The European Association of Independent Performing Arts (EAIPA) expresses deep concern on recent developments affecting the integrity and security of the artistic sector in Lithuania.
The European Association of Independent Performing Arts‘ two-day conference EUROPE ON FIRE, organised in cooperation with IG Freie Theaterarbeit, addressed the burning issue of how recent political actions and disruptions have affected the freedom of arts and culture in Europe.
EAIPA Expert Workshop / May 26-27, 2025, in Vienna, Austria
EAIPA invites peers and experts to explore the impact of an increasingly difficult political climate for arts and culture and to discuss what tools can be used to effectively address this issue.
The European Association for Independent Performing Arts condemns the outright obstruction of the freedom of artistic expression that took place on the evening of the 7th of November in front of the National Theatre in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The European Association of Independent Performing Arts kindly invites to a Series of Online Events / 14h – 16h CET
#1 12.12.2024 – Community Building: Uniting the Art Scene
#2 13.02.2025 – South-East Dialogue: Definitions of Art, Visibility and Funding
#3 08.05.2025 – Social Responsibility of Art
#4 12.06.2025 – Environmental Responsibility of Art
The latest general assembly on May 8th, 2024, brought some structural news: Kryštof Koláček from the Czech association AND ČR was elected as new president.
The European umbrella organisation The European Association of Independent Performing Arts was founded in September 2018. EAIPA represents the interests of professionals working in Europe’s independent performing arts scene and responds to Europe’s cultural policymaking by means of data collection and new policy proposals.
#1 09.11.2023 – Mental health in focus
#2 18.01.2024 – Career support
#3 14.03.2024 – Arts as public health service
#4 23.05.2024 – Chain of responsibilities: funding politics
EAIPA invites to an informal exchange amongst colleagues: in the spirit of “sharing and caring”, we would like to compare notes and share experiences in environmentally sustainable production and touring of independent performing art works.
In October 2022, EAIPA’s Bulgarian member, ACT Association, hosted the European Association of Independent Performing Arts in Sofia for its extra-ordinary general assembly. In this context, numerous meetings, working sessions and presentations took place to connect and strengthen the relationship of associations from all over Europe.