Voices of Culture, the platform for dialogue offered to civil society by the European Commission, is inviting interested organisations from EU member states to apply to participate in the upcoming topic on Culture and Creative Sectors and Industries driving Green Transition and facing the Energy Crisis.

This fourth Voices of Culture topic 2021-2023 will reflect on the state of the art and generate recommendations for policy and actions for decision-makers on this topic. The call is open to representatives of the cultural and creative sectors and other relevant sectors (professional organisations, cultural institutions, non-governmental organisations, European networks, foundations, think tanks, private organisations, etc.) with relevant expertise on the topic.

The call for applications is open from 6 April to 3 May 2023.

Selected participants are invited to reflect on the following questions for the Brainstorming discussion:

• How to power up the role of culture and the creative sectors and industries (CCSI) across European actions (such as the European Green Deal) to address the climate emergency, unlocking the fundamental asset of culture to enable innovation for a thriving, inclusive, resilient, sustainable and environmentally responsible future
• How to better integrate the power of culture and the CCSI into other socio-economic activities and industries across Europe to address and contain climate change, through emissions reductions (decarbonisation), resilience in the face of climate change effects (adaptation), biodiversity and environmental restoration and greater social cohesion.
• How to enable and accelerate the greening of cultural activities and the CCSI.

Successful applicants will be invited to a Brainstorming meeting in the European Capital of Culture 2024, Tartu in Estonia, on 15 and 16 June 2023. The meeting will in person in Tartu, as one of the European Commission´s 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030 mission. With the artistic concept for the Tartu European Capital of Culture 2024 being “Arts of Survival,” these initiatives make Tartu an inspiring destination for this specific Voices of Culture topic.

More information on the call and how to apply can be found here.