OPEN CALLS

Our Picks | February's Creative Opportunities Across Europe

February brings an abundance of new opportunities for creative professionals across Europe. This curated list features eight open calls across various disciplines, including architecture, performing arts, visual arts, and technology. Explore this month's list and apply!
INTERVIEW

"There's a mental health crisis, and it's being treated by cruel optimism"

Mark Deuze of the University of Amsterdam says workers in the creative industries are facing a serious health crisis, exacerbated by toxic work cultures and unrealistic expectations. Yet they treat it with cruel optimism

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Europe’s AI Ambition: Sovereignty, Innovation, and Ethical Tech
Italy's DeepSeek AI Ban Sparks European Scrutiny Over Data Privacy
ETC International Theatre Conference 2025 in Athens
Heritage Fund for the restoration of Ukrainian monuments
Reading Picasso’s Guernica like a comic strip offers a new way to understand the story it is telling
Bauhaus and The Brutalist: the revolutionary immigrant architects whose stories inspired the film
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Public funding

FABRIX promotes sustainable urban manufacturing and seeks Facilitators from Rotterdam and Athens for a €50,000 funding

FABRIX Project | Textile & Clothing Industry Facilitators in Athens & Rotterdam

Open Call
Public funding

Civitates supports 8 independent public-interest media outlets in Europe with a €160,000 funding

Civitates | Strengthening independent public interest journalism in Europe

Working Conditions

Longstanding Health Crisis In Creative Industries Linked To Passion-Driven Work, Research Finds

A global mental health crisis plagues creative professionals, with two-thirds reporting work-related health issues,  according to a comprehensive study by Professor Mark Deuze of the University of Amsterdam. Despite this, they remain in jobs causing anxiety, depression, and burnout

“We must intervene with determination and help artists with their problems”
"There's a mental health crisis, and it's being treated by cruel optimism"
Breaking the 26% glass ceiling for women in the film industry
Crunch in the Gaming Industry: A Persistent Crisis in The Digital Playground
Greening

The Jugoslavija Hotel is being demolished, and Belgrade is rapidly uprooting the modernist legacy of the socialist era

ICOMOS recently called on the Belgrade and Serbian authorities to recognise and protect Belgrade's modern 20th century heritage and issued a Heritage Alert for two other important monuments from the same period that are also under threat of demolition.

Better digital literacy could help reduce climate and disaster conspiracy theories
Sustainable Cultural Management and Policy: ENCATC's Academy in Bologna
Festivals as “tender spaces”
IN SITU PLATFORM: Call for Emerging Artists in Public Spaces

Ukraine Crisis

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Heritage Fund for the restoration of Ukrainian monuments

UNESCO Director-General in Lviv to strengthen support for culture

British Council's Creative Economy Development Grants

EU Publishes Recommendations from Expert Group to Safeguard Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage

Artificial Intelligence

Copyright uses for AI training go beyond the scope of the text and data mining exception: Several EU member states agree

This acknowledgment reinforces the arguments of the authors' coalition, which points to a problematic application of the Directive that allows AI models to be trained on copyrighted content without the permission of the creators.

Italy's DeepSeek AI Ban Sparks European Scrutiny Over Data Privacy
A code of conduct for hate speech online into DSA - the controversy for speech online continues
Taboo - Transgression - Transcendence in Art & Science: Call for Contributions
Creators call for action on the impact of AI on Europe's creative communities

Inclusion

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Breaking the 26% glass ceiling for women in the film industry

Europe Beyond Access: Survey on Accessibility in Higher Performing Arts Education

Gatekeepers, gender stereotypes and poor networking: the music and games world barriers

New study reveals the struggle for gender diversity in European theatre