A new European study, Public Funding for the Performing Arts in European Rural Areas, commissioned by the SPARSE Plus project co-funded by Creative Europe, reveals a persistent territorial imbalance in cultural funding, with predominantly urban areas capturing the largest share of recorded support while rural territories remain consistently under-represented. Produced by Chloe Sustainability, with SPARSE […]

Hungary, September 2026 – More than 100 artists, researchers, cultural organisers and policymakers from across Europe will gather in Miskolc between 23–27 September 2026 for the SPARSE Plus Celebrating Conference, the closing event of the international Creative Europe project SPARSE Plus - Supporting and Promoting Arts in Rural Settlements of Europe Plus. Hosted by Pro […]

As part of the European project SPARSE Plus – Supporting and Promoting Arts in Rural Settlements of Europe – two recent shadowing visits offered partners the opportunity to step directly into each other’s daily practices, strengthening connections and exchanging ideas on how culture can thrive both in rural and urban communities across Europe. The first […]

For the Italian partner, Fondazione Toscana Spettacolo and the local promoters involved in the SPARSE Plus project, the trip to Sweden that took place in February 2026, was an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the cultural context of Riksteatern Värmland and of the activities coordinated by Anna Skoglund in the rural areas of Värmland […]