About
Get Lost Cultural Agency is specialised in developing location-based, socio-cultural projects that connect businesses, real estate developers, and municipalities with the cultural sector.With our backgrounds in economics, art and culture and in the social sphere we can fulfill the following roles:
- cultural broker
- art and culture mediator and/or consultant
- initiator and organiser of socio-cultural projects and events.
Mission
We create space for culture. We never do this alone, but always in collaboration with businesses, municipalities, and the cultural sector. Through these partnerships we support local initiatives in bringing places to life and contribute cultural spaces to cities.Vision
Get Lost Cultural Agency champions a world where cultural worth is valued just as much as economic worth. And within which the exchange between these two mutually reinforces both.Methods
No place is the same, the spirit of the times changes, and people have different cultural needs. That’s why we offer custom solutions. To achieve a successful, sustainable, and financially feasible cultural concept, we apply the following 5 P’s:
We analyze a specific location. We map out the current and future residents, pioneers, and users, and we define the target audience for the project. We actively seek stakeholders and (financial) partners, involving multiple fractions of municipalities where necessary. We provide relevant programming that evolves with the area and aim for a permanent cultural programming in buildings and for area development.
History
Get Lost was founded in 2014 by Cecile Wentges as an art route on the Zuidas of Amsterdam. Commissioned by businesses, and in collaboration with the municipality of Amsterdam, artists created art in public spaces. In the years that followed Cecile developed different cultural initiatives in Cape Town, Amsterdam Zuidoost, and within the redevelopment of the Slotervaartziekenhuis in Amsterdam Nieuw-West. These experiences laid the foundation for what is now Get Lost Cultural Agency.