The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated pre-existing trends, including unprecedented income loss, growing precariousness, and inequalities in the European cultural ecosystem. Facing destitution, many workers may leave the sector and thousands of institutions may close. With them, accumulated knowledge and skills would be permanently lost, and the cultural ecosystem would be profoundly weakened. A solution to … Continued
On March 25th, 2021, our member ENCC launched a new publication about local networks with its author, Raluca Iacob and two guests. Here is the recording of the online presentation and discussion, and a few related resources. If you’re a cultural organisation struggling for resources, time and energy, how can you join forces with other … Continued
The book entitled “The Future of Museum Professionals in the Digital Era – The Success Story of Mu.SA“, Achilles Kameas and Panagiota Polymeropoulou (editors), is the outcome of the online conference organized in 2020 by the Mu.SA partnership in the framework of the SSA EU Mu.SA project. It delivers 12 contributions from the Mu.SA partners such … Continued
Theatre Insights – Stories from Fabulamundi a PAV production in collaboration with Kublai Film a project by Belloni / Boato / Danesin directed by Giulio Boato dramaturgy Davide Carnevali and Giulio Boato sound and music Lorenzo Danesin. Eight different texts narrating the European Fabulamundi project, created with the aim of supporting, promoting and disseminating the contemporary playwriting of the countries involved. ISTANTANEE – Sguardi e storie … Continued
On 8 March 2021, International Women’s Day, ETC published a major study on gender equality and diversity that covered theatres in 22 countries, 4000 theatre employees, and an analysis of 650 performances. KEY FINDINGS: – Women were found to have less secure contract situations than men and be “less present at the top of the … Continued
Designed to help artists navigate the risks they encounter, such as persecution and/or censorship, so as to enhance the understanding of artists’ and cultural actors’ work as human rights defenders, Artists at Risk Connection has developed a practical guide entitled “A Safety guide for artists”. On February 3, 2021, a group of artists and experts … Continued
On Tuesday, 2nd of February, 2021 Live DMA moderated the Club Day Panel – Support your Local Music Scene. Panelists discussed why local live music stages are key for safeguarding Europe’s cultural diversity, boosting European artists’ and encouraging social cohesion. This panel aimed to foster a better understanding of the often harsh realities live music … Continued
What are the challenges of the UK based cultural organisations and artists related to their mobility, cross-border collaboration and touring post brexit? What is the future for the cultural exchange on the two sides of the channel? Deveron Projects first launched the Eurovision Talk Fest in March last year, an annual day of discussion, dance, … Continued