Amateo is the European Network for Active Participation in Cultural Activities that serves and promotes people’s participation in the voluntary and amateur arts. Founded in 2008 it includes today 58 national and regional umbrellas and associations from EU member states and programme countries. Amateo sees active participation in the arts as a core value for a free and open society as enshrined in Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Active participation in arts and cultural activities empowers individuals to freely express themselves and promotes cultural cohesion, social inclusion and active citizenship with an added value for humanistic and democratic values.
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The current members of the Amateo network are…
Austria 🇦🇹
IG Kultur Österreich..[Interview]
Belgium 🇧🇪
BREEDBEELD
Danspunt
Fédération Pluraliste des Centres d’Expression et de Créativité
Kunstwerkt
Muziekmozaïek vzw
OP/TIL...[Interview]
So! Art Association
Vlamo [Interview]
Zinnema
Lasso [Interview]
Bosnia and Hercegovina
Croatia 🇭🇷
Croatian cultural association...[Interview]
Czech Republic 🇨🇿
National Information and Consulting Centre for Culture / NIPOS [Interview]
Post Bellum [Interview]
The House of Children and Youth of the Capital City Prague (DDM hl. m. Prahy)
Denmark 🇩🇰
Joint Council of Voluntary Arts Association AKKS
Music in the North, MIN
Danish Amateur Theatre Association [Interview]
Estonia 🇪🇪
Sillamäe Society for Child Welfare [Interview]
Finland 🇫🇮
Finlands Svenska Ungdomsförbund [Interview]
France 🇫🇷
Maison des Pratiques Artistiques Amateurs
Germany 🇩🇪
kubia – Kompetenzzentrum für Kulturelle Bildung im Alter und inklusive Kultur | Centre for Creative Ageing and Inclusive Arts [Interview]
Landesverband Amateurtheater Baden-Württemberg e.V. (LABW)
Bundesmusikverband Chor & Orchester
Greece GR
To Spiti tou Theatrou / Theatrehouse network
IRELAND 🇮🇪
Creative Lives [Interview]
Dublin City University – Age-Friendly
Italy 🇮🇹
Consulta Periferie Milano [Interview]
Montenegro 🇲🇪
The folklore ensebles association of Montenegro / Udruzenje folklornih ansambala Crne Gore (UFACG) [Interview]
The Netherlands 🇳🇱
National Centre of Expertise for Cultural Education and Amateur Arts (LKCA) [Interview]
Cultuurconnectie [Interview]
ZIMIHC
Stichting Bewegend Beeld (Moving Image)
Organisatie van Muziekverenigingen in Fryslân (O.M.F.)
Art-Fact [Interview]
Music Generations
PRA Muziektheater
Keunstwurk
North Macedonia 🇲🇰
Association for culture & art models / Youth Cultural Centre Ohrid (YCC)
PORTUGAL 🇵🇹
CulturFACE – Associação Cultural Para o Desenvolvimento
Ideias do Levante – Associação Cultural [Interview]
Teatro de Balugas
Serbia 🇷🇸
Amateur Art Association of Vojvodina / Savez umetnickog stvaralastva amatera Vojvodine (SUSAV) [Interview]
Association Kulturanova [Interview]
Slovakia 🇸🇰
Národné osvetové centrum [Interview]
Slovenia 🇸🇮
Republic of Slovenia Public Fund for Cultural Activities – JSKD Javni sklad RS za kulturne dejavnosti [Interview]
Association (Union) of Cultural Societies of Slovenia Zveza kulturnih društev Slovenije [Interview]
SPAIN 🇪🇸
GEST, Plataforma Balear de Teatre Amateur
Escenamateur
Sweden 🇸🇪
The Swedish Amateur Culture Council AX [Interview]
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Creative Lives [Interview]
Fèisean nan Gàidheal
Fife Cultural Trust (ONFife)
Making Music . [Interview]
Verd de Gris
Youth Theatre Arts Scotland [Interview]
The Yellow House
PAMIS [Interview]
Luminate
If you would like to join the Amateo network, please visit our Join page for full details.