The project, titled PITCH (Petrocultures’ Intersections with The Cultural Heritage sector in the context of green transitions), is co-financed by the EU Horizon Europe programme and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for a total of around €3.3 million. The project will create two museum exhibitions, an interpretive biking trail, and public engagement events and workshops.

As part of the project, Colin Sterling will lead on a partnership with E-WERK Luckenwalde, a former coal-fired power station south of Berlin, which was turned into a sustainable power plant and contemporary art space. Working closely with the team at E-WERK, this strand of the project will explore how the creative re-use of former industrial sites can galvanize climate action among local communities, and provide models of just and sustainable funding for the cultural sector as a whole.