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Satellite BEYOND 2026

Satellite BEYOND is a series of decentralised, regional events hosted by CAE members that will take place over the next few months. BEYOND will travel from Riga → Las Palmas de Gran Canaria → Istanbul → Amsterdam → Skopje → Gdańsk.

Lunchtime Session | Outta Climate Festival

This Lunchtime Session, presented by Jazz Solidarity Network (Greece), introduces the Outta Climate Festival, a participatory cultural initiative operating at the intersection of art, music, and sustainable urban mobility, inviting reflections on how similar approaches can be adapted and developed across different European contexts.

CultureAndHealth Artists’ Roundtables: Education & Youth Focused Spaces

Join us for the tenth CultureAndHealth online Artists’ Roundtables, which is dedicated to Arts and Culture in Education & Youth Focused Spaces, for peer-to-peer exchange between artists working in the intersection of culture, health, care, education and social sectors.

Lunchtime Session | Who Owns Europe’s Live Music Spaces?

This lunchtime session, hosted by Reset! network and Live DMA, presents findings and policy reflections following a mapping exercise on who owns what in the live music sector.

Cultural Democracy in Contact Zones

Join us 2-3 July in Brussels to explore how different identities and perspectives can shape a common future at the conference, “Cultural Democracy in Contact Zones.”

An aerial, top-down view shows a long, vibrant street mural painted directly onto the asphalt between two sidewalks. The colorful, mosaic-style artwork features bold black outlines and includes the phrases "OUR CLIMATE" and "30 KM/h" alongside symbols like a globe, a rainbow, and smiley faces. Lush green trees and urban architecture border the street, framing the artistic intervention within the city landscape.
Graphic on a textured blue background with a large cream-colored square containing the bold text: 'Who owns Europe’s live music spaces?'. An inset circle in the top right shows a portion of a corporate ownership map featuring 'The Anschutz Corporation' and 'AEG'.
Poster for the BEYOND 2026 South-West Satellite event in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, scheduled for 21–22 April 2026. The word ‘BEYOND’ appears over a green watercolor splash with a tree growing out of the final letter ‘D’, its roots and branches rendered in detailed black ink. The Culture Action Europe logo is in the upper left corner.

Activating bottom-up coordination for the future of cultural policies in Europe: South West Satellite BEYOND

The BEYOND Satellite in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, will explore how cultural practice, policy and civic engagement intersect in moments of social, territorial and democratic transformation, with a strong emphasis on listening, care and situated knowledge. Special attention will be given to peripheral contexts and territories, both geographically and structurally.

Where: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 
When: 21 April 2026 - 22 April 2026
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[ Cultural Democracy ]
[ Cultural Policies ]
[ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ]
[ Sustainability ]
An aerial, top-down view shows a long, vibrant street mural painted directly onto the asphalt between two sidewalks. The colorful, mosaic-style artwork features bold black outlines and includes the phrases "OUR CLIMATE" and "30 KM/h" alongside symbols like a globe, a rainbow, and smiley faces. Lush green trees and urban architecture border the street, framing the artistic intervention within the city landscape.

Lunchtime Session | Outta Climate Festival – Reclaiming Public Space Through Art, Mobility & Collective Action

This Lunchtime Session, presented by Jazz Solidarity Network (Greece), introduces the Outta Climate Festival, a participatory cultural initiative operating at the intersection of art, music, and sustainable urban mobility, inviting reflections on how similar approaches can be adapted and developed across different European contexts.

Where: Online 
When: 23 April 2026 13:00 - 14:00
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[ Cultural Democracy ]
[ Culture as a Sector And Vector ]
[ Sustainability ]

Between Neighbours: Crossing Voices, Crossing Borders | East Satellite

The BEYOND Satellite in Istanbul, Türkiye, is driven by the urgent need to address the cultural and political realities of the region: fragile peace, unresolved conflicts, cultural silences, and shrinking space for artistic freedom. The event will culminate in a jointly drafted declaration capturing the perspectives of the region and connecting them with EU-level advocacy.

Where: Istanbul, Türkiye 
When: 4 May 2026 - 6 May 2026
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[ Cultural Democracy ]
[ Culture as a Sector And Vector ]
Design for the BEYOND 2026 West Satellite event in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The bold ‘BEYOND’ lettering is placed over an orange watercolor background, with roots extending downward and fruit-bearing branches—featuring strawberries and cherries—entwined around the text. The Culture Action Europe logo is included at the top.

Pay, Passion, or Prestige? On the development of Fair Practice awareness in the European cultural sector | West Satellite

The BEYOND Satellite in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, will explore what fairness in labour relations means in today’s European context, combining talks, panel discussions, workshops, networking moments and peer-to-peer exchanges, as well as a Fair Practice Lab for creators, collectives and organisations to co-create action plans around fairness.

Where: Amsterdam, the Netherlands 
When: 8 May 2026 - 9 May 2026
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[ Cultural Policies ]
[ Culture as a Workplace ]
Poster for the BEYOND 2026 South-East Satellite event in Skopje, North Macedonia. The word ‘BEYOND’ in bold black font is set against a turquoise watercolor background with intricate black-and-white illustrations of plants, insects, and a caterpillar integrated into the composition. Culture Action Europe’s logo is above the title. No specific date is shown beyond ‘2026’.

Culture for Development Forum | South-East Satellite BEYOND

The BEYOND meeting in Skopje aims to consolidate and amplify the collective voice of the region through the CAE network by creating a shared space for reflection, alignment, and strategic orientation. Rooted in existing realities, the process will focus on identifying common priorities and/or specific policy proposals that can support coordinated advocacy efforts.

Where: Skopje, North Macedonia 
When: 14 May 2026 - 16 May 2026
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[ Cultural Democracy ]
[ Cultural Policies ]
[ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ]
Visual for the BEYOND 2026 Centre Satellite event in Gdańsk, Poland, happening on 19–20 May 2026. The design features bold black text over a purple watercolor wash with detailed black-and-white mushrooms and roots emerging from the word ‘BEYOND’. The Culture Action Europe logo is positioned above.

Resilient Ties | Centre Satellite BEYOND

The BEYOND Satellite in Gdańsk, Poland, will bring together cultural leaders, practitioners, artists and researchers to exchange perspectives on key topics such as social and cultural resilience, the role of AI in the cultural and creative sectors, green transformation and sustainability, culture and well-being, and freedom of artistic expression.

Where: Gdańsk, Poland 
When: 19 May 2026 - 20 May 2026
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[ Cultural Democracy ]
[ Cultural Policies ]
[ Culture and Well-Being ]
[ Digital Transformation ]
[ Sustainability ]
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