Berlin, 30 October – 1 November 2024
This conference, organised by the European House for Culture, Felix Meritis Connecting Cultures and the European Academy Berlin will address the role of the artist as a driver of active citizenship.1
Culture and the arts are fundamental to society and play a central role in the process of European integration. Their contribution needs to be given greater visibility and the sector should have more weight in the European decision-making process. More and more artistic, cultural and educational initiatives should be placed at the centre of the debate on strengthening European Identity through Education and Culture.
The conference will bring together people from different areas who do not normally have the opportunity to meet in order to promote the exchange of ideas and cooperation. The artists, curators, directors, journalists and policy makers invited to this year’s conference will present suggestions to up-speed this necessary European civic process and pool their efforts as partners for the future.
Important questions to be analysed in Berlin:
- What is the role and responsibility of artists and cultural professionals in the public sphere?
- How do they contribute to European citizenship?
- How can synergies in the cultural sector be strengthened in order to maximise political influence?
- What tools can the EU develop to integrate the ‘artist as citizen’ into programmes?
- How can the visibility of the cultural sector’s contribution be increased?
This conference builds on a successful previous joint event in autumn 2023: Connecting Cultures: Empowering Citizens
Conference venue: Europäische Akademie Berlin, Bismarckallee 46/48, 14193 Berlin
- “Participation in civil society, community and/or political life, characterised by mutual respect and non-violence and in accordance with human rights and democracy.” (EU definition of Active Citizenship by Professor Bryony Hoskins, University of Roehampton, 2006) ↩︎