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The Council of the European Union has adopted conclusions on empowering the cultural and creative sectors through data-driven audience development. This document presents the vision of the 27 Member States of the EU on the role of data in understanding, engaging, and rebuilding audiences, highlighting both the potential and opportunities, as well ...
Mario Draghi, former President of the European Central Bank (2011-2019) and Prime Minister of Italy (2021-2022) is preparing a report on the future of European competitiveness to define strategic priorities of the European Commission for the 2024-2029 policy cycle. Culture Action Europe is making a case for culture as a (potential) driver of ...
IETM and KVS, in collaboration with IDEA Consult, are excited to announce our first joint event discussing the internationalisation of the Flemish performing arts! We warmly invite stakeholders in Brussels and beyond to join us on Wednesday 29 May at KVS in Brussels to reflect together on the structural needs of the Flemish performing arts sector ...
We applaud the current Commission for prioritising the improvement of working conditions in the cultural and creative sectors (CCSs). We see a timely opportunity to address this matter comprehensively by developing a new strategic framework for culture and integrating social conditionality thoughtfully into the EU's future funding programmes. To ...
Current geopolitical events - notably the atrocities in Gaza - are leading to new questions in the European and Western arts field: notably questions on free speech and agency of artistic operators. As arts workers we have platforms and voices. We have the tools to amplify other voices, speak up ourselves, support or initiate actions that speak to ...
Join Moving Identities – a border-crossing residency programme for performing artists Move people, move standpoints, move perceptions. Challenge perspectives, connect with people and places. This is Moving Identities. Are you a performing arts group or company based in Denmark, Norway, Germany, Belgium, or Spain? And do you want to further explore ...
Visitors programme Plat(e)form(e) From Monday, 13 May 2024 at 10:00 to Tuesday, 14 May 2024 at 20:00 at Brussels. Join a focused two-day program for peer-to-peer meetings and discovering the unique performing arts scene of Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels. Plat(e)form(e) was born from a desire to support and highlight the local scene by drawing on ...
The British Council International Collaboration Grants are now open for the second time. This £1 million grants programme supports the creation of new cultural collaborations between UK artists, arts professionals and organisations and their peers around the world. The International Collaboration Grants encourage new bilateral and multilateral ...
CALL FOR ARTISTS BASED IN SWEDEN International Contemporary Dance Collective (iCoDaCo) 2024-2027 ilDance, the international coordinator and Swedish partner in the European cooperation project International Contemporary Dance Collective 2024-2027, is excited to announce the call for independent dance artists with a contemporary approach to join/form ...
March and the beginning of April has been a busy time for the IETM Team, as we ventured out to events both in Brussels and beyond. Take a look at what we got up to below: The Resilience of the Ukrainian Cultural and Creative Sectors - A European Workshop IETM participated in an event held in Brussels on 7-8 March entitled The Resilience of the ...