Charges against street artist Shepard Fairey are excessive Culture Action Europe, together with other members of Arts Rights Justice Working Group, signed and supports the street artist Shepard Fairey, whose felony charges announced late last week are a disproportionate response to his alleged crime and could repress artistic expression. You can have a look at this statement … 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
For an artist, mobility is often an intrinsic part of the creative process and the dissemination of the work. Mobility offers the chance of a larger public, an opening unto the world and the development of different artistic techniques. Mobility allows the artist to experience diversity and to integrate it into the creative process. The … Continued
Culture Action Europe, as part of the preparation process of building up Kathréptis (the two-day international gathering that will be held in Athens on September 21-22), is organising 3 open meetings on culture, cities and Europe. They will be held in Athens, at Romantso, and will be dedicated to discuss some issues that have been emerging from this first … 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
BOZAR Urban development and public space: Culture as a driver for cities. at Bozar, Brussels, Belgium June 4, 2015 In the framework of the 8th EU-LAC Summit, gathering EU as well as Latin America and Caribbean countries happening in Brussels in a few weeks, Culture Action Europe’s member BOZAR is hosting a debate on the role of culture in … Continued
Culture Action Europe is glad to announce the dates for its Annual Conference 2015. Developed in collaboration with the Vastra Gotaland Region, Beyond the Obvious 2015 will be held from October 15 to October 17 in Gothenburg – Vastra Gotaland Region (Sweden). The 2015 Conference will explore the tension between the private and the public/common … Continued