In this section you will find resources to assist you in developing your knowledge of EU funding, policy and research; national cultural policy documents and links to European arts and culture networks and other related resource organisations.
The aim of the study is to provide successful approaches and methods in the area of Audience Development to the European Commission as well as to equip cultural leaders with the means to make their organisations more audience-based.
The Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor is an online tool to monitor and assess the performance of ‘Cultural and Creative Cities’ in Europe vis-à-vis their peers using both quantitative and qualitative data.
In May 2007, the European Commission proposed an agenda for Culture founded on three common sets of objective: cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue; culture as a catalyst for creativity; and culture as a key component in international relations.
Research report by the European Expert Network on Culture (EENC) exploring the role of audience building in the (upcoming) Creative Europe Programme
European Commission publication with 22 best practice examples of EU cultural project
The objective of this consultation was to gather views on various issues impacting the cultural and creative industries in Europe, from business environment to the need to open up a common European space for culture, from capacity building to skills development and promotion of European creators on the world stage. The responses to the consultation will inform the Commission and help it ensure that EU programmes and policies involving cultural and creative industries are “fit for purpose”. The consultation, which ran 24 April to 30 July 2010 was open to individuals and organisations and in particular national, regional or local authorities, the European institutions and associations from the cultural and creative industries.
This report is the the result of the work of the OMC Working Group on Mobility Support Porgrammes begun in early 2011.
The EU working group on creative and cultural industries produced its final report in June 2010. It has to be seen as a “consensus paper” It contains a set of recommendations, which are organised around eight main lines of action. The first main line is about the political awareness and sensibility, which is necessary to have a fully-fledged creative strategy.