At the Mediterranean seaside, the conference will address two main themes: culture in the European Union’s external relations and the role of civil society in European cultural policy-making.

Culture Action Europe invites you to Marseilles for two days of debates and joint action, 23-25 October 2008

Hosted by two key actors of the local cultural scene -– la Friche la Belle de Mai et Lieux Publics – and by the Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, the 2008 conference of Culture Action Europe (formerly the European Forum for the Arts and Heritage) will feed the minds of European cultural actors.

At the Mediterranean seaside, the conference will address two main themes: culture in the European Union’s external relations and the role of civil society in European cultural policy-making.

The conference is aimed at all artists, creative and cultural operators who want to develop both their knowledge and their networks in the field of European cultural cooperation and policies. 150–200 participants are expected from all over Europe and the Mediterranean region.

In order to allow each of us (new attendees, artists, managers or public representatives) to understand better what is at stake and take an active part in the debates, the conference is being designed in as open and accessible a way as possible, trying to avoid where possible European specialist jargon. We will give conference participants the tools necessary to both understand and to act.