UK Parliament, 17 January 2023, United Kingdom

The Communications and Digital Committee publishes its report - At risk: our creative future

Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland, 12 January 2023, Finland

The Ministry of Education and Culture has published the first bildung review, which provides an overview of development in the Ministry’s administrative branch over the past decades. The latest stage, which began in the 1990s, is characterised by a decline in the achieved learning outcomes, the plateauing of the rising level of education among Finns, as well as a gradual decrease in public input …

Voices of Culture, 07 January 2023, International

Voices of Culture – the structured dialogue between the European Commission and the cultural sector is delighted to announce the publication of the Brainstorming Report on the topic ‘Youth, Mental Health and Culture’.

Avant-Garde Lawyers, 21 December 2022

In a “White Paper” launched on 21 December 2022, Avant-Garde Lawyers (AGL) called upon cultural institutions and cultural event organisers to respect the rights of Russian artists and to show leadership in defending the universal right to freedom of artistic expression without discrimination. The White Paper provides cultural institutions with information and analysis on the matter, highlighting …

IETM - International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts, 20 December 2022, International

The session "Work & (in)stability" of IETM Belgrade Plenary Meeting 2022 gave a sense of perspective about the dominant feeling of instability in the cultural sector, through stories and data analyses coming from different regions of the world. It examined the consequences of the “project-based” cultural economy as well as the pressures and transformations that the latter has brought to the field…

ARC - Artists at Risk Connection, 15 December 2022, International

In order to understand how artists and human rights defenders from across Latin America and the Caribbean have been affected by these concerning developments – and the steps they are taking to protect themselves and sustain their creative expression – ARC, in partnership with Amnesty International and Labo Ciudadano, has released a new report on artistic freedom in the region: Art in Turmoil: Art…