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Free to Create – EU Conference on Artistic Freedom and Cultural and Creative Industries

16 February 2023 - 17 February 2023

Date: 16 – 17 February 2023

Location: Umeå, Sweden

Government Offices of Sweden

The conference starts off from the premise that artistic freedom is necessary for cultural and creative industries to flourish. This connection will be examined from various aspects during the conference, with speakers and experts from all over the EU. Staff representatives of EU Member States and the European Commission, NGOs and other representatives of the sector will gather for two days to discuss one of Europe’s most important cultural policy issues: about the freedom to create.

Cultural workers and stakeholders are facing new and increasingly difficult challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic shed light on the vulnerability of the existing cultural sector infrastructure, while the ongoing invasion of an EU neighbour emphasises the integral role of cultural workers in democratic societies and their importance for safeguarding freedom of expression. Strengthening European cooperation between cultural workers and enabling them to develop their profession throughout the Union is therefore of the utmost importance. It is also important that Member States have the opportunity to exchange their views and best practices in order to stimulate positive change.

The aim of the conference is to explore various aspects of artistic freedom and the cultural and creative industries (CCI), and the relationship between them. The two are closely related, and the first is a precondition for the second.

Artistic freedom is a cornerstone of artistic expression and enables cultural, social and economic development. By dedicating the two-day conference to artistic freedom and CCI, the Swedish Ministry of Culture would like to shed light on the conditions, challenges and possibilities for artists. The goal is to facilitate discussions on how to strengthen the conditions for a prosperous cultural and creative sector in the EU.

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Start:
16 February 2023
End:
17 February 2023
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Umeå
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Swedish EU Presidency