UPFRONT! VIDEO AWARD 2020
LET’S BE UPFRONT! ABOUT YOUR EUROPE. Upfront! Is a platform for political, artistic and social expression. Here you can take a stand on European issues that engage you, and start and artistic debate. Illustrate your perspective on Europe by submitting a short film of a maximum of 15 minutes to the competition. Create a video and show us your opinion to participate in the competition! In addition to the chance to reach an international audience, the prizes consist of gift [...]
Three tips when planning your online event
Earlier this year in June we were planning our workshop together with Changemaker Livet Bitch! - and let me tell you, we learned a lot. Firstly, we had to ask ourselves if it was possible to go through with a workshop in the current climate of the pandemic. We decided, like many others during the spring, to move the workshop online. When we had a concept for the workshop, we had to work on making this the best it [...]
Woven Session #3!
Woven session #3: Home. Alice Máselníková and Olia Fedorova Friday 9th October 15–16 SE time, 16–17 UE time To Facebook event Home. Feeling of home and being at home. Being at home too much; not feeling at home enough. Work at home. Home work. Remote work. No work. Too much work. In what ways has the nature of work, and artists’ work specifically, transformed in the recent months? How has the idea of home changed under quarantine or with recommended [...]
COVID-19 & BEYOND- Challenges and Opportunities for Cultural Heritage
The European Cultural Heritage Organization Europa Nostra has produced a comprehensive study on the challenges and opportunities of the pandemic for the cultural heritage sector. Europa Nostra is Europe's largest member organization for the work of drawing attention to Europe's cultural and natural heritage. The far-reaching effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to curb it have affected all aspects of life and our environment, including World Heritage. This study analyzes and summarizes information gathered from EU Member [...]
Informal learning
I_improve is a project centered around informal learning, but what is informal learning? Our informal educator Avril Meehan helps us answer that question in a brand new piece of writing published on the I_improve website. She goes into explaining the subject, how to approach it and also a reading list for those who would like to know more. If you are interested in this topic, we highly recommend you give it a read, just click here and we'll take [...]
State Of The Union 2020
Don´t miss State of the Union speech 2020! In September each year, the President of the European Commission gives a speech on the state of the EU (SOTU). This year, Ursula von der Leyen will give her first speech to the Commission as President on the future of Europe and her thoughts on the past year. Don't miss this years speech by president von der Leyen, on Wednesday 16/9 at 09.00. The speech will live broadcasted on several digital channels. [...]
European Culture during the Corona-Crisis
The Corona Virus changes the world and also the culture in Europe. How do cultural workers deal with it? What effects does the virus have on the world of culture and how do the different countries of the European Union deal with it? We discuss these questions with the Council of the River // Cities Platform. The River // Cities Platform is a partnership between cultural, environmental and political initiatives that work in their cities to interact with and develop [...]
EU:s cultural recovery plan
The European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) organized a video conference on the first of September where the financial recovery of the cultural and creative Europe was discussed. Last week, the organization Culture Action Europe published an article about the conference and the importance of Creative Europe as part of the cultural sector's recovery due to Covid-19. "While Creative Europe does not have to be a recovery program, it can also contribute to the recovery of Europe, if [...]
Presenting: Woven Network
Woven Network, or Women's Network in English, is a 6 month online art residence involving 7 female artists from 5 European countries across 3 timezones. This is our creative response to the pandemic: sharing experiences of women workers who are on the frontlines battling the coronavirus. Our artists will seek to highlight the women working in healthcare, education, and other essential service sectors. Lockdown along with unemployment and the risk of infection, plus the invisible, overwhelming burden of unpaid labour, [...]