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In Brussels and beyond, AEC is working with European partners to secure stronger cultural investment, support renewed UK participation in EU programmes, and ensure that Creative Europe remains ambitious, accessible and adequately resourced for the years ahead.
Read moreAEC PJP 2026 – Wrap up
From 12 to 15 February 2026, the 20th edition of AEC Pop & Jazz Platform (PJP) took place in Helsinki, Finland, hosted by Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.
Read moreAEC Comms Exchange: Harmonizing Internal and External Communication
Join the next AEC Comms Exchange on March 27th for an "Institutional Deep Dive" into the balancing act between internal and external communication. Three guest speakers will share their real-world successes and challenges in a peer-to-peer session designed to foster authentic learning across the network.
Read moreSave the date – d@rts conference in Klagenfurt
Join the d@rts International Conference & Artistic Reunion 15-17 October 2026 at the Gustav Mahler Private University of Music on Cultural Literacies: Social empowerment through the arts.
Read moreEarly Music Day 2026 – REMA
Organised by the European Early Music Network (REMA), the Early Music Day offers a fantastic platform to showcase your programme and demonstrate your commitment to musical heritage.
Read moreSentiamoci a Parma – Ear training workshop and forum – XI edition
Join the 11th edition of “Sentiamoci a Parma” in Parma (Italy) at Conservatorio “Arrigo Boito”! The event will take place from 15 to 18 April, 2026.
Read moreMCICM International Symposium – Rethinking Relevance: Breaking the Classical Frame
Join the “Rethinking Relevance” MCIM International Symposium on 15-16 April, a meeting ground for those who want to shake up inherited traditions and recompose the role of classical music in society.
Read moreProject Funding Opportunities, Erasmus+ Mobility and Digitisation: PNRR IartNET Project event in Brescia
From 29 to 31 January 2026, more than 50 international relations coordinators from all over Europe gathered at the Conservatorio di Musica “Luca Marenzio” in Brescia, Italy for a practical workshop on project funding, mobility and digitisation.
Read moreRaive School – Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp
RAIVE is a laboratory for young artists from diverse disciplines such as dance, music, technology, and visual arts, held in the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp between the 31st and the 6th of September 2026. The deadline for this application is on April 19th 2026 at 23.59 CEST.
Read moreMilka Ternina Competition
Applications are now open for the 1st Milka Ternina International Singing Competition. The competition will take place from 15 to 19 June 2026 at the Academy of Music, University of Zagreb.
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