SOCIALLY ENGAGED ARTS

Europe's Artists Are Rebuilding Trust in Fractured Communities. But Who Should Pay For it?

A new study of "socially engaged arts" documents a field that funders and policymakers say they want to support – yet one that consistently falls between arts and social-policy budgets, at a time when both are under pressure across Europe
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The Ground We Share: How Spazio Nour Turns Heritage into Community

Spazio Nour demonstrates how participatory art can revitalise rural heritage sites and strengthen community bonds Their exchange with Nástupi ¡te - and immersive activities at Kasteel Hof d Intere like The Ground We Share festival showcased how dialogue co-creation and artistic practice can...

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European Heritage Hub Opens Small Grants for Heritage Projects
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Explore ECF's historical archives for artistic and academic research fellowships
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European Cultural Foundation | Fellowship Programme to Research the ECF Historical Archives

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EIT Culture & Creativity launches EUR 600 000 in funding for skills-based training in the Audio-Visual Media sector

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EIT Culture & Creativity | Skills-based Training courses Open Call

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A call dedicated to artistic research and development of mid- career choreographers

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DRIFT | Open Call for Mid-Career Choreographers

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Apply to research the current state of vulnerable crafts and propose strategies to safeguard them

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European Crafts Alliance | Research Proposals: Rare and Endangered Crafts Across Europe

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Philanthropy

Funding for authors who document reality in contexts of war, censorship or severe political tension

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Kometa | Fellowship Programme for Journalists, Writers or Photographers

Working Conditions

Glenn Micallef: Agora EU will be a place where culture, media and EU values meet

In his first interview with Creatives Unite Commissioner Glenn Micallef said the 'Europe for Culture' declaration is a 'strong signal of the importance of culture at the European level' He defended the merging of the Creative Europe programme into a new Agora EU...

70+ Cultural Organizations Are Calling For A stronger AgoraEU Programme for Culture
Name, Place Fund Campaign Open Letter to the Irish Presidency of the Council
Digital Skills Champions Awarded As Report Warns of 2030 Shortfall In Critical Categories
In a Historic First, EU Institutions Commit to Place Culture at The Heart of Policy

Interviews

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"If AI is here, it should be a public resource": a conversation with Heritiana Ranaivoson

Kristin Danielsen: Culture Is a Method, Not a Product

Nina George: Stolen Words Are Stolen Futures

Talking Finance With Arthur Steiner On Impact investing

Artificial Intelligence

Social Media Age Restrictions Closer In Europe After Expert Group Hands In Its Finding

The European Commission is preparing to restrict children's access to social media after a panel of experts convened by Ursula von der Leyen concluded that technology platforms rather than parents or regulators should have to prove their services are safe for young users...

Artificial metacognition: Giving an AI the ability to ‘think’ about its ‘thinking’
Artificial Anonymous: Rehearsing Conversations Between Humans and AI
"If AI is here, it should be a public resource": a conversation with Heritiana Ranaivoson
Why the world needs the UN to keep an eye on AI

Case Studies

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A Living Cultural Ecosystem: Valmiermuiža as a Model for Heritage and Community

The Ground We Share: How Spazio Nour Turns Heritage into Community

A Community-Led Heritage Model: Museumsverein Klostertal and Participatory Rural Culture

The Whispering Grove: A Stone That Speaks, A Space That Listens

Inclusion

Brussels moves to strip Venice Biennale of €2 million over return of Russian pavilion

European Commission formally recommends termination of grant after four-month stand-off over Moscow's readmission; final decision rests with EU culture agency

Europe's Artists Are Rebuilding Trust in Fractured Communities. But Who Should Pay For it?
Culture is the far right’s secret weapon
Marjane Satrapi, the woman who helped the world understand Iran
Serbia's Artists Call for International Boycott of Expo 2027 as Cultural Repression Deepens
Greening

Registrations are now open for BAUTOPIA Festival in Athens

The Bautopia event organised annually by ECHN turns into a culture and creativity festival this year taking over a part of the oldest European capital city Athens and exploring various notions of sustainability The first programme details the initial list of speakers and...

Zeus's Mountain Joins UNESCO's World Heritage List
New European Bauhaus: EU's favourite green design projects to a public vote
The Commission opens consultation on housing as Europe's building crisis deepens
The Islamic legacy built into Gaudí’s most famous designs

Ukraine Crisis

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Rebuilding War-Torn Ukraine with Renewable, Community-Led Materials

From Insight to Impact: Powering Quality Journalism with Audience Data

Commissioner Micallef in Rome to build financial support for multilateralism through culture and cultural heritage

G. Micallef: "Ukraine's future is Europe's future. And culture belongs at the center of that future"