CUMEDIAE and Trans Europe Halles, partners of the DISCE Consortium, organised a webinar series (2 episodes) on the current and immediate state of creative economies in the context of COVID-19 crisis, exploring with CCI´s stakeholders how does COVID-19 affect the creative economies in the EU and how can we thrive through it. The first webinar took place on May 28th. The … Continued
The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought attention to the precarious working conditions of many cultural workers and artists employed within the CCS. Freelance and short term contracts for employees make up about 70 % of the CCS workforce. The pandemic situation has drawn back the veil over the lack of proper regulations and social policies … Continued
The world of arts and culture has become the battlefield of ideas and ideologies in an increasingly populist and polarised world. This is a global trend and Europe is unfortunately no exception. The term “culture wars” is already in use both in the European debate as well as in several member states. What was unthinkable … Continued
Different perspectives of those who work in the context of cultural cooperation in Europe to identify the needs of the sector, identify the risks and the tools to concretely face the future. Starting from a fundamental sharing of the main values, which approaches and practices of cooperation do we need to save or rethink in … Continued
After having cancelled the European Forum on Music 2020 (EFM) – due to the Covid-19 crisis – the EMC has decided to put a series of events online to discuss with musical artists, policy makers and environmental experts how music activities can contribute to the protection of our environment. While the Covid-19 crisis puts enormous pressure on the music … Continued
The campaign #culture2030goal has released a Statement on Culture and the COVID-19 pandemic. Its official launch took place on 21 May 2020, the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. The #culture2030goal campaign is formed by global cultural networks united to advocate for the role of culture in sustainable development. The campaign welcomes endorsements of the … Continued
The Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS) all over Europe are hit severely by the COVID-19 pandemic. Live events and performances had to be cancelled, while most cultural venues were forced to close their doors. Cultural creators are severely affected by the discontinuation of their exhibition and performance opportunities. In sectors characterised by self-employment, freelancing and … Continued
The Live Arts’ sector necessarily requires an urgent project for a sustainable future. The current extraordinary circumstances we are all living oblige us to reformulate tout court the sector’s methodologies and practices. Artists, authors, technicians, operators, all united in a re-existence effort, will be the trigger for this transformation. The “WebinaArt – nuove strategie per lo spettacolo … Continued