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The European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission in a secret ballot on July 18. This will mark her second term as Commission President. Regarding culture, her 31-page candidate programme includes these few lines: ‘We will focus on the things that make up our European way of life: our culture and history ...
In September 2022, 150 countries signed UNESCO's Mondiacult Declaration, recognising culture as a ‘global public good’. Ahead of the next Mondiacult conference in Spain in Autumn 2025, the global cultural policy community is contemplating what it truly means to view culture as a public good and how integrating this concept could reshape policies ...
On 28-31 August, IETM Membership Manager Margherita Petti attended the 15th edition of internationale tanzmesse nrw, the largest professional meeting for contemporary dance in Düsseldorf, Germany, organised by IETM member nrw landesbuero tanz. The event offers a forum for exchange, knowledge transfer and networking to about 1500 international ...
Photo: Akseli Muraja. 'Kaava 884' by Lopéz-Lehto, Utriainen, and Vuorenmaa, ANTI Festival 2023. How can we ensure that the built environment and public art are accessible to everyone now and in the future? “Forming the future for all" seminar will address diversity and power in relation to the accessibility of urban environments and art. The ...
We are thrilled to announce that registration for LEME PRO 2024 is now open. Join us from 5-8 December 2024 in Ílhavo (Portugal) for an extraordinary festival dedicated to contemporary circus and artistic creation in unconventional spaces. This year promises to be our most enriching and dynamic event yet, offering a unique blend of performances ...
Alliance of International Production Houses in Germany threatened with shutdown Artists, performers, contributors and supporters of the independent art and performing arts scene in Germany issue the following urgent message to Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media: click here for the petition. In its draft budget for ...
For this sixth Webinar, On the Move and the ACP-EU CULTURE partner to explore the international cultural mobility flows from, to, and within the Caribbean region. The Webinar will use the takeaways from the mapping recently carried out for the preparation of the Cultural Mobility Funding Guide focusing on the Caribbean region, to be published in ...
This must-read publication about the International Mobility of Disabled Artists and Culture Professionals follows On the Move’s Cultural Mobility Webinar about the topic’ and builds upon the two large-scale studies it carried out for the British Council, as part of the EU-funded project Europe Beyond Access. Unsurprisingly, gaps remain in providing ...
As part of On the Move's multiannual programme co-funded by the European Union, the organisation published the third edition of its Cultural Mobility Yearbook. This Yearbook is conceived as a way to delve into the numerous calls and resources that On the Move collects and promotes daily. The data was collected from the OTM website to analyse and ...
IETM is happy to report that the European Parliament´s Culture and Education Committee has elected its new Chair, Nela Riehl by a majority of 18 votes. Nela is a representative of the Greens/EFA Group. As reported by IETM in April in its analysis of where culture was to be found in the European Parliament's election manifestos, the Greens of Europe ...
