#Metoo and a hot debate about sexism within the jazz give reason to remind us about music's power to change stale structures. That the cultural world is a particularly favourable ground for sexism and abuse has been found in the pursuit of #metoo. At the same time, the power of culture and the art to change should not be forgotten, writes Sara Meidell, Cultural journalist in Västerbottens-Kuriren
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Never before were people so generous to culture, when interviewed by Eurobarometer. This spring, as they were asked to sort issues that are able to create a feeling of community among EU citizens, Europeans put culture clearly on top: 31% of respondents mentioned culture as one of the three most decisive issues.
Register NOW! The NordicBaltic Festival Platform is happy to announce it’s first ever fellowship programme. The pilot programme will engage 10 emerging festival leaders from across the Nordic-Baltic region. The fellows will attend two times 2-day sessions. The programme is free of charge and all costs are covered for the participants. Deadline 16 August 2018!
Additional call for collaborative arts festival projects in the Nordic and Baltic Sea Region. APPLICATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 16TH AT 23:59 CET. Open to festivals across the arts sector in the Nordic and Baltic Sea Region We are pleased to announce that theNordicBaltic Festival Platform(NBFP) has opened an additional call of their fourth Call for Projects (CfP) fostering festival collaborations in the Nordic and Baltic Sea Region (Denmark (incl.
EFA's Arts Festivals Summit 2018, including the 66th EFA General Assembly, EFFE MeetUp and the opening of the Slovenian Music Days, will take place from 11 to 14 April in Ljubljana (Slovenia), hosted by the Ljubljana Festival. The theme of this year’s Summit is The [Herit]AGE of the ARTS - Audiences in the heart of the places. Extended registration deadline: Friday 9 March 2018!
The Festival Academy (European Festivals Association) launches the call for application for the 14th edition of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers, taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden, 23 - 29 August 2018, hosted by and co-organised with Kultur i Väst, the cultural administration of the region Västra Götaland. Sweden Festivals has been asked to support Kultur i Väst in making the Atelier a Swedish success. The deadline is just around the corner, but Swedish participants are in demand and we will do all we can to assist you!
Nordiska kulturfondens three-year music initiative started in August 2017. Since then, 43 concertvenues and festivals - so-called pulse organisers - from across the Nordic region have spread new Nordic tones to a new audience. pulse is now entering its second year and opens for new applications from festivals and venues in Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland. pulse is a springboard for the creation of a Nordic live music network. It is also aimed at providing music experiences of high artistic quality to a wider Nordic audience.
Project grants for music organizers and grants international tours for free performing art can be applied for from March 22 to April 19, 2018. (read more below in Swedish)
CHECK! will be arranged at Karlsgatan 2 in Västerås - again. Region Västmanland will also 2018 host CHECK!. Save the dates 9-11 November 2018. During spring, we will return with more accurate information about dates and times, about seminars, lecturers and content.
