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Satellite BEYOND 2026

Satellite BEYOND is a series of decentralised, regional events hosted by CAE members that will take place over the next few months. BEYOND will travel from Riga → Las Palmas de Gran Canaria → Istanbul → Amsterdam → Skopje → Gdańsk.

500+ organisations call for an increased budget for AgoraEU

A coalition of 500+ organisations representing Europe’s cultural and creative sectors, independent media and journalism, civil society and democracy actors have sent an open letter to the EU institutions calling for a substantial increase in funding for the AgoraEU programme in the next long-term EU budget.

A letter to the network, with their eyes closed

We've sent you a love letter. 💌

What We Talk About When We Talk About Socially Engaged Arts

Socially engaged arts are collaborative, community-centred practices where artists and participants co-create artistic responses to social, environmental, and political issues. But how does that actually work on the ground? We’ve put together a reflective blog post to explore what these practices look like in action.

Compete to Create: How the EU’s Budget Is Debuffing Creative Industries

No support for creative industries in the next EU budget? The new MFF proposal debuffs support for the more economic dimensions of culture, its digitalisation and financial tools that help creative businesses grow. What does this mean moving forward?

AgoraEU Updates: What Are the Council and Parliament Preparing?

To coincide with the Cultural Deal for Europe Policy Conversation on 3 February 2026, Culture Action Europe shares the latest updates on the status of AgoraEU negotiations as part of the next long-term EU budget.

No Culture on the Horizon? The Uncertain Future of EU Support for Culture Research

As the EU negotiates its next long-term budget, the future of culture-related research and innovation is at risk. Find out why we are calling for €3 billion for culture-related research and innovation in the Horizon Europe Framework Programme.

A conceptual collage of four diverse people interacting within a set of interlocking puzzle pieces, representing teamwork and collaboration.
A large audience sits closely together in a bright auditorium with wooden tiered seating. Many people wear conference badges on lanyards and appear reflective, some with eyes closed as if listening intently or participating in a quiet moment. The crowd is diverse in age and gender. White overlaid text across the image reads: “at the heart: love letters to culture.”
An abstract digital gradient fills the frame, blending deep navy and black on the left into soft turquoise, pale green, yellow, magenta, and vivid purple on the right. The colors flow smoothly into one another with a blurred, luminous effect, creating a sense of depth and movement. No text or figures are visible.
Abstract, glowing ring of light with radiating orange, blue, and yellow streaks against a black background.
Abstract digital gradient artwork with a smooth, undulating wave shape. The colour palette blends from deep blue and violet in the lower left to pink, orange, and bright yellow in the upper right.

La Ligue de l’Enseignement, Fédération d’Indre-et-Loire is seeking partners to join the project Youth Literature (working title) and its application to the October 2015 deadline of Creative Europe – European Cooperation Projects. Based in Tours, France, La Ligue de l’Enseignement, Fédération d’Indre-et-Loire brings together tens of thousands of women and men responsible and committed to the … Continued

Robert Bosch Stiftung and MitOst e.V Call for Projects “Actors of Urban Change” Deadline: September 13, 2015.  The Robert Bosch Stiftung and MitOst e.V. have launched the call of the second edition of its project “Actors of Urban Change” which aim is to achieve sustainable and participatory urban development through cultural activities. Cross-sectorial projects teams … Continued

IETM has recently issued its last study “Mapping of types of impact research in the performing arts sector (2005-2015)”.  This study provides a state of the art of the models existing in different countries to measure the impacts of arts and culture on society and individuals. 150 case studies have been taken into account to build … Continued

MCP Broker | Brokering Migrants’ Cultural Participation Final Conference, Hangar Barcelona. Calle Emilia Coranty 16, Barcelona, Spain 30 June – 1, 2 July 2015 The final conference of MCP Broker will soon take place in Barcelona. It will be the place to present the results of the different countries, to share experiences and knowledge with experts and … Continued

SMartBE “Which future for SMart?” – SMart in Progress Brussels, Belgium June 30, 2015 On June 30, SMartBE will open its doors for a day of reflection on its future. The day will be organised around 4 questions: how create and develop an activity, are shared and participative businesses realistic, which viable business model to choose and with whom … Continued

The Secretariat of the Human Rights Council is currently accepting applications for the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights [HRC res. 28/9]. The deadline for applications or nominations for the post of UN Special Rapporteur is June 18th at noon GMT.Any UN Member State, international organisation , NGO or individual is allowed to nominate an expert, … Continued

European Music Council  5th European Forum on Music ” Access to Music is Digital?” Riga, Latvia June 11-14 2015 The European Music Council’s  annual conference,  known as the European Forum on Music, will soon take place in Riga, Latvia and will focus on the question “is access to music digital ?”. Debates will also deal with audience development … Continued

On Wednesday 3rd June afternoon from 16 to 18, during the Green Week in Brussels, a citizens’ initiative called ‘King of the Meadows’, which is also part of Leeuwarden-Fryslân European Capital of Culture 2018, will be presented. ‘ King of Meadows’ is a citizens’ initiative that aims at bridging the wide gap between citizens, landscape, commons and biodiversity. … Continued