“Culture, Cities and Identity in Europe”, the study commissioned by the European Economic and Social Committee and carried out by Culture Action Europe and Agenda21 for Culture-UCLG. Can culture help us overcome the systemic, political and identity crises currently shaking the European Union? What role can culture and cities play in strengthening social and territorial cohesion, … Continued
“The Europe we strive for!” will be organised civil society’s call for a new political impulse to relaunch the EU on the basis of our values and roots and also give a clear commitment of civil society organisations to forge ahead. Keynote speakers include : Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign … Continued
Many culture makers have embraced the theme of Audience Development (AD); we all want audiences, preferably large and enthusiastic ones. But how can we demonstrate to our investors that we have taken the task seriously? How do we measure our efforts? Here, the key terms are: cultural impact; immaterial indicators; shared knowledge; shared practice; people … Continued
On 1 March, president Junker presented White Paper on the future of Europe in European Parliament. In this White Paper, he presents 5 possible scenarios for the EU’s future. They range from: continuing as the EU is functioning now, downscaling the European project (back) to an economic union, focusing only on what seems to ‘work’, a multi-speed … Continued
As a member of SDG Watch Europe, Culture Action Europe (CAE) send recommendations for the Council Conclusion on the EC Communication. Council Conclusions to be adopted in June 2017 under the Maltese EU Presidency represent an important opportunity for EU member states to address the lack of European leadership and ambition shown to date regarding … Continued
Culture Action Europe (CAE) has carried out an analysis of the first two years of operation of the Creative Europe programme’s Culture sub-programme. The analysis and ensuing recommendations are based on a survey launched by CAE. They offer a preliminary appraisal of how the cultural sector has adapted to Creative Europe, as well as the … Continued
Many culture makers have embraced the theme of Audience Development (AD); we all want audiences, preferably large and enthusiastic ones. But how can we demonstrate to our investors that we have taken the task seriously? How do we measure our efforts? Here, the key terms are: cultural impact; immaterial indicators; shared knowledge; shared practice; people … Continued
On top of being a buzzword in certain parts of the cultural world for few years now, audience development is one of the new priorities of Creative Europe. It brings for the first time audiences/ spectators/ users/ citizens/ participants under the spotlight, on an equal footing with artists and cultural organisations. Current experience existing in … Continued