Insights & stories

This first research of the Performing Arts Coalition (PAC) examines the current landscape of freedoms, pressures and aspirations in the performing arts.

This new cookbook seeks to equip cultural professionals with the tools to identify risks, understand the legal landscape, and take action to defend and promote artistic freedom. 

In this new episode, Simon Mundy meets Katti Hoflin, Director of Cultural Affairs of the Region Västra Götaland, and Erik Palm, Vice-President of Sweden Festivals.

Our E-magazine "Eye-to-Eye, The Festival Quarterly" gives the floor to those minds that inform, influence or inspire festival makers and making: the artist, the economist, the philosopher, the urban planner...

This publication explores how cities and regions define, support, and value festivals - and how these relationships reflect broader transformations in cultural policy today.

In this episode, Simon Mundy meets Marián Turner, General Director of the Slovak Philharmonic, and Juraj Bubnáš, dramaturg and program manager of the Slovak Philharmonic.

In this episode, Simon Mundy meets Dinara Khalilova, PR Manager of Construction Festival, and Jurriaan Cooiman, Founder and Director of Culturescapes festival.

In this new issue of Eye-to-Eye, six artists and authors share their thoughts on how the arts and festivals contribute positively to the world that seems upside down at times. They speak about empathy, critical thinking and deep listening.

All EFA Members have been contributing to Europe’s artistic life for decades. In this episode, Simon Mundy meets Johanna Freundlich, Artistic Director of Helsinki Festival.