SPHERE describes itself as "an open space for multidisciplinary practices, for ideas, for everyone in the arts and the sciences and the spectrum in between". It endeavours to be an interactive platform where artists, curators, collectors, researchers and enthusiasts of the arts and the sciences can engage in effective dialogue. Its year-round programmes, which include the annual World Cinema Carnival by SPHERE, seek to stimulate conversations and initiatives about contemporary issues that cloud the community of artists and innovators.