‘NXT Seminar’

The artists of the future are hybrid multi-skilled professionals who demand the acknowledgement of their key-role in all parts of society to contribute to the ambition of Europe to become the most competitive, knowledge-based economy globally.
Through its three years of activities and experience, the Creative Europe co-funded project, NXT – Making a Living from the Arts has investigated the challenges that emerging artists and creatives are facing today in developing their artistic careers. The NXT Seminar - Making a Living from the Arts in 2025, hosted and in collaboration with Culture Action Europe and BOZAR, tables a set of recommendations and the outcomes emerging from the project research and activities.
The project research, which collected the feedback of about 200 stakeholder institutions and includes 9 case studies from both higher arts education institutions and creative hubs, aims to deepen the understanding of how artists are prepared to develop the professional skills they will need tomorrow.

Agenda
14:00 – 14:20 Welcome and Introduction
Paul Dujardin, Director BOZAR
Tere Badia, Secretary General, Culture Action Europe

14:20 – 14:40 Short overview of the NXT Project goals and activities
Framing European education and culture
Maria Hansen, ELIA Executive Director
Thomas Meier, ELIA President and Rector ZhdK
14:40 – 15:00 NXT Project research conclusions & dilemma’s
Joost Heinsius, Values of Culture
15:00 – 16:00 Panel on the Position Paper - Making a Living from the Arts
Nadia Danhash, Director InnovationRCA, Royal College of Art London
Kai Lehikoinen, Professor CEREDA, University of the Arts Helsinki
Pier Luigi Sacco, Full Professor of Economics, IULM University Milan
Julie Ward, Member of the European Parliament, member of the committee on culture and education
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 – 17:00 Conversation on the Doctorate in the Arts: The Florence Principles
Andrea Braidt, Vice-Rector, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Cecilie Broch Knudsen, Chair, The Norwegian Artistic Research Programme
17.00 – 18.00 Closing and Drinks