Action Group on Artistic Freedom | Meeting #2
Culture Action Europe, together with the Reset! network has launched an Action Group on Artistic Freedom. This meeting represents the second gathering of the action group, which will focus on knowledge-sharing on existing initiatives and how EU policy can better protect artistic freedom, including through monitoring and work towards an Artistic Freedom Act.
The EU’s new strategy for culture, the Culture Compass, proposes monitoring artistic freedom as part of the Commission’s forthcoming State of Culture Report. Negotiations on AgoraEU, the successor to Creative Europe for 2028-2034, are opening discussions on a possible funding line for artists at risk. At the same time, many civil society organisations, networks and grassroots initiatives are already active in this field: from monitoring violations and designing support schemes to developing proposals for an Artistic Freedom Act. Culture Action Europe has outlined this broader context in the Artistic Freedom Chapter of the discussion paper ‘Towards the Culture Compass: A Sector Blueprint,’ and is part of the Artistic Freedom Act Steering Group, which is currently working on a draft act.
The meeting will take place online between 11:00 – 12:30 (Brussels time) on Tuesday 8 December, and all Culture Action Europe and Reset! Network members are welcome to join.
The Action Group on Artistic Freedom is open to all members of Culture Action Europe and the Reset! Network.
Image credit: Studio Madonna, BEYOND 2025: Being Many | Torino, 2025.