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
On September 4th, 2018, Culture Action Europe (CAE), together with Freemuse and MEP Julie Ward (S&D) organised a debate on the state of artistic freedom in Europe. Held in the European Parliament, the event was based on Freemuse’s The State of Artistic Freedom report, 2018, which exposes how freedom of expression of artists and art … Continued
The event is co-organised by Culture Action Europe and Freemuse and hosted by MEP Julie Ward (S&D). This debate is based on Freemuse’s The State of Artistic Freedom report, 2018, which exposes how freedom of expression of artists and art communities are being violated in Europe at an alarming scale. The debate will present arguments … Continued
The European Commission Communication ‘A New Agenda for Culture’ of 22 May 2018 will establish the policy framework guiding European Cultural Action for the next decade. A future-proof Agenda for Culture must respond to a new cultural, economic and social landscape, while offering a flexible framework capable of adjusting to emerging trends. Culture Action Europe detailed … Continued
Culture Action Europe’s principles and actions for a forward-looking legacy of the European Year of Cultural Heritage European Year of Cultural Heritage (EYCH) is a crucial initiative promoting a contemporary understanding of cultural heritage. This renewed vision, converging all art forms, aims to bring Europeans together, connects past, present and future. A Europe that protects … Continued