On 23 June, the British public will decide on the critical matter of their membership of the European Union. Culture Action Europe hopes for a “Remain” victory and calls on the artistic community in the UK to express its support for the EU. The European project was the first such experiment in history that did … Continued
“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 was officially presented at “A hope for Europe” conference in Brussels. Luca Jahier, President of the Various Interests Group of the EESC, opened the conference with these words: “Culture … Continued
CAE carried out various activities prior and after the UK referendum on the EU. We organised two seminars in the UK with the culture sector prior to the referendum http://cultureactioneurope.org/news/uks-eu-referendum-a-cultural-response/ http://cultureactioneurope.org/news/manchester-meeting-uks-eu-referendum-a-cultural-response-2/ CAE/Katherine Heid has written an article, published in Artsprofessional: http://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/article/european-perspective CAE board member Clymene Cristoforou wrote an article on the topic: https://www.a-n.co.uk/news/eu-referendum-in-or-out-two-opposing-views-on-what-the-vote-means-to-the-arts CAE’s analysis of … Continued
On 1 June, the Italian members of CAE sent a letter to the candidates Mayor of Rome, inviting the public authority to put culture at the centre of the political strategy of the city. Culture is an essential citizenship right and a crucial element for wellbeing. The letter hopes to inspire the future administration of Rome … Continued
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
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