Oviedo 2031 team meets with Teatinos residents to promote culture from the neighbourhoods

Yesterday, the Oviedo 2031 European Capital of Culture bid team visited the Teatinos community centre to hold a working meeting with the neighbourhood’s local network.

Teatinos is a clear example of how urban growth can go hand in hand with public services, good connections, and a strong commitment to collective well-being. The session sparked a meaningful exchange of ideas and proposals to keep moving towards a more inclusive and participatory city.

One of the key points of the day was the identification of a space with great potential: the chapel of the former psychiatric hospital, one of the few deconsecrated chapels in Spain. Local residents proposed this emblematic site as a venue for cultural events, reinforcing one of the core goals of the bid—decentralising the cultural offer and bringing it to every corner of the region.

Teatinos maintains a strong working-class memory and a deeply rooted community identity, which adds symbolic and social value to initiatives that honour the past while shaping a shared future. Bringing culture into neighbourhoods not only democratises access, but also strengthens the sense of belonging, social cohesion, and civic participation.

We continue to move forward with determination, building a bid that is rooted in the land and its people.