What
Citizensofculture.net is an e-zine for European culture whose content is provided by its members who are cultural actors. Citizensofculture.net focuses mainly on cultural issues such as cultural policies, cultural management, cultural development, co-operation, networking etc.
It is a common platform to share content, communicate and to increase visibility at European level for both individuals and institutions involved in culture and arts.
Citizensofculture.net is connected to two other e-zines which are inter-related to each other:
artacademia.net (e-zine and virtual network for culture and arts education and research)
artcitizens.net (e-zine and virtual network for contemporary arts in Europe)
Your membership to any one of them allows you to use the same features in the other ones.
Aims
1. To create a new arts and culture medium for Europe which is strong, open, free, independent, wide reaching and inter-sectoral,
2. To connect the cultural actors Europe-wide and therefore to strengthen the power of civil society,
3. To create a virtual community of “active European citizens of culture” by contributing to a common medium,
4. To develop culture and arts audience Europe-wide.
Content
Events (conferences, forums, symposia, meetings, workshops, etc.)
Articles (texts such as studies, reports, writings, etc.)
Announcements (calls for proposals, grants, residences, papers, applications, etc.)
Publications (books, e- books, magazines, etc.)
Audio-visual material (pictures, videos, sounds)
The content of the site is uploaded from all over Europe mainly in English, but also in other languages. The platform includes a Google translate button by which all the content can be translated to other languages.
Target Groups
There are two types of target groups:
a. Registered members: Content providers
1. Cultural organizations and institutions
2. Individual culture professionals
3. European cultural networks and Cultural Contact Points
4. European Capitals of Culture
b. Readers and followers of the e-zine
Why use?
• Through local, national and international visibility you can reach whoever matters to you.
• Create an e-zine and make sure it reaches the right people in the cultural sector.
• The e-zine is your democracy. Make it inclusive. Make it the foundation of your group.
• Do you want to reach 20,000 of the best people working in culture in Europe? Use us.
• Do you want to build a community around your work, your project, your festival, or your organization? Use us.
• Do you want to reach the audience of your dreams? Use us.
• I can send my info to the people I need to reach.
• I can store my info on the site.
• I can simply and effectively follow the European cultural scene.