An invitation from CAE member Trans Europe Halles: The Fika Project launches two books on cultural leadership. Are you a cultural sector professional, supporter, practitioner, teacher or researcher? Are you curious about leadership and how it relates to the work you do and the changes you want to make? Do you sometimes feel a disconnect … Continued
On 8 June, the European Commission published a joint communication “towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations”, as part of its plan to become a stronger global actor and contributor to sustainable growth, peace and mutual understanding. The paper lays out the EU’s guiding principles (promoting peace, the rule of law, freedom of speech, … Continued
In light of the EUYO case Culture Action Europe calls on the European Commission and Parliament to review the implementation of Creative Europe and guarantee independence of decision making processes Brussels, 10 June 2016 Culture Action Europe has been following the developments concerning the funding of the European Union Youth Orchestra, funded since 1976 … Continued
SDG Watch Europe, an alliance of 70 organisations including Culture Action Europe, has written an open letter to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker calling for him to adopt, as a matter of urgency, an overarching strategy to guide implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Here are key messages from the letter: “Not only does an overarching strategy need … Continued
How can culture and cities help build hope and a new narrative for Europe? What value should we attribute to culture? How does culture drive economic growth? How can culture and the arts reconvert and regenerate cities, giving them a new identity? Culture Action Europe and UCLG-Agenda 21 will present the study “Culture, Cities and … Continued
CAE is now partner of ArtLab, a learning environment where cultural professionals, civil society, corporations and policy makers share experiences and knowledge on how art and culture contribute to the wellbeing & economic and social growth. After the first appointment in Milan, when 450+ cultural professionals and operators participated, the next appointments will be held in other … Continued
On May 31st and June 1st of 2016, the European Economic and Social Committee, in cooperation with the members of the Liaison group representing European civil society organisations and networks (in which Culture Action Europe represents the culture sector), held a forum focusing on migration and on how Europe can adapt to structural change: “Living … Continued
Culture Action Europe together with members and partners continues to promote the role of cultural diversity and intercultural exchange in our societies. Between March and May 2016 three important publications were released we want to draw your attention to: “Creation and Displacement: Developing new narratives around migration” is a generously documented study published by IETM … Continued