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On the Move participated on 19-20 June in Brussels in the two-day seminar on Artists’ mobility, social security and taxation in the EU convened by the European commission - DG Education and Culture. OTM was commissioned, via the EENC network, to prepare an analytical report on the issue, which served as the background document of the event and was completed with the experts inputs from Pearle*.

Following the successful experience of 2012, the Agence Luxembourgeoise d’ Action Culturelle welcomed again On the Move and its members for a training on communication strategies and the use of social media for cultural mobility, held in Luxemburg on 17 June 2014. The training, attended by with OTM members and selected Asian organisations, was followed by two days of interactions and meetings on cultural mobility with the Luxemburgish cultural sector (18-19 June). The report and the follow-up notes are now available!

Find out what we’re working on in July-August 2014, including a special issue of the monthly newsletter and our new Twitter account!

Funding models for mobility today face a lot of challenges - old and new. On the Move facilitated a meeting of mobility funders and stakeholders from Asia, Europe and Australia gathering in Melbourne to discuss the issues of access and reciprocity in connection with artists’ mobility. Following the proposal by the Australia Council for the Arts, this meeting was co-organised on 12 May 2014 with Res Artis and Asialink in the frame of IETM Asia Satellite Meeting in Melbourne, Australia. Find the programme, report, list of participants and PowerPoint presentations online!

European cultural networks launch the campaign “Go vote! Bring a friend” for the European elections (to be held between 22 and 25 May 2014). These elections will – perhaps more than any previous EU elections – help decide the future direction of Europe. Find out more and join the campaign!

Have a look at our concise annual report 2013 to get an overview of our mission and activities throughout the year 2013!

This GALA workshop targeted EU funders (public and private) and cultural policy makers interested in including green criteria in the way they support culture and cultural mobility in particular. The EU funded project, GALA is coordinated by Julie’s Bicycle and DutchCulture ¦ TransArtists. The training was organised by OTM in collaboration with ITI-Germany and IGBK. The report and key resources are available online.

With this report, you can learn more about the types of news and cultural mobility opportunities shared by On the Move throughout the year 2013.

On the Move will take part in a colloquium organised by the network Lianes cooperation and the city of Tourcoing on “Culture and International Cooperation”. The specific workshop OTM will intervene on 3 December will discuss the issue on how to promote artists’ mobility and sustainable projects.

On 28th and 29th November 2013, Art Motile and the Gas Natural Contemporary Art Museum will present a two day programme of talks, workshops and a round table discussion in Coruna (Galicia, Spain). On the Move will take part in this event.

On the Move will be participating in a public discussion on 16 November at 10.00am on international cultural mobility.

On the Move will participate in the ACT forum on 9 November and will take the opportunity of this public forum to introduce the newly updated guide for cultural mobility funding opportunities for Bulgaria (in partnership with Culture Desk Foundation).