Events
New EYxGESAC study: Rebuilding Europe
The study will reveal the figures behind the immense size of Europe’s creative economy, the full impact of COVID-19, and how culture should play a central role it helping to rebuild Europe.
Sector: All CCs and cross-sectoral
Funding
Funding | RESTART Schemes 2021
The COVID-19 Transition Arts Taskforce has led to the evolution of RESTART consisting of 12 arts investment and support schemes.
Research / Surveys
Green European Journal | Culture, creativity and coronavirus: time for EU action
CAE board member, Elena Polivtseva from IETM writes about the post & pre-covid challenges of the cultural sector in Europe; precisely the frustrating working conditions of cultural professionals & artists.
Events
OECD online policy webinar series
Increasing the job creation potential of Cultural and Creative Sectors & SPOTLIGHT: Covid-19 and Music & the Night Time Economy, in collaboration with Glasgow City Region and Sound Diplomacy.
EU response
SME vouchers: €20 million grant fund to help SMEs maximise their intellectual property assets
As of today, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) can apply for financing under a €20 million grant scheme to help EU companies to make better use of intellectual property rights.
Events
Creative Spark & AAEX Event: Staying Creative in Times of COVID
Creative Spark and AAEX have teamed up to provide an online event, at which AAEX artists and members of the Creative Spark Print Studio present how they managed to navigate 2020 from a creative perspective.
Funding
THE BGF CREATIVE FUND
Black Girl Fest offers four grants to support Black women and non-binary UK-based creatives affected by Covid-19.
Stories / Good practices
Home Delivery | Ars Electronica is coming to you!
Explore the broad range of programs offered by Ars Electronica Home Delivery and take an artistic and scientific journey toward the future!
Events
Online Panel Discussion – Post–Covid Art World | Closer at home or more connected?
INSTINC Art Space in Singapore, organizes this panel discussion that will talk about the changes in the art world post-COVID–19.
Events
Transmediale 2021 – 2022 | A year-long Festival
The upcoming edition of transmediale will unfold via online and in-person events. This new expanded structure, formulated in response to COVID-19, will create a year-long engagement with the festival theme.
Tools & Resources
CULTUURLOKET: Webinars for the Corona crisis
A lot of questions arise on the corona line of Cultuurloket. That is why Cultuurloket has decided to organize various webinars around the topics ‘measures for the self-employed’ and ‘temporary unemployment’.
EUNIC Cluster Fund 2020: Results published
In reaction to the current COVID-19 crisis and the impact it has had on culture worldwide, this year’s call had a special focus on support to local cultural and creative scenes.
Funding
DISCE P2P Recovery Programme (PRP)
The DISCE P2P Recovery Programme (hereinafter referred to as “PRP”) was initiated to support the European cultural and creative sectors in this time of unprecedented challenge due to COVID-19.
Advocacy Initiatives
#CulturalDealEU Campaign
A central place for culture
in the EU’s post-pandemic future.
Funding
RESTART Schemes 2021 – Arts Council Malta funding opportunities
The COVID-19 Transition Arts Taskforce has led to the evolution of RESTART consisting of 12 arts investment and support schemes.
Funding
Individuals Emergency Resilience Programme 2
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland have launched an Individuals Emergency Resilience Programme, with the aim to retain a vital workforce within the creative sector which is at risk of being lost as a result of Covid-19. Applications open on Thursday 17th December.
Policy Brief: CCIs engaging with Well-being and Health
This Policy Brief ‘Getting Better? CCIs Engaging with Well-being and Health: Building Inclusive Communities and Resilient Societies’ looks at the obstacles and opportunities and what actions or support measures are needed to facilitate increased cross-sectoral cooperation and innovation in this area.
Stories / Good practices
European Creative Hubs Network – 2021 Free Membership
As an act of solidarity to the sector, ECHN has decided to continue to offer memberships free of charge to its members and all the hubs that would like to join the community for the year 2021.
Stories / Good practices
COVID-19 shows it’s time to rewrite the script on jobs in the creative economy
Many of the creative sectors are in grave danger, which is having a devastating impact on the cultural fabric, local economies and those who work in these industries.
Events
A virtual road trip | Crossing Borders in Times of Covid-19
“Crossing Borders in Times of Covid-19” will take people through the “false dawn” of summer 2020, placing people’s stories in context with the challenges that are faced today.
Tools & Resources
Culture Beyond Covid web series
#CultureBeyondCovid is a new web series that looks ahead to the European cultural landscapes of tomorrow. Being highly affected by the ongoing pandemic, the cultural and creative sectors are in need of further support.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Cultural and Creative Sector | Updated version
A report in June 2020 provided a first analysis on the tremendous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cultural and creative sector (CCS). The present document aims to give an update on the situation and to propose policy recommendations to the Council of Europe.
Tools & Resources
The impact of COVID-19 on diversity in the creative industries
As part of PEC’s research agenda on the industry’s response to COVID-19, they partnered with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Creative Diversity to consult Industry Champions and APPG partners on the impact of the pandemic on diversity in their organisations and sectors.
Tools & Resources
Study on artists’ working conditions
The European Commission and stakeholders published a new study that sheds light on the status and working conditions of artists, cultural and creative professionals. The study looks at characteristics of employment of artists and cultural and creative professionals in EU Member States with regard to several topic, including the measures countering the Covid crisis.
Tools & Resources
Scottish Audience Intentions
As part of ongoing partnership, Creative Scotland asked The Audience Agency to design, analyse and report on a survey intended to inform on audience behaviours during, and beyond, the Covid-19 pandemic.
Research / Surveys
Somerset Creative & Cultural COVID-19 Impact Surveys
The surveys are simple and aiming to contribute to the wider national picture affecting the creative and cultural sector.
Research / Surveys
Creative & Cultural Skills Recruitment Trends Survey
In the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, the cultural sector is experiencing and set to face further challenging times. This survey therefore seeks to collect data on the entry routes for new recruits currently supported by organisations in the cultural sector and the development of the talent pipeline through options such as apprenticeships, internships and work experience.
Research / Surveys
Creative and Cultural Sector Coronavirus Impact Study – UK
This independent, peer-led study will identify the immediate, medium and long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the various parts of the creative and cultural sector.
Stories / Good practices
The CCS’ window of opportunity for research and advocacy in time of Covid-19
In the face of the disastrous effects of the pandemic, the “survival instinct” may have triggered an important window of opportunity for the entire CCS.
Tools & Resources
Baseline.
Baseline. is an initiative facilitated by Creative Kernow in partnership with the wider cultural sector including the Culture and Creative Industries team at Cornwall Council, to collect data about the impact of COVID-19 on the creative and cultural sectors in Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly.
