{"id":3159,"date":"2026-04-28T13:22:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iccira.org\/wp\/?p=3159"},"modified":"2026-05-03T13:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T12:39:19","slug":"state-of-culture-barometer-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iccira.org\/wp\/?p=3159","title":{"rendered":"State of Culture Barometer 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As Culture Action Europe prepares the second edition of our flagship publication, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cultureactioneurope.org\/projects\/state-of-culture\/\">State of Culture Report<\/a>, we want to hear directly from those shaping the cultural and creative sectors today. Whether you are an artist, cultural manager, producer, curator, or director, working across architecture, audiovisual, crafts, design, fashion, heritage, literature, music, performing arts, visual arts, or another creative sector \u2014 your perspective matters. We are seeking voices of professionals based in the EU and candidate countries, however, responses from other countries are also valuable for certain aspects of our research.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please do visit the link below: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdoRlnXQqL2YxOojD9BNJxGcY70XzSceafqRfkSdn9a4BM-pw\/viewform?pli=1\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdoRlnXQqL2YxOojD9BNJxGcY70XzSceafqRfkSdn9a4BM-pw\/viewform?pli=1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iccira.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iccira.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1.png 578w, https:\/\/www.iccira.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iccira.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-520x183.png 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The State of Culture Report is a biannual publication that examines the key challenges and opportunities facing the cultural sector in Europe, and how culture\u2019s role and value are understood in national and European policies. 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