Women are strongly represented and even overrepresented in the cultural and creative sector, or at least in some fields of this sector. However, despite what one could think when looking at their quantitive superiority in public cultural institutions or programmes of higher education in culture management and the arts, the creative sector is far from … Continued
In July 2016, the Arts Rights Justice (ARJ) working group supported by Culture Action Europe published its public Toolkit on promoting and protecting freedom of artistic expression for use by arts and culture practitioners. It is aimed at people who are providing training for others, presenting information on cultural rights, and as a source of inspiration for generating discussions. … Continued
Freedom of art is an universal human right. Many artists call attention to social and political injustices through their art work. The impulse series Arts, Rights & Justice shall provide a platform for dialogue, in order to discuss artistic freedom or the lack there-of and the mission and responsibility of art in our world. http://www.brunnenpassage.at/ First … Continued
Why this toolkit? To build capacity within the arts and culture sector, providing knowledge on how artists can exercise their rights, and on how to support our collaborative partners. To support and encourage arts organisations and cultural workers in informing and encouraging their colleagues and members to protect, defend and support artists and cultural operators … Continued
Title of the project: CORNERS – Turning Europe inside out Please describe your action/project CORNERS is a platform for artists and audiences, designed and driven by cultural organizations at the edges of Europe. It creates opportunities for artists and researchers to collaborate internationally on multidisciplinary artistic and cultural projects. CORNERS interconnects outer regions of … Continued
Title of the project: Festival Deltebre Dansa Please describe your action/project The Festival Deltebre Dansa is a unique event in an exceptional place as Deltebre, in the Ebro Delta (Catalonia, Spain), which attracts 150 contemporary dancers and circus artists from around the world to live a unique experience immersed in an intense artistic activity. For 15 … Continued
This series of short films was compiled to mark the presentation to the European Parliament of the UN report, “The Right to Freedom of Artistic Expression and Creation” by United Nations Special Rapporteur in the filed of Cultural Rights, Ms Farida Shaheed. The event was a project of ARJ Working Group. All movies were shared … Continued