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Stand up for AgoraEU: Protect culture, media and civil society

Culture Action Europe is organising a protest in Brussels on Thursday 29 October to oppose the 30% cuts proposed to the AgoraEU budget by the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU. Join us!

State of Culture 2026 | Report Launch

Join us for the launch of the State of Culture 2026 Report!

CAE Members' Forum 2026

Culture Action Europe's 2026 Members' Forum will take place in November 2026, providing a space for members to exchange views on our current priorities, strategies, and actions. The event is open to CAE members only.

Central BEYOND 2027

Save the date for Central BEYOND which will take place in Katowice, Poland, between 2-5 June 2027!

UAxEU | Advocacy and Cultural Policy – Perspectives from Ukraine and Across Europe

Join the first of four knowledge exchange sessions hosted by the UAxEU initiative! Two experts from Ukraine and the EU will share their insights before participants exchange on how to strengthen collaboration between Ukraine and the wider European cultural sector.

Graphic on a pink background with a small pink butterfly-shaped logo at top left. Large black text reads “Stand up for AgoraEU.” A tilted white label below reads “Protect culture, media, and democracy.”
image of a garden on a white background and with 'state of culture. second edition' written underneath in the right corner.
A man with curly dark hair, seen from behind and lit in blue-toned light, stands in the center of a large room reading from a piece of paper held in his hand. He faces a seated audience of conference attendees wearing name badges, arranged in a wide circle around him in what appears to be a converted theater or hall with ornate architectural columns and a stage with lighting rigs in the background. Papers, phones, and bags are scattered among the seated participants, who watch and listen attentively.
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General Secretary of Culture Action Europe Lars Ebert will present this webinar. He will outline the work CAE does lobbying and advocating for arts and culture at a European level, and give an overview of their ongoing project State of Culture and introduce their upcoming annual conference.

Where: Online 
When: 14 April 2025 13:00 - 14:00

On 10 April, from 10:00–12:00 CET, we invite you to join the CARE online roundtable discussion. This event will bring together culture professionals, youth workers, and mental health advocates to explore the vital role that artistic and cultural practices can play in improving youth mental health across Europe.

Where: Online 
When: 10 April 2025 10:00 - 12:00

On behalf of the UK hub of Culture Action Europe, its members and the UK members of its networks, we invite you to join us on 7 April at 15.00 CET for an online meeting to scope a reset of UK-EU cultural cooperation.  

Where: Online 
When: 7 April 2025 15:00 - 17:00

Amateur arts are practised by millions of Europeans -theatre, music-making, singing, dancing, visual arts, creative writing-, but too often policy makers and funders do not understand their significance and their impact on individuals, communities and society.

Where: Online 
When: 3 April 2025 13:00 - 14:00