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“We must improve the status of the artists and their social protection, and address the unequal distribution of value between creators and digital platforms. Working conditions of artists and cultural workers should be on top of the priorities of public institutions as they start implementing measures to recover from the pandemic”-, UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay said in her opening…

On 29 April, the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Collective, where Culture Action Europe is a member, organised an online conference to contribute to the collective thinking around the newest project of the European Commission that aims to make the Green Deal a cultural project and bring it closer to the citizens. In the spirit of the New European Bauhaus, the…

Intersectional gender gap persists in almost all cultural and creative sectors, with cultural professionals  experiencing discrimination based on their gender identities. Female artists and cultural workers across the EU typically have less access to creation and production resources, are paid much less than men and are underrepresented in leadership and other decision-making positions, as well as on the market, several…

“Status and working conditions of artists and cultural and creative professionals” has been the fourth topic of the Voices of Culture structured dialogue forum between Europe’s cultural ecosystem and the European Commission. 47 organisations, including Culture Action Europe, took part in the exercise. As a result of this dialogue the brainstorming report has been published, drafted on the basis of…

Following the CAE board elections in June, the board members have recently met and decided upon the new presidium. We are proud to announce the following roles: President | Inês Câmara Mapa das Ideias, Portugal Sector: Cross-sectoral Vice-president | Niels Righolt Center for Kunst & Interkultur – CKI, Denmark Sector: Cultural and Creative industries Vice-president | Katharina Weinert European Music…

On June 18 over 50 civil society organizations across Europe, including Culture Action Europe, joined Citizens Take Over Europe in signing an open letter to the Co-Chairs and Executive Board of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), calling for the inclusion of marginalised communities in the Conference. The letter, which was sent in advance of the inaugural plenary…

“This is also about art, culture, and the artists that have been suffering so much during these months.” Speaking in Rome’s movie complex Cinecittà to announce the green light to Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made it clear that Brussels sees the EU’s 806 billion euros worth Recovery Plan also as…

Are you an artist or a cultural operator? Are you from a MENA country?  Are you living and working in the European Union? Do you have a proven record or a genuine interest in research, policy, advocacy? Would you like to contribute identifying the challenges faced by MENA artists and cultural workers residing in the EU in regards to working…

The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU, in collaboration with the European Commission, organised an online conference to launch the New Creative Europe Programme on June 17-18 from the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos – where the Treaty of Lisbon was signed in 2007 – and the Centro Cultural de Belém. The conference featured speakers from all over Europe –…

The European Commission has adopted the main work programme of Horizon Europe for the period 2021-2022, which outlines the objectives and specific topic areas that will receive a total of €14.7 billion in funding (out of the 95.5 billion for the 7-year period until 2027). The newly-published Horizon Europe work programme is based on the Horizon Europe’s Strategic Plan, which…

As EU and US leaders are meeting in Brussels, more than 100 organisations from across Europe’s and America’s cultural and creative sectors are uniting their voices to call for attention to the EU-US cultural relations, of particular importance to recover from the Corona crisis. The EU and the US are highly important export markets for culture. Cultural services accounted for…

We are happy to welcome new members to the Culture Action Europe’s Executive Committee. Paul Dujardin (European Festivals Association), Celia Grau (Opera Europa), Niels Righolt (CKI – Center for Kunst og Interkultur), Katharina Weinert (European Music Council) and Julie Ward as a new Individual Members’ Representative, were elected at the CAE Annual General Assembly 2021 on 10 June. The mandate of Executive Committee members lasts…