advocacy
The study provides an overview of the key characteristics of artists’ and cultural workers’ status across Europe, their working conditions, and career paths.
Culture as a Workplace
news
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated pre-existing trends, including unprecedented income loss, growing precariousness, and inequalities in the European cultural ecosystem.
knowledge
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated pre-existing trends, including unprecedented income loss, growing precariousness, and inequalities in the European cultural ecosystem. Facing destitution, many workers may leave the sector and thousands of institutions may close. With them, accumulated knowledge and skills would be permanently lost, and the cultural ecosystem would be profoundly weakened. A solution to … Continued
project
Come2Art establishes a collaborative scheme between artists, cultural workers and community members promoting life skills development and active citizenship through arts.
Past project
news
Almost one month in Brexitland, a litany of new headaches has just begun for the cultural workers on both sides of the Channel. While many were relieved that a trade and cooperation deal was finally struck on Christmas’ Eve, adjustments to the new life outside the bloc are causing pain and raising questions and doubts … Continued
knowledge
The European Commission and stakeholders published a new study that sheds light on the status and working conditions of artists, cultural and creative professionals. The study looks at characteristics of employment of artists and cultural and creative professionals in EU Member States with regards to artist status and entitlements, social security, self-employment, support ecosystems and alternative financing, … Continued
news
The European Commission and stakeholders published a new study that sheds light on the status and working conditions of artists, cultural and creative professionals. The study looks at characteristics of employment of artists and cultural and creative professionals in EU Member States with regards to artist status and entitlements, social security, self-employment, support ecosystems and … Continued
knowledge
The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought attention to the precarious working conditions of many cultural workers and artists employed within the CCS. Freelance and short term contracts for employees make up about 70 % of the CCS workforce. The pandemic situation has drawn back the veil over the lack of proper regulations and social policies … Continued