Culture Action Europe

We are releasing a new knowledge transfer interview from our "Beyond Creation" series by Formare Culturala: I have been ”picking the brain” :) of two experts in culture-health policy: Kornelia Kiss (Research and Development, Culture Action Europe) and Rarița Zbranca (Programme Director, Cluj Cultural Centre/Centrul Cultural Clujean). The professional discussion explores the evidence base and policy frameworks connecting cultural participation to health outcomes. The discussion centers on the CultureForHealth report's systematic review of 8,000 studies with 310 included research papers, and the EU Open Method of Coordination's September 2025 report "Culture and Health: Time to Act" with strategic recommendations for member states. Key policy challenges addressed include funding gaps where culture-health projects fall between sectors—cultural funding prioritizes innovation while health funding questions eligibility—and the need for dedicated calls. The conversation references the CARE project's awareness campaign and the Culture for Health database with over 850 projects from across Europe and beyond, designed as a tool for artists and practitioners to search by art field or target group and learn from existing initiatives rather than reinventing approaches. The discussion tackles practical implementation questions: how culture-health programs typically run for around 8 to 10 sessions building group cohesion but then end without continuation pathways, the vision for cultural centers functioning like gyms offering multiple activities, and how to create sustainable infrastructure beyond project-based approaches. Full interview starting from tonight (subscribe / notify) and resources available in the comments link https://lnkd.in/dNeA7X-w #CulturePolicy #PublicHealth #MentalHealth #EuropeanUnion #SocialPrescribing #CulturalPolicy #HealthPolicy #EvidenceBasedPolicy

📣 The European Union Delegation to the United States is calling all EU visual artists!   🤩 The first call for applications for the Visual Arts Residency Program under the Transatlantic Rising Stars Project has recently been launched.   💡 Selected artists will join one of five U.S. Artist Residency Programs for eight weeks in spring 2026 (April – May). In addition to being hosted as a community artist in residence, TRSP artists are offered robust program facilitation and support to collaborate with a locally-rooted artist and explore and engage deeply with the US community they are joining.   📎 This opportunity is fully funded by the European Union, which believes in the power of art to create dialogue, connection, and mutual understanding.   Don’t miss it, apply now: https://lnkd.in/dMafKgTV 🗓️ Deadline for application: 30 November 2025 🔑 Eligibility: Open to EU citizens with proven experience in disciplines with a strong visual component in physical space (2D, 3D, 4D, or multidisciplinary) ✈️ Residency dates: April to early June 2026   More info and FAQs: https://lnkd.in/drYyvxU3 #RisingStars #ArtistResidency #EUUSCollaboration #EUForeignPolicyinAction

#DanceMattersEurope We've joined forces to make sure contemporary dance is seen and supported in EU cultural policy. Aerowaves, Dance Festivals Network Europe & European Dance Development Network - EDN As the next EU budget is negotiated, we're calling for sustained public investment in dance. #investinwhatmattersEU Add your voice, post your stories, and use #DanceMattersEurope to show that dance matters in Europe's cultural future → https://lnkd.in/d4ifQ85N Image credits: CARCAÇA by Marco da Silva Ferreira © Cláudia Crespo

After a year of preparatory work, the inaugural Forum on EU-UK Cultural & Media Relations took place on the 20th of October in Brussels, gathering almost 30 EU and UK Cultural and Creative organisations, including: Pearle* Live Performance Europe, IFRRO, AEPO-ARTIS, The Mighty Creatives, European Music Managers Alliance (EMMA), PRS for Music, Musicians' Union, European Network of Cultural Centres, British Screen Forum, European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity, European Writers' Council (EWC), Culture Action Europe, Federation of European Publishers/Fédération des éditeurs européens, On the Move, UK Music Ltd, IETM - International network for contemporary performing arts, Society of Audiovisual Authors, FERA - Federation of European Screen Directors, D6: Culture in Transit, New Contemporaries, Collecting Societies for European Visual Artists , Europa Cinemas, News Media Europe, IMPALA Independent Music Companies Association, eurocinema, Artsadmin, EFAD - European Film Agency Directors association (a.i.s.b.l), EUROPEAN PRODUCERS CLUB - CLUB DES PRODUCTEURS EUROPEENS, Circus Central (North East Circus Development Trust). They were joined by several representatives of EU and UK institutions as observers, namely: European Parliament, European External Action Service, FCDO Services, British Council, Department for Culture, Media and Sport. On behalf of our co-chairs, Mafalda Dâmaso and Benjamin Feyen, thank you to everyone who attended our inaugural meeting. The Forum was graciously hosted by MEDAA- Maison européenne des Auteurs et des Autrices, the European House of Authors, with further support by bela. We are also thankful to the co-chairs of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (MEP Sandro Gozi and MP Marsha de Cordova) for the support and to Tom Gray for the energising keynote. The resulting policy recommendations to support cultural and media relations between the EU and the UK will be published soon. If you'd like to be involved or support future iterations of the Forum, please email [email protected] #europeanunion #unitedkingdom #culturalrelations

SOON 🔜 The yearly conference of Training for the Contact Zone project is coming!   📅 3 December   “Contact Zones in Practice” – A Training Model for Cultural Democracy, Dialogue, and Structural Change   This conference explores a key question:   👉 How can we create spaces that foster reflection, dialogue, and collective agency — even in the face of conflicting perspectives or contested histories?   The event invites practitioners, policymakers, artists, mediators, and cultural workers to reflect on how arts, culture, and heritage spaces can function as Contact Zones: not as places where differences are erased, but as spaces where they are acknowledged, engaged, and transformed into something shared.   🔗 Find out more and register here: https://lnkd.in/eiDrCGXG   This conference is co-organised within the framework of the Erasmus+ project “Training for the Contact Zone (TCZ)”, a European initiative dedicated to rethinking adult education — with a special focus on museums and heritage learning. The project team brings together a consortium of seven European organisations united by a shared commitment to cultural democracy:   Stichting Herengracht 401 - H401 (NL) Culture Action Europe (BE) Conexiones improbables (ES) Etz Hayyim Synagogue (GR) Goethe-Institut Bucuresti (RO) Humán Platform (HU) PELE (PT)

#CAEonthego Lars and Marie are in Cluj-Napoca, Romania this week with the CARE project's mobile hub “Solidarities of care in the arts, health and social spaces” discussing working conditions and systemic factors impacting cultural work.

💡How can local cultural initiatives bring places to life, strengthen social ties, and inspire meaningful engagement? Join host Sílvia Silva in conversation with Esther Blodau (Gort Arts, Ireland) and Marta Vētra (LAUX, Latvia) as they navigate this question by sharing their experiences with grassroots cultural action on the second episode of a new podcast series ‘IN SITU Dialogues: Place-based creativity from the ground up.’ 🌍 The episode invites you on a journey across Europe, connecting two cultural practitioners living more than 2,000 kilometres apart, yet united by a shared belief in the transformative power of creativity. The conversation is part of an 8-episode series featuring the voices of artists, cultural entrepreneurs, and community organisers shaping new pathways for culture-based development in 12 case studies across six non-urban regions in Europe forming part of the IN SITU Research Project. Listen to Episode 2 of the podcast here 👉 https://lnkd.in/egTGTdnt