To strengthen the position of culture in the run-up to the European Parliament elections, Culture Action Europe (CAE) doubled its advocacy efforts to include cultural issues in the manifestos of European political parties. In the current political climate and in the context of emerging global shifts, the CAE Appeal for the European Elections 2019 calls … Continued
As we prepare to bid farewell to the European Year of Cultural Heritage (#EYCH), a crucial initiative promoting contemporary understanding of cultural heritage, are we able to achieve what we aimed for? Early this year, Culture Action Europe called European Institutions and Member States to take up a set of recommendations on board, highlighting a holistic and … Continued
Beyond the Obvious – Cultural Agora in Rome has come to an end. We would like to thank partners, contributors and participants of this very special gathering: those who shared their brave stories and offered practical solutions, those who asked uncomfortable questions, those who walked us through our memories, those who came from far away, … Continued
“We have a vision of cultural learning from cradle to grave, not only for artists, but for all citizens.” WHAT IS THE ROLE OF CULTURE IN A CHANGING EUROPE? LARS EBERT HIGHLIGHTS THE CURRENT TRENDS AND DELIVERS A CLEAR MESSAGE: EUROPEAN ENTHUSIASM FOR CULTURAL EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION IS GATHERING MOMENTUM In his role as Programme … Continued
The Mast Thesis Challenge looks at ways we can design work, collectives, or enterprises to ensure a more inclusive, supportive, verdant, and open society. Along the way we explore how key choices in our art, design, and technology help or harm a virtuous circle of progressive European social values. As Europe (and the world) is being destabilized … Continued
Please read here the excerpt from our submission on Germany to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in 2018. The submission was based on collected data from the ARJ Europe membership, and especially advised by Laurence Cuny, human rights lawyer and advisory member to ARJ Europe, and Daniel Gad, ARJ Academy Hildesheim. We … Continued
Culture Action Europe, Freemuse and Arts Rights Justice EU Working Group will run a session at Fundamental Rights Forum in Vienna. Debate entitled “Arts in troubled times: protecting, promoting and empowering Europe’s civil society” will take place on the 25th of September at 14:00. Creativity and freedom of (artistic) expression are at risk due to … Continued
The May 2019 European elections will take place at a pivotal time for the European Union. After a harsh recession and fiscal consolidation, increasing social and economic disparities have led to a growing political disenchantment and eurosceptic attitudes. Cultural arguments are being instrumentalised to divide Europeans and polarise societies in an increasingly divided political context. … Continued