Culture Action Europe

#CAEmembersnews From 22–26 September 2025, the vibrant city of Prague, Czechia, will host Creative Skills Week 2025. This event, co-organized by ELIA, will bring together professionals from the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries, serving as a key hub for collaboration and innovation in creative skills development. → More information is available here: https://lnkd.in/dNGcdz2e

🎉 Join us for our next CultureAndHealth Platform Webinar that is all about opportunities for artists at the intersection of culture, health, care, education and social sectors! 🎨💻 🗓️ 17 February, 12:00-13.30 CET Agenda: 1️⃣ Project Overview 🎤 2️⃣ Placement Opportunity in Bologna for Artists interested in 'relational art ' from all over Europe – by Oltre... 🇮🇹 3️⃣ EU-wide Call for Capacity Building by RED NOSES International – Learn about the upcoming opportunity for artists 📚 4️⃣ Working in Healthcare Environments – Key insights for creative professionals in healthcare 💡 → Register here: https://ow.ly/Roiq50UUWTA Check out the opportunities on our new website! https://ow.ly/90fR50UUWTy

#Opportunity Spazju Kreattiv, Malta's National Centre for Creativity, in collaboration with the Valletta Cultural Agency, Valletta Design Cluster, and the Ministry for Gozo, is inviting international artists from all contemporary art forms to apply for the Artists’ Residency Programme 2026–2027. This residency fosters cultural diversity through exchanges between international and Maltese artists, local communities, and varied environments. It provides time for research, development, and community engagement in presenting creative work. 🗓️Deadline for applications: 19 February → Apply here: https://ow.ly/4T6r50UMGKt

#Opportunity 10 organisations will receive one year of free NEMO - Network of European Museum Organisations Membership for 2025, gaining full access to NEMO’s resources and benefits! This opportunity enables participants to establish cross-border collaborations, promote their work internationally, and engage in professional development within the European museum sector. 📆 Deadline: 9 February → Apply here: https://ow.ly/KPiq50USmMt

#CAElibrary Check out Reset!'s latest publication, created from a compilation of its 2024 newsletters. This collection highlights challenges to artistic and informational freedom across Europe, acting as a vital advocacy tool to inform, raise awareness, and monitor these issues over time. → Check the full issue here: https://ow.ly/1ksu50UTUAf

We’re joined by Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture & Sport who is delving into the strategic ambition of the #CultureCompass. Since his swearing-in , we’ve been following the updates on the Compass. https://lnkd.in/gxX6aEBc Today we get a closer look. 🗣️ “We need to take care of the cultural sector and its working conditions. We need to see the opportunities and challenges of emerging technological development and AI. We also need to see culture as a catalyst and an enabler in different policy areas. A Cultural Deal for Europe requires funding. We have to have a united front. I will advocate for the increased funding. This is just the initial conversation.” - Glenn Micallef (European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture & Sport) #CultureCompass #CDEU2025 Europa Nostra, European Cultural Foundation, Bozar

Yesterday, we shared our paper advocating for allocating 2% of the next MFF to culture. (You can find it here: https://ow.ly/xZPy50UTnlp) CAE’s Policy Adviser, Luiza Moroz, listens for her panel’s response to our call to action. 🗣️ “Culture is a key pillar of European Identity. In the next MFF there should be fewer programmes and more investment, especially in culture. We need to rethink our priorities and our realisation of Creative Europe and other fragmented programmes. We need to have a flagship cultural program in the next MFF!” - MEP Hélder Sousa-Silva (Member of the BUDG Committee, EPP) → Follow live: https://ow.ly/oyQf50UTnlo #CultureCompass #CDEU2025 Europa Nostra, European Cultural Foundation, Bozar

Last year, CAE’s European Parliament-funded project, “Pop the Vote: Culture on the Ballot,” used the backdrop of the 2024 elections to support the important work of 44 Changemakers across Europe: these young artists and cultural workers engaged the power of artivism to drive civic participation. One Changemaker, dancer and choreographer, Leander Kämpf alongside poet and multidisciplinary artist Sam Alekksandra created, “Democratic Body: Let Your Move Be Resistance,” which speaks to the realities of young people’s disenchantment with democratic processes. Today they join us to discuss the piece and their vision on how artists can be better supported. 🗣️ “Without imagination how can we imagine a better future together?” - Sam Alekksandra (poet and multidisciplinary artist) 🗣️ “We can’t do this work for free. If I didn’t need to focus on funding, I could spend so much time creating and working with young people and in my community where it’s needed.” - Leander Kämpf (dancer and choreographer) See a short clip below. #CultureCompass #CDEU2025 Europa Nostra, European Cultural Foundation, Bozar

“Remember that culture is the soft power, it speaks more than words, more than everything. Remember that we can create through culture a perception without any force or battle, we can create narrative through culture. I’d like to say something to our Georgian, Ukrainian, Serbian friends. We were fighting for our democracy and I can tell you it’s worth it. We will fight with you here in the European Union.” - Marta Cienkowska (Deputy Minister of Culture and National Heritage in Poland) #CultureCompass #CDEU2025 Europa Nostra, European Cultural Foundation, Bozar