Publications

Arte en la Tormenta: Libertad Artística y Derechos Humanos en Latinoamérica y el Caribe

ARC - Artists at Risk Connection, 15 December 2022, International

Para entender cómo las personas artistas y defensoras de los derechos humanos de América Latina y el Caribe se han visto afectadas por estos preocupantes acontecimientos, y enterarnos de las medidas que están tomando para defenderse y mantener su expresión creativa, Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) de PEN America, Labo Ciudadano y Amnistía Internacional han publicado Arte en la Tormenta: Libertad…

WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? - Ideas for Reaching Fair Working Conditions in the Arts

IETM - International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts, 06 December 2022

In their contributions to this publication, Katja Praznik, Bojana Kunst and Hans Abbing challenge some of the belief systems and prevailing mechanisms that keep us from reaching fundamental change within the arts sector, and invite us to rethink how we deal with and value labour and time, the prevailing project-approach in the arts and boundaries between artistic and non-artistic work. On 25 Janu…

NEMO report provides recommendations for including museums in the sustainable transition of Europe

NEMO - The Network of European Museum Organisations, 29 November 2022, International

NEMO publishes a report that reflects the status quo of European museums in the climate crisis. The report is opened with seven key recommendations for policy makers and the sector that will help tap the full potential of museums as contributors and allies in the sustainable transition of Europe. 578 museums from 38 European countries contributed to the report by answering a survey that NEMO ran …

The Australia Council has released a summary of the 2022 National Survey of Australian Book Authors, which provides valuable insights into the conditions faced by authors.

Creative Australia, 29 November 2022, Australia

The survey was conducted by Paul Crosby, David Throsby and Jan Zwar from Macquarie University and supported by funding from the Australia Council and the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund.It examines how authors have fared and responded to industry changes since the previous survey in 2015, including changes brought about by COVID-19, and shows that despite a modest increase, authors still struggl…

We Have Always Had to Fight: African Artists on Human Rights and Artistic Freedom

ARC - Artists at Risk Connection, 23 November 2022, International

African artists and human rights defenders face a troubling rise in restrictions on artistic freedom, exacerbated by recent military coups, political crises, flawed elections, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to these and other serious threats to African artists and their freedom, in mid-November 2021 PEN America’s Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) and the Southern A…

The #CultureForHealth report is now available to the public

Culture Action Europe, 21 November 2022

Last week, the CultureForHealth project released its report, “Scoping review of culture, well-being, and health interventions and their evidence, impacts, challenges and policy recommendations for Europe.” Both the full report and an executive summary are available for download now, in advance of the big CultureForHealth Report Launch on Thursday 24 November 2022.