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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.

The  collects and analyses the available public data on culture, creativity and the new technologies from the 28 European Member States, with the aim to present statistical and policy evidence supporting the assumption that employment in the culture and creative sectors (CCSs) has proven to provide for a certain degree of resilience during the years … Continued

A call for projects by ELIA Deadline: March 15, 2015 The festival NEU/NOW will take place in Amsterdam,  September 9-13, 2015. 2015 will be the 7th edition of ELIA’s Festival NEU/NOW providing  an innovative international platform and showcase for talented graduating students and recent graduates (within one year of graduation) of Higher Arts Education Institutions and Universities … Continued

On  February 23 2015, Culture Action Europe in partnership with SMartBe organised a . If you were not able to attend but are interested in the subject, you will find here the ,  as well as some of their presentations that they kindly allowed us to share here.   Attachments DullroyJoel_socialsecurityforfreelancers (801 kB)MurgiaAnnalisa_socialprotection_2015Feb (412 kB)ViellePascale_EUROFOUNDseminar … Continued

A guide by The Green Lab Alliance and On the Move Deadline: March 8, 2015 The Green Art Lab Alliance works in partnership with On the Move to produce an online free guide on sustainable funding. Should you know any funders (public, private, national, regional, European, international etc.) which fund arts and environmental types of projects, please feel free to share … Continued

A production of  COST Action “Investigating Cultural Sustainability”,  hosted by the University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy May 6-8, 2015 Helsinki, Finland Is culture the fourth pillar of sustainability, alongside the ecological, economic and social aspects? How does culture act as a catalyst for ecological sustainability, human well-being and economic viability? What would … Continued

This seminar aims at bringing academics, representatives of European Institutions and field organizations’ delegates together so they can share their views, expertise and outlooks on the topic of access to social protection for those who develop portfolio careers. The overall objective is to raise awareness and create synergies among these different actors in order to … Continued