The National Academy of Art is a partner in the large-scale Re:Create Europe project of the European Alliance of Academies, funded by the EU Creative Europe programme
2026.03.11
The National Academy of Art is a partner in the large-scale Re:Create Europe project of the European Alliance of Academies (EAA), funded by the EU Creative Europe programme. The project will be implemented in the period 2026–2029. The project partners are the following European arts organisations and academies: Arts Council Malta, Croatian Association of Fine Artists, Academy of Fine Arts and Design Bratislava, Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid, National Academy of Arts, Sofia, National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Society of Hungarian Authors, Villa Decius Kraków and Akademie der Künste, Berlin.
The Re:Create Europe project “The Art of Resilience and Resistance: Empowering Artists and Cultural Professionals Tackling New Challenges in Europe” provides a clear institutional message in response to the growing pressure on artistic freedom and cultural autonomy in Europe. Increasingly, artists and cultural professionals work in conditions shaped by wars and aggression, political instrumentalization, economic insecurity, environmental crises and shrinking civic space. In this context, resilience cannot be understood solely as adaptation, but as cultural, ethical and civic responsibility.
Through a combination of mobility programmes, blended learning formats, on-site residencies, digital mapping and international conferences, Re:Create Europe aims to support and empower artists and cultural professionals from different disciplines and regions. The project strengthens transnational solidarity, supports artistic practice in times of crisis and encourages exchange between institutions, practitioners and artists engaged in cultural policies.
The project will be officially launched online on 25 March 2026 at 2:00 pm.
We invite you to join us at the opening meeting!
Register to participate: registration link
During the meeting, the partner institutions will present their perspectives and outline their vision for the next four years. Under the general theme of “Transforming Cultural Policies”, the first year of the project focuses on the role of artistic and cultural practices in strengthening cultural sustainability, institutional autonomy and civic engagement.
Since its creation in 2020, the European Alliance of Academies – today bringing together 72 art academies and cultural institutions across Europe – has been actively defending artistic freedom through public events, declarations of solidarity, artistic collaboration and engagement in cultural policies. Re:Create Europe builds on this shared commitment and transforms it into a long-term practical cooperation.
Re:Create Europe marks an important next stage in the Alliance’s work to defend the conditions under which free artistic expression, critical thinking and cultural exchange can continue to exist and flourish in Europe.
Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2025-COOP. The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the European Union or the Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them.