The Baltic Sea’s recovery depends on method, patience and imagination. Drawing on insights from John Nurminen Foundation’s CEO Annamari Arrakoski-Engardt, this article explores how science, behaviour and culture combine to repair a stressed and shallow sea, from eelgrass meadows to sustainable fisheries and art that changes perception.
“From Ortaklaşa, we have learned that small-scale collaborations can yield wide-reaching change; cultural solidarity is essential in fragile times; and cultural policy gains meaning only when it is inclusive, participatory, and rooted in trust. Let us rethink cultural policy together — and explore how to co-create a fairer, more participatory cultural future across Türkiye and Europe.”
As the EU redefines its strategic priorities ahead of the forthcoming long-term budget, our partnership with the Alliance for Socially Engaged Arts takes centre stage to harness the power of culture in driving positive social change.
The Strengthening Capacities in the Live Performance Sector report provides research, analysis and recommendations on three key topics shaping the future of the live performance sector.
Following the publication of the draft interim report on amendments to the Commission’s MFF proposal by the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets (BUDG), Culture Action Europe submitted its proposed amendments to the relevant MEPs. Read about how we call for broader inclusion and support for socially engaged arts within our proposal.
Join us on 23 January for a campaign meeting to gain insight into the latest developments on the EU’s next long-term budget, the Council’s progress report on the AgoraEU programme, and the negotiation timeline and upcoming advocacy opportunities for our Ask, Pay, Trust campaign.
The EU Backoffice is a new podcast series that explores how the EU cultural policy process really works. The first episode explores how decisions are shaped and negotiated between different actors in EU cultural and media policy.
Culture Action Europe proposes that the European Commission uses part of the digital fines collected from the enforcement of EU digital regulation to fund culture. This piece explores why using digital fines to fund culture is a good idea, how this could be done, and what nuances should be taken into account.