aiku is the research centre of Ca' Foscari University of Venice dedicated to the interaction between culture, creative processes, and entrepreneurship.
Through projects in cultural production management, artistic interventions in companies, and corporate museum design, aiku transfers the results of academic research by activating the creativity of artists and cultural professionals to stimulate cultural change and strategic innovation.
We are driven by the desire to create real and productive opportunities for Art, Culture and Industry as a creative trigger to imagine new value propositions within the framework of a sustainable transition. Creativity, hybridisation and social impact are at the heart of aiku’s projects. We are active with projects at European, national and regional level that connect the business world with art and creativity professionals and cultural venues.
With research, thematic workshops, corporate theatre experiences, art-thinking courses, artistic performances and cultural events, aiku offers immersive learning opportunities at the border between economic and cultural production.
New interpretations of the present and critical awareness of the past are what enable aiku to project visions of the future that are useful to the economy and society.
We do this by relying on the prophetic power of artistic insights and the revolutionary capacity of creative solutions.
The "Cultura+Impresa" award
The PIC project of the aiku centre won the 2022 'Cultura+Impresa' award in the category 'Produzioni Culturali d'Impresa'. The most important Italian award for projects in which culture and business play as a team, promoted by Federculture and The Round Table in partnership with the Municipality of Milan and the Ministry of Culture.
Aiku team
The aiku team consists of a scientific committee and several researchers from the Venice School of Management, Ca' Foscari University, Venice
