Art in the
age of populism: Brussels hosted a four-day reflection on how art can help to overcome the “us against them” discourse, put together the pieces of fragmented societies and shape a truly different future.
A meeting review is published here.
Culture Action Europe has published the report of the annual conference in Rome, 15-17 November. The report has reading and watching material, with summaries on dicussions and video clips from keynotes.
The European Alliance for Culture and Arts regretts that the 7th cohesion report of the European Commission, which was presented at the opening of the European Week of Regions and Cities in October, does not take into account culture and the arts in its findings related to the measuring of social progress, education, well-being, health and urban infrastructures and in general in the future shape of cohesion policy.
The Alliance has called European, regional and local policy makers to integrate culture and the arts in the post 2020 objectives and future evaluation criteria of the social cohesion strategy.
Culture Action Europe’s Reflection Paper “Belonging and Becoming: A cultural response to the White Paper on the Future of Europe and the accompanying reflection papers” proposes a first answer to this question, reflecting the voices of over 500 cultural players throughout Europe:
• The Cultural Sector’s assessment of the 5 Scenarios
• Guiding principles and actions for a 6th Scenario
• A cultural response to the European Commission reflection papers
– Reflection Paper on the social dimension of Europe
– Reflection Paper on harnessing globalisation
– Reflection Paper on the future of European defence
– Reflection Paper on the future of EU finances
IETM – the international network for contemporary performing arts – is a network of over 500 performing arts organisations and individual members working in the contemporary performing arts worldwide: theatre, dance, circus, interdisciplinary live art forms, new media. IETM’s members – more than 500 from over 50 countries – include festivals, companies, producers, theatres, research and resource centers, universities and institutional bodies.
Upcoming plenary meetings:
Brussels, 23 November 2017 to 26 November 2017: CAN WE TALK?
Porto, 26 to 29 April 2018: OTHER CENTRES
Munich, 31 October to 4 November 2018: RES REPUBLICA EUROPA
Culture Action Europe’s General Assembly (AGM) and Members’ Forum is convened on 15 November 2017 in Rome, Italy (directly preceding Beyond the Obvious Conference).
CAE’s Beyond the Obvious Conference. “Belonging and Becoming: Culture, Heritage & our Future” will open on the evening of 15 November and close on 17 November 2017.
