📚Books bring people, languages and cultures together, and there’s always another story waiting to be discovered. ✨ This International Literacy Day, we’re celebrating everything that makes reading so special: getting lost in a story, discovering new worlds, meeting unforgettable characters, and seeing life through different eyes. 🌍 Everyone across Europe should have the chance to enjoy the magic of reading and take part in our shared cultural life. 🚀 Something exciting is c

Applications are now open for the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) Call #5. From 1 September to 3 November 2026, festivals can apply for funding to support emerging artists across borders through residencies taking place in 2027. EFFEA will support around 50 residencies, bringing together at least 150 festivals to empower emerging artists in developing their work, reaching new audiences, and building international connections. Residency Formats and Funding

Perform Europe Launches Third Open Call to Support Cross-Border Touring in the Performing Arts Perform Europe, the forward-looking European funding scheme for cross-border touring in the performing arts sector, has launched its third Open Call, offering €1.4 million in total to support innovative touring proposals across 41 Creative Europe countries. Who can participate? Open to all performing arts professionals and organisations legally based in 41 Creative Europe countries,

REPush - CONNECT TO EXPLORE NEW COLLABORATIONS Are you a producer looking to expand your professional network? Want to meet professionals from other countries? Looking for new partnerships within the industry? RECPush is for you. RECPush is an initiative of the RECLab, within the REC International Film Festival of Tarragona (Spain). RECLab is a laboratory and space for training that supports professionals in the film industry and promotes the internationalisation of their

The EU-funded European Heritage Hub, with support from the ALIPH Foundation, has launched the second edition of its Small Grants Scheme. The core mission of the initiative is to empower heritage stakeholders from candidate and neighbouring countries of the European Union to become active protagonists of the wider European heritage movement, thereby enhancing the relationship between these countries and the EU. Who Can Apply? Civil society organisations (CSOs) from 11 EU candi

NEXA 2026 is an international contemporary art festival whose first edition takes place in Yerevan. It focuses on air pollution as an invisible yet perceptible and tangible environment that exists between us. Air pollution is one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. In Yerevan, PM2.5 particles are of particular concern. These particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and affect human health. Pollution also operates like a boomerang: what we release int