Europe needs to increase cultural participation, and cultural and artistic organisations also need to be equipped to manage the challenge. How to enable those organisations to reach and engage a wider and diverse audience? The general and increasing attention on Audience Development (AD) in Europe is due to different factors, stemming from different legacies and … Continued
The following note was produced by Culture Action Europe to the attention of Silvia Costa – Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education at the European Parliament. As the voice of culture in Europe, CAE’s feedback on the Creative Europe Programme represents an opinion of the culture sector’s concerns, provided by a network of 145 members in … Continued
Culture Action Europe co-signed and contributed to the position paper on “Sustainable urban development and culture” drafted by the Committee on Culture of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG). In October 2016, the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), to be held in Quito, will adopt the New Urban Agenda, a document which is expected to … Continued
After over four years of a marvellous journey, my time at Culture Action Europe has come to an end. I have been offered and have accepted to lead cultural policy in my home town as Deputy Mayor in charge of culture in Rome. This is an immense honour and a huge challenge – and I … Continued
On 25/26 February 2016 a group of about 35 participants representing the creative and cultural sectors from the EU Member States gathered in Berlin to discuss “developing the entrepreneurial and innovation potential of the cultural and creative sectors”. The process formed part of a Structured Dialogue between the European Commission and the cultural sector under … Continued
Throughout history, the term “common” has been used with different, sometimes contradictory, meanings. Recently, it has gained in popularity to define and accompany the theorisation and fabrication of new political paradigms. Put simply, the idea of “common” groups the ensemble of material and immaterial objects that are or should be held “in common”. However, as we … Continued
The EESC Liaison group’s two Presidents have published a joint statement on the British referendum on EU membership, following consultation with the members of the Liaison group, in which CAE represents the field of culture and the arts: read the statement.
IETM, International network for contemporary performing arts, in collaboration with Culture Action Europe and UCLG – United Cities and Local Governments, released the mapping “Creation and Displacement. Developing New Narratives Around Migration”, that presents some of the artistic projects taking place in Europe and internationally with a focus on support, solidarity and engagement with refugees and … Continued