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
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued