First ABCD of 2025: CCI in the BSR - Recap
Last week, the first ABCD - ARS BALTICA CREATIVE DIALOGUE of 2025 took place at the Nordkolleg in Rendsburg, Germany. In a diverse group of 25 creatives the topic of CCI in the BSR was discussed. Part…
The Creative Economy: A Global Changemaker - Follow-Up to German Creative Economy Summit in Hamburg
As a follow-up to John Newbigin’s inspiring keynote at the German Creative Economy Summit in Hamburg this article explores how the creative economy is redefining industries and societies. His speech w…
Goethe-Institut: ART MEETS TECH Webinar Series | Bi-Weekly until 27 May 2025
18 Goethe-Institutes throughout Europe have come together and launched a remarkable series of free bi-weekly workshops tailored for cultural workers in visual arts, music, writing, and crafts, running…
AWAKE: Online Launch of Casebook on Arts & Wellbeing Entrepreneurship | 25 March 2025
On March 25, 2025 at 14:00 CET online via Zoom, the AWAKE project will hold an online launch event for its casebook showcasing five entrepreneurial initiatives led by professional artists. The event p…
Save the Oceans: Open Call for Participatory Art Initiatives | Deadline 03 April 2025
In its first open call, the PartArt4OW project is looking for Participatory Art Initiatives (PAIs) eager to increase citizens’ ocean literacy, their awareness for current challenges and mobilise prote…
Blue Tribes for Ocean Health: Social Art Award 2025 | Deadline 31 March 2025
In this year’s edition, the Social Art Award is asking artists to share their visions following the topic ‘Planetary Healing - Blue Tribes for Ocean Health'in up to three art works of any medium.
Pre-forum Webinars ahead of the 2025 Cultural Mobility Forum | 19 March 2025 onwards
In the lead-up to the 2025 edition of On the Move’s Cultural Mobility Forum from April 29-30, a series of Pre-forum Webinars will explore the international circulation of young and emerging arts profe…
CBSS: Project Support Facility | Deadline 31 March 2025
Projects eager to build sustainable partnerships across the BSR in need of co-financing can now apply to the current Project Support Facility (PSF) call offering grants of up to 65,000 euros per proje…
Creative Connect Event by IHK Lübeck | February 2025 - Event Recap
On February 6, 2025, ARS BALTICA together with PA Culture took part in the Creative Connect event hosted by the Chamber of Industries and Commerce / IHK zu Lübeck in Lübeck, Germany, addressing the Cu…
German EcoDesign Award 2025 | Deadline 14 April 2025
The German Desogn Award 2025 is now accepting submissions. This prestigious award recognizes products, services, and concepts that demonstrate outstanding environmental and design quality, contributin…
Baltic Rim Economies article on German CCI by PA Culture coordinator
PAC Coordinator Franziska Kapteina recently contributed an article to the Baltic Rim Economies edition 4/2024. It debates the current situation of the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) in Germany…
Survey to support PA Culture Action Plan Revision 2024/25
The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region is accompanied and implemented through an Action Plan, which outlines the work and activities for each Policy Area. This document is regularly updated to ensu…