Our Great Trading Nation?
In November last year, we were asked to be part of a conversation with DCMS on European cultural exchange in a post-Brexit world.
Along with the Arts Council, the British Council and a handful of other transnational producers, the conversation looked at issues raised in leaving the European Union for artists and organisations working across European borders. It considered what alternative funding and support could be made available for art and culture in the event of losing current transnational European funding programmes such as; Creative Europe, Horizon 2020, or Erasmus Plus.
Meanwhile, as members of the Creative Industries Federation we have taken part in surveys and reports to promote European, as well as wider international working, and have supported #FreeMoveCreate, a collaborative campaign, founded by a-n The Artist Information Company and the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM), to protect flexible travel for artists, musicians, directors, producers and everyone working in the creative industries post-Brexit.
Collectively, the sector has put our concerns to government. Last week, DCMS published 'The potential impact of Brexit on the creative industries, tourism and the digital single market' in which it outlines the potential challenges. Whilst we do not have solutions, it is good to know that the challenges are beginning to be understood.
Along with the Arts Council, the British Council and a handful of other transnational producers, the conversation looked at issues raised in leaving the European Union for artists and organisations working across European borders. It considered what alternative funding and support could be made available for art and culture in the event of losing current transnational European funding programmes such as; Creative Europe, Horizon 2020, or Erasmus Plus.
Meanwhile, as members of the Creative Industries Federation we have taken part in surveys and reports to promote European, as well as wider international working, and have supported #FreeMoveCreate, a collaborative campaign, founded by a-n The Artist Information Company and the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM), to protect flexible travel for artists, musicians, directors, producers and everyone working in the creative industries post-Brexit.
Collectively, the sector has put our concerns to government. Last week, DCMS published 'The potential impact of Brexit on the creative industries, tourism and the digital single market' in which it outlines the potential challenges. Whilst we do not have solutions, it is good to know that the challenges are beginning to be understood.
