About the Open Call

Welcome to this survey on socially engaged arts ('SEA') organisations in Europe. The survey is part of a research project, commissioned by the Alliance for Socially Engaged Arts ('the Alliance'), which seeks to map and better understand the SEA ecosystem in Europe (defined as the Council of Europe for the purposes of this research). This mapping activity is being conducted by Fondazione Santagata in collaboration with The Field and KEA European Affairs, on behalf of the Alliance. With this survey, we aim to understand what your organisation does, where, why, with and for whom. Your contribution will be important to acknowledge the depth and breadth of the SEA sector in Europe in a time when it is both at risk and more urgently needed than ever. The outcome of the research will be a public report (with anonymized results) that can be used for better understanding and advocating for the sector's work. You are invited to contribute if you are an arts organisation and relate in some way to the following definition of “socially engaged arts”: Socially engaged arts are collaborative, community-centred practices where artists and participants co-create artistic responses to social, environmental, and political issues. Instead of focusing on art as a material creation or experience presented to audiences, SEAs emphasise process, dialogue, and collective action, fostering local ownership, social cohesion, and active citizenship through art. Terminology varies across Europe. Organisations and practitioners may refer to community arts, participatory arts, civic arts, citizen arts, artivism - or may avoid labels altogether. We use ‘socially engaged arts’ as an umbrella term. Filling in this survey will take you 10-15 minutes. We are grateful for your support in shaping the findings of this major new research project that maps the SEA ecosystem!

What is Offered

Contribution to a major new research project mapping the SEA ecosystem, with findings published in a public report that can be used for better understanding and advocating for the sector's work.

Requirements

Applicants must be arts organisations operating in Europe that relate to the definition of 'socially engaged arts' as collaborative, community-centred practices.

How to Apply

Complete the online survey, which takes 10-15 minutes, by 16 January. Sign in to Google to save your progress.