On 31 January, CulturalBase, a platform for cultural heritage and European identities, held a policy seminar in Brussels, Belgium. The seminar provided an opportunity for academic stakeholders and European professionals who belong to CulturalBase to discuss cultural heritage policies to help Europe better address current challenges such as the economic crisis and xenophobia, among others. … Continued
CAE members and partners will contribute to a public hearing organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 1 March 2017. The main purpose of this event will be to exchange views with representatives from institutional and civil society stakeholders operating in the field of culture, particularly in its international dimension. The Joint Communication … Continued
We are glad to share with you: • Culture and Wellbeing: Reflection Paper • Culture and Wellbeing: a Handbook for Cultural Organisations • Culture and The Networked Economy: Handbook More informations, documents and stories on culture and wellbeing available here: http://cultureactioneurope.org/milestone/tell-us-a-story/ These are Culture Action Europe’s documents in the context of Creative Europe 2014-2017 work plan. CAE would … Continued
Europe is in trouble. The Great Recession has heavily hit Southern Europe and has polarized the Continent between North and South. Growing nationalism in many EU countries and the increasing division of national societies provoke a tendency to fragmentation. Racism and xenophobia are also on the rising nearly everywhere. The crisis is deep and manifold … Continued
Speakers and Discussion Activators Abris Gryllus – Artist, Hungary Alex Meszmer – Board member, Visarte, Switzerland Alexandra Sabino – Advisor to the Deputy Mayor for Culture, City of Lisbon, Portugal Alexandra Szalay-Bobrovniczky – Vice Mayor, Budapest András Szöllősi-Nagy – President, International Hydrological Programme, UNESCO András Török – Director, Summa Artium and Budapest City writer Annalisa Cicerchia – Senior researcher, ISTAT, Italy Beatriz … Continued
Cities, well-being and culture in Europe links the measurement of well-being and cultural participation. How to use data dashboards to better understand correlations between cultural participation and well-being? The following summary gives practical guidelines for using the tools developed within the framework of Activity 3.2 of Culture Action Europe’s Creative Europe network funding. Continue reading #CulturalDemocracy … Continued
The European Alliance for Culture and the Arts (where CAE is a member) appeals to include culture, arts and creative work in the the European Commission’s new strategy for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations (the 2030 Agenda). The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and associated targets adopted by the United … Continued
Beyond the Obvious (BtO) is a flagship event of Culture Action Europe. It’s an annual gathering for privileged and inspirational exchange between the European cultural community, civil society, researchers and thinkers. BtO provokes the common thinking by exploring borders and edges of culture and moves beyond conventional assumptions and beliefs. BtO 2017 “Europe, quo vadis?” … Continued