented experimentation.
We are delighted to announce that, after many successful, passionate, and inspiring years, Mindaugas Gapševičius and Juan Pablo Díaz have stepped down from their long-term roles as co-chairs of the association. Following the recent election, Yelta Köm and Xristina Sarli were elected as the new co-chairs and will continue this collective journey together with the broader >top community.
In this new phase, >top will continue to operate as an open project space at Schätzelbergstr. 1–3, Berlin, enabling artistic, discursive, and research-based projects at the intersections of politics, ecology, technology, and society. We will continue to foster dialogue, support collaborative and transdisciplinary projects, and embrace diversity across artistic and activist practices through exhibitions, panels, workshops, and collective gatherings.
We sincerely thank Mindaugas and Juan Pablo for their dedication, vision, and the spirit of generosity they brought to >top. Their contributions have been fundamental in shaping our community and its ethos.
Looking ahead, we warmly invite you to co-shape the next chapter together with us. As a new board, we are eager to expand collaborations and explore new directions in ecology, sustainable fashion, spatial practices, performance, queer and diverse perspectives, bio-lab activities, and workshops.
Please feel free to reach out, share your ideas, visit us, and subscribe to our mailing list to stay updated on upcoming events. Let’s continue building this space together — through dialogue, experimentation, collectivity, and care.
With warm regards and excitement,
Yelta and Xristina