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We are pleased to announce that the European Union through its Creative Europe programme has selected IETM to receive a Creative Europe Network Grant for the period 2025 - 2028. The allocation of this network grant enables IETM to continue and strengthen its core activities over the course of the next four years. Under the acronym THRIVE (Transfer ...
As a network deeply committed to free expression, openness, and pluralism, we are alarmed by the growing attacks on artistic freedom across the globe. Europe, once celebrated as a bastion of freedom, democracy, and the rule of law, is seeing these core values increasingly threatened. From the recent resolution in Germany, to the dismissal of ...
Reshaping Ceramics: How to Transform an Art Practice for Sustainability – with Yuliya Makliuk How can artists reconcile their creative pursuits with the urgent need for environmental sustainability? Ukrainian environmentalist-turned-potter, Yuliya Makliuk, works within a framework she calls “Ceramics in the Anthropocene”, exploring the connections ...
Corriente Alterna Performing Arts Platform To Celebrate Local, National, And International Contemporary Mexican, Latinx, And Chicanx Artists, By Launching 1st Live Edition In Salt Lake City. IETM Global Connector 2024 Stephanie García, codirector of PROArtes México and in partnership with loveDANCEmore (a Salt Lake City presenter), is excited to ...
The BETA CIRCUS project has released Shared Stages - A comprehensive guide to participatory circus, a new publication offering a detailed look into the methodologies, creative processes, and key learnings from its innovative participatory experience. Designed for artists, producers, and cultural professionals, the guide explores how participatory ...
proto produkciia is happy to share the Baseline Reports on the Ukrainian cultural sector (in English) and the Analytical Brief on the performing arts sector (in Ukrainian). These can be useful for discovering new insights, building strategies for work involving Ukraine, and providing strong background analyses. Those papers are part of RES-POL ...
OPEN CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS Summer Scriptwriting Base ✦ STORYTELLING: A DEEP DIVE ✦ July 18 - 27 2025 - Dolen, Bulgaria AN EXCITING ADVENTURE AWAITS! Summer Scriptwriting Base is an immersive learning experience, a unique blend of summer school, creative adventure, and rural retreat. Participants will explore and gain hands-on expertise in cutting ...
Europe Beyond Access - of which IETM is a proud dissemination partner - alongside the European Arts & Disability Cluster, the European voice of artists and cultural workers with disabilities, has recently released A Position Paper on the state of Arts & Disability in Europe. As a membership network spanning 24 European countries, the European Arts ...
On 14 January, all 27 EU Ministers of Culture made a rare and urgent appeal to the European Commission: secure the continuation of Creative Europe, prioritise artistic freedom and safeguard European cultural cooperation. Their call comes at a pivotal moment, as the structure of the upcoming EU budget (2027–2036) which will be part of political ...
Creative Europe has been a vital instrument in fostering cooperation among cultural organisations across 40 countries, driving innovative projects, showcasing Europe’s cultural diversity, and influencing national cultural policies. As the EU prepares to negotiate its future budget - the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034 - the future ...
