Current Projects

AEC – Empowering Artists as Makers in Society (2022-2025) – Creative Europe Network

Higher Music Education (HME) graduates are the makers of tomorrow's musical life. Facing new challenges, such as dealing with the digital shift, climate change, the growing diversity of cultural and societal needs and a labour market under constant dynamic change, they will be tasked with promoting the resilience of artists, musicians and other cultural professionals.

Meet the EPASA Board

Members

Monica Vejgaard, President (Denmark)
Mimi Harmer, Vice President (United Kingdom, Italy)
Iveri Kekenadze Gustafsson, Board Member (Georgia)
Natalie Roe, Board Member (United Kingdom)
Marloes De Nul, Board Member (The Netherlands)
Carlo Mazzini, Board Members (Italy)

Goals

Supporting students to represent their interests as emerging professionals in the field of music & arts
Enabling students involved in the student associations to meet and disseminate their activities
Encouraging them to exchange, discuss and plan how to empower students in HMEIs

Updates

The newly established EPASA – European Performing Arts Students’ Association held its inaugural Congress and General Assembly on 22 and 23 April 2023, online. This was the first known conference for performing arts students to come together and discuss topics and policies. The conference served as a platform for the students to share their ideas and discuss a range of topics including the green agenda, diversity, championing student voice, digitisation, internationalisation, etc. During the EPASA GA, a new board was elected forming a dynamic team of passionate individuals dedicated to advancing the interests and aspirations of performing arts students across Europe.

EPASA organised a student-led session at the AEC Congress 2023 in The Hague with the objective of empowering arts and music students. The AEC Annual Congress 2023 served as an important moment for EPASA to strengthen its advocacy actions and contribute meaningfully to the discourse surrounding the future of performing arts education. The EPASA-led sessions contributed to establishing a platform where the students could exchange ideas and discuss future plans, aligning to encourage collaboration and plan for student empowerment.

Check out the EPASA Board Members.