2006-06-22

Mobile.Home for the movement of arts and artists across Europe

In May 2006 the EU DG for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities has selected the MOBILE.HOME project of IETM, the Finnish Theatre Information Centre, Pearle*, Goethe-Institut (Brussels), Visiting Arts, www.on-the-move.org and associated partners and awarded them with the sum of 163.793,17 Euro for this mobility awareness raising project. The European Commission has named 2006 the European Year of Workers Mobility. The year aims to raise awareness and increase understanding of the benefits of both working abroad and in a new occupation.

MOBILE. HOME is a year-long project and will look at successes and obstacles to the movement of arts and artists across European borders, as guaranteed by the European Union treaties. It will also look at the phenomenon of mobility from technical, philosophical and artistic perspectives. It aims to highlight good practice and to federate the public, private and social actors. The project focuses on performing arts and particularly at the younger generation. It aims to create a lasting, on-going platform for progressive dialogue and resolution to arts workers mobility in Europe.

Details: http://www.ietm.org

IETM Press Release, 16.06.2006