Arctic Arts Summit, 16 June 2026, Sweden

The program of Arctic Arts Summit 2026 will unfold across multiple formatsa and platforms, combining high-level dialogue with broad public engagement. Central to the Summit are the plenary sessions, where key voices from arts, Indigenous communities, academia, and politics come together. Alongside, a wide range of parallel sessions hosted by international partners will open space for diverse pers…

Culture Action Europe, 31 May 2026, International

The State of Culture Report is a biannual publication that examines the key challenges and opportunities facing the cultural sector in Europe, and how culture’s role and value are understood in national and European policies. It aims to spark critical reflection on where we stand today — and where we are heading — while contributing fresh insights to cultural advocacy and policy debates.

UN Human Rights Office, 22 May 2026, International

In her upcoming report to the General Assembly, to be presented in October 2026, the United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Ms. Alexandra Xanthaki, will propose guidance on how to assess efforts to implement cultural rights.

Korea Arts & Culture Education Service, 21 May 2026, Korea, Rep

Following the adoption of the UNESCO Framework for Culture and Arts Education (2024) and the subsequent launch of its Implementation Guidance (2025), the global focus has shifted toward systematic, evidence-based evaluation of arts education. In response to the current global discourse, identifying and synthesising diverse impact measurement approaches has become essential to articulate the trans…

Asia-Europe Foundation, 14 May 2026, Netherlands

Unfolding as a “festival within the festival” in collaboration with SPRING Performing Arts Festival in Utrecht from 14 to 23 May 2026, the 8th Edition of the Asia–Europe Cultural Festival (AECFest) explores Asia–Europe collaboration as a lived condition: embodied, negotiated, and constantly shifting. Rather than treating it as a geopolitical abstraction, the festival considers how connection unfo…

Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC), 12 May 2026, United Kingdom

This event unveils the findings of a major new study, the Creative Industries Skills Audits, looking at skills provision across all sectors of the creative industries from museums and music, to publishing and performing arts. Senior government representatives and guests from across the creative industries will discuss the findings and analyse what they mean for the future of creative education, s…