COVID-19 Impact and Policy Bulletin 1
The World City Culture Forum’s first Impact on Culture in World Cities and Policy Bulletin summarises what we know so far.
Sector: All CCs and cross-sectoral
How people’s habits of cultural consumption changed during the UK’s COVID-19 lockdown
Insights from a six-week study.
Creative places – supporting the local creative economy
As the UK faces the challenges of the 21st century, creativity has a role to play in shaping our response to climate change, globalisation and technological innovation – and in enabling the economy and society to ‘bounce forwards’ from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Culture, cities and the COVID-19 pandemic
Part 1: Documenting the Initial Measures and Drafting Challenges Ahead, a report by Agenda 21 for Culture.
Chapter 1, Open Air nightlife and Covid-19: Managing outdoor space and sound
In response to the severe and increasing vulnerability of global nighttime economies and cultures caused by COVID-19, a global collaboration of some of the foremost minds on nightlife governance and urban planning, spearheaded by nightlife advocacy agency, VibeLab, has created the Global Nighttime Recovery Plan (GNRP).
Support More Culture!, More Europe!
Manifesto in favour of culture and for the relaunch of the European project.
Culture after Quarantine // The Eleventh Edition
The eleventh and final edition of the special newsletter of AT regarding the extraordinary situation of COVID-19.
Creative Leaders Insights
A series of videos from creative leaders in ADCE’s community, who give new refreshing perspectives during these challenging times.
Coronavirus: European Commission and European Investment Fund announce new coronavirus measures
For businesses under the €251 million Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility.
Creative Coalition: A Plan to Reimagine by Creative Industries Federation
Creative Industries Federation launch of the Creative Coalition’s Plan to Reimagine.
Special European Council, 17-21 July 2020 main results
EU leaders agreed a recovery package and the 2021-2027 budget that will help the EU to rebuild after the pandemic and will support investment in the green and digital transitions.
UNESCO’s “Next Normal” campaign
UNESCO campaign challenges our perceptions of what back to normal should mean in the post-COVID-19 era.
Kreativwirtschaft Austria – Covid-19 support page
A a selection of measures that are of particular interest to creative professionals – broken down by general aid packages, by industry or sector, and by federal state.
How the EU responds to the coronavirus outbreak in support of the cultural and creative sectors
The European Commission, to complement and support Member States’ actions, has taken a set of measures to tackle the consequences of the novel coronavirus outbreak on the cultural and creative sectors.
Coronavirus: How it affects the Creative Europe Programme
This page is for artists, organisations who are beneficiaries, and other participants in the Creative Europe Programme.
EUNIC – European Union National Institutes for Culture
EUNIC is the European network of organisations engaging in cultural relations. Together with our partners, we bring to life European cultural collaboration in more than 90 countries worldwide with a network of over 120 clusters, drawing on the broad experience of our members from all EU Member States and associate countries. EUNIC advocates a prominent role of culture in international relations and is a strategic partner of the EU, actively involved in the further definition of European cultural policy. EUNIC is a platform for knowledge sharing and for capacity building amongst its members and partners.
Global impact of Covid-19 on EUNIC: Survey report published
The report analyses the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on EUNIC members in the short, medium and long term and gives recommendations on how to overcome the crisis collaboratively.
Cultural relations and Covid-19 webinar
What is the impact of Covid-19 on the European cultural relations sector? In this online debate, the participants will discuss the findings of the EUNIC survey report and exchange ideas on how to move forward.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Cultural and Creative Sector
A report by KEA European Affairs for the Council of Europe
Ação Cooperativista
Ação Cooperativista was born on April 14 in the context of the covid-19 (2020) pandemic, a period when the arts and cultural sector were dramatically affected. The public health crisis has worsened and made unsustainable the fragility and precariousness of the professionals in the sector, that is constantly under-budgeted, unable to fulfill the constitutional responsibility to defend and promote culture as a right of all.
The Media, Entertainment and Culture Industry’s Response and Role in a Society in Crisis
In the first of a series of papers on what COVID-19 will mean for the media and entertainment industry, this report, in collaboration with Accenture, explores the role of the industry in a society in crisis and how the companies’ efforts can advance recovery for long-term resilience.
Cultural Impact Now!
On June 4th and 5th 2020, the European Network of Cultural Centres (ENCC) and Trans Europe Halles, in collaboration with the Danish cultural centre Maltfabrikken, jointly organised an online event about the effect of the COVID-19 crisis on cultural impact.
Online open-studio by artists in residence at the Cité internationale des arts
During the period of lockdown, the Institut français attached a special significance to support the artistic creation and the work of artists.
Institut Français
The Institut français is the public institution in charge of France’s external cultural diplomacy. Its activities bring together artistic sectors, intellectual exchanges, cultural and social innovation, and linguistic cooperation.
The Institut français, under the supervision of the Ministries of Europe and Foreign Affairs and of Culture, actively contributes to France’s diplomacy of influence. It supports the promotion of the French language throughout the world and the circulation of works, artists and ideas, in interaction with foreign cultures.
Creative and cultural work without filters: Covid-19 and exposed precarity in the creative economy
In the article Dr. Comunian and Dr. England review the existing literature on the precarious nature of creative and cultural work.
Covid-19: A comprehensive European Cultural Recovery is urgently needed
Renew Europe launches its proposals for a comprehensive European cultural recovery plan.
Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft eV
The Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft eV was founded in 1976 and is the platform for cultural-political discourses in theory and practice in Germany. It stands for the principle “cultural policy is social policy” and is a party-politically independent nationwide association for the promotion of education, science and research in the fields of art, culture and cultural policy.
Deutsche Kulturrat
The Deutsche Kulturrat is the central association of the federal cultural associations. It is the contact for politics and administration of the federal government, the federal states and the European Union in all cultural policy matters spanning the individual sections (sections) of the German Cultural Council. The aim of the German Cultural Council is to stimulate cultural policy discussions at all political levels and to stand up for the freedom of art, publication and information.
IG Kultur
The IG Kultur is a national umbrella organisation and represents the interests of more than 700 autonomous cultural initiatives. Together with the cultural interest groups at the state level, it negotiates framework conditions on behalf of its members and sets cultural-political standards. IG Kultur represents cultural initiatives that work independently and continuously in the field of contemporary cultural mediation and production.
Res Artis: Worldwide Network of Arts Residencies
Res Artis is a 26 year old network of arts residency operators from around the globe. The network comprises more than 700 vetted members in over 85 countries and it is the worldwide professional body for the field, ensuring sustainability and growth by providing capacity building tools for the members through face-to-face meetings and digital platforms. Aiming to support and connect residencies, engage and advocate the importance of residencies in today’s society, and provide recommendations towards cultural mobility research and policy.
