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A Cultural Deal for Europe
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There is no recovery or future for Europe without culture. The European cultural ecosystem is convinced that Europe needs a new Cultural Deal, a transversal, overarching framework that should demonstrate the EU’s political commitment to place culture at the heart of the European project. Culture is what brings us together. It is at the basis of the European project and…
Audience Development within Fabulamundi | A new approach to Democratic participation
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The right to participate in the cultural life of the community and to enjoy the arts is the fundamental human right, as described in the Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Although the role of culture in society and the relationship between art and ideology has undergone major changes over the centuries, culture still is a factor in…
Diversity in Culture? ENCC Webinar
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After many years of working on culture and disability, equality and diversity are central topics for the ENCC network as of 2018. On 1 December 2020, ENCC gathered with experts, human rights campaigners, trade unionists and cultural operators to discuss and reflect on: – how equality could be a focus for reshaping cultural centres after COVID-19 – how to unhinge…
Painting the Rainbow | Freemuse report launch | LGBTI
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The three-hour seminar dedicated to human rights and artistic freedom will include special address by Andrzej Kulig- First Deputy Mayor of the City of Krakow for Social and Municipal Policy and a keynote speech by Maria Arena, Chair Subcommittee on Human Rights in the EU Parliament. Artists all around the world are discriminated against because of their actual or perceived…
CCFG Live! 2020
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The Cultural Creators Friendship Group (CCFG) is a cross-partisan coalition in the European Parliament (EP) with members from six different political groups. CCFG aims at improving the whole European cultural ecosystem – i.e. the Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS) – and especially the situation and conditions of creators, e.g. authors, performers and artists. The first CCFG LIVE! Event took place…
A Cultural Deal For Europe | Conclusions
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Concluding words from EP CULT Committee Chair Sabine Verheyen, Secretary General of Culture Action Europe Tere Badia, Director of the European Cultural Foundation André Wilkens and Secretary General of Europa Nostra Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailovic. The high-level event “A Cultural Deal for Europe”, co-organised by Culture Action Europe, the European Cultural Foundation and Europa Nostra, coordinating the European Heritage Alliance. 18 November,…
A Cultural Deal for Europe | Chapter 3: Culture and cultural heritage for the Future of Europe
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Chapter 3: “Culture and cultural heritage for the Future of Europe”, introduced by Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailovic, Secretary General of Europa Nostra, featuring video message from the French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clément Beaune. In conversation with Luca Jahier, former president of the EESC and Guilherme d’Oliviera Martins, Calouste Gulbekian Foundation. Reaction from Apostolos Tzitzikostas, President of the Committee of…
A Cultural Deal for Europe | Chapter 2: Philanthropy as contributor to the Cultural Deal for Europe
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Chapter 2: “Philanthropy as contributor to the Cultural Deal for Europe”, introduced by André Wilkens, Director of the European Cultural Foundation, in conversation with the EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel. Reactions from Giuliano da Empoli Gijs de Vries. The high-level event “A Cultural Deal for Europe”, co-organised by Culture Action Europe, the European Cultural…
A Cultural Deal for Europe | Chapter 1: Culture as a driving force for Europe’s recovery
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Chapter 1: “Culture as a driving force for Europe’s recovery”, introduced by Tere Badia, Secretary General of Culture Action Europe, in conversation with the EP CULT Committee Chair Sabine Verheyen. Reactions from MEPs Niklas Nienass & Sandro Gozi. The high-level event “A Cultural Deal for Europe”, co-organised by Culture Action Europe, the European Cultural Foundation and Europa Nostra, coordinating the…
Open Up! Working with Contested Heritage
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The final Heritage Conference Zone conference, held November 23 – 26, 2020, offered workshops, a keynote presentation with discussion and a session with policy-makers. HCZ launched their toolkit for instituional change, to open up spaces for difficult conversation about our heritage and the societies we want to live in. The Week showcased and discussed the HCZ project’s experience with artists…
Safe Havens Global Live Stream 2020
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Culture Action Europe was present at the Safe Havens Global Live stream 2020, contributing to the discussion on the Freedom of Artistic Expression from the European policy perspective. The annual Safe Havens conference is a global network meeting. The conference is organized in a process of collaboration between artists, different cultural operators and organizations, where focus is directed on the…
Study on artists’ working conditions published
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The European Commission and stakeholders published a new study that sheds light on the status and working conditions of artists, cultural and creative professionals. The study looks at characteristics of employment of artists and cultural and creative professionals in EU Member States with regards to artist status and entitlements, social security, self-employment, support ecosystems and alternative financing, artistic freedom, career development and…
