Empowering new talent across Europe’s creative landscape
This Creative Europe funding action supports transnational platforms that identify and support emerging artists, encourage the cross-border circulation of their works and strengthen their presence on the European and international artistic scene.
What is the purpose of European platforms?
The goal of the European platforms is to help the development of emerging artists and cultural professionals.
This includes:
- improving working conditions, including touring, works presentations and circulation, and fair remuneration
- integrating culture more deeply into civic and public life
- expanding access, participation, and international exposure
By doing so, the platforms contribute to key EU cultural policy priorities and affirm the vital role of culture in society.
Themes and priorities
Platforms are guided by core European values: artistic freedom, diversity, fairness, inclusion, solidarity and sustainability.
These focus on the following topics:
- working conditions and fair remuneration for artists and cultural professionals (links to studies and reports)
- freedom of artistic expression, mobility and cross-border collaboration
- diversity, equality, inclusion with attention to gender balance and underrepresented groups
- learning and skills development to ensure relevance to evolving sectors
- youth engagement and sectorial resilience
- democracy and solidarity through culture, including support for Ukraine
- sustainability and climate action
2021 selection highlights
From 2021 to 2023, 16 European platforms received €33,4 million in funding to increase the visibility of emerging European artists and circulation of works internationally. These platforms, comprised of 316 members from 38 countries led by coordinators from 12 countries, focused on emerging artists’ and audience development and engagement, improving working conditions and cultural content access, and creating a strong brand and quality label to support young artists' careers.
Explore the 16 platforms and their members below, selecting the year 2021.
2024 selection highlights
In 2024, the action expanded significantly with €50 million in funding and 19 newly selected projects to support thousands of emerging artists and reflect the changing realities of Europe's cultural and creative sectors. Each project operates on a particular membership model, using a cascade grant mechanism, with an average of 22 member organisations per platform, spanning through 41 countries.
The platforms selected reflect a broad spectrum of Europe’s cultural and creative sectors.
Some platforms explore public spaces, while others connect culture to health, care, and social transformation — operating across a broad and dynamic geography and reflecting Europe’s cultural richness.
Explore the 19 platforms and their members below, selecting the year 2024.