16Neto Cultural Space

LA Platform for visual arts. In 2021, 16NetO took over the Maputo Fast Forward (MFF) – creativity and innovation festival, produced and programmed its 2021 edition.


16NetO in figures:
More than 20.000 spectators live and online
Over 20 exhibitions
More than 85 concerts and performances
And their 85 episodes of "In the Kitchen" talk show
18 episodes of "Atras da Mascara" talk show
2 professional trainings in music and theatre production
20 work spaces in our co-work
14 staff in 2021

OUR MISSION

Our mission 16NetO's mission is to be an accessible place of exchange and creativity. In our cultural action, our mission is to open doors to new artists, to listen to them, to accompany them and to promote them in a cultural scene that is mainly opted by recognized artists. Beyond ensuring our sustainability and independence, we also aim to be a space for synergies, creativity and knowledge. OUR VISION

Our vision We aspire to a connected, creative and inclusive Mozambican society where the cultural scene is open to newcomers, where they can exchange with creative minds, and be promoted across borders. OUR VALUES

ACCESSIBILITY
Because the first barrier for new artists is to dare to enter the doors of cultural spaces, we are committed to listen to them with respect, kindness and humility. We will also grow to become literally an accessible space. (infrastructure and communication responding to Universal Design )

INDEPENDENCE
We make sure to remain connected to the reality of new talents and therefore develop our projects and ideas independently, in accordance to what we assess on the field, by investing directly in our projects and by being a force of proposal to donors. SYNERGIES
We aim at creating encounters within our walls or outside, to generate collaborations between co-workers, artists and creative promoters. By the plurality in our activities we will keep this key word in mind to create a link and a flow between all activities and participants. EMPOWERMENT THROUGH KNOWLEDGE / TRANSMISSION although more than a word: we want to be suppliers of knowledge and means so that artists, co-workers, social businesses within our walls can learn to and from another, to capitalise on knowledge and means available in order to pass them on to others. We also want to be a point of connection and collaboration with local and international artistic and creative partners allowing capacity building and international recognition for the Mozambican creative sector. KINDNESS we want to remain a happy place. Aligned with our value of accessibility we want our team, artists, renters and all public to feel welcome and safe. We advocate inclusion and participation for everyone, upholding diversity, fairness and individual choices.