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 more than 40 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 🇦🇹
Belgium 🇧🇪
Danspunt
BREEDBEELD
Steunpunt voor Bovenlokale Cultuur
Kunstwerkt
Muziekmozaïek vzw
OPENDOEK
Vlamo
So! Art Association
Fédération Pluraliste des Centres d’Expression et de Créativité
Bosnia and Hercegovina
Croatia 🇭🇷
Czech Republic 🇨🇿
National Information and Consulting Centre for Culture / NIPOS
Post Bellum
The House of Children and Youth of the Capital City Prague (DDM hl. m. Prahy)
Denmark 🇩🇰
Joint Council of Voluntary Arts Association
National Association of Voluntary Cultural Councils (KSD)
Music in the North, MIN
Musisk Oplysnings Forbund – DK (MOF-DK)
Danish Amateur Theatre Association
Interfolk, Institute for Civil Society
Estonia 🇪🇪
Sillamäe Society for Child Welfare
Finland 🇫🇮
Finlands Svenska Ungdomsförbund
Germany 🇩🇪
kubia – Kompetenzzentrum für Kulturelle Bildung im Alter und Inklusion
Landesverband Amateurtheater Baden-Württemberg e.V. (LABW)
Italy 🇮🇹
Montenegro 🇲🇪
The folklore ensebles association of Montenegro / Udruzenje folklornih ansambala Crne Gore (UFACG)
The Netherlands 🇳🇱
National Centre of Expertise for Cultural Education and Amateur Arts (LKCA)
Cultuurconnectie
ZIMIHC
Stichting Bewegend Beeld (Moving Image)
Factorium Podiumkunsten
Organisatie van Muziekverenigingen in Fryslân (O.M.F.)
North Macedonia 🇲🇰
Association for culture & art models / Youth Cultural Centre Ohrid (YCC)
Serbia 🇷🇸
Amateur Art Association of Vojvodina / Savez umetnickog stvaralastva amatera Vojvodine (SUSAV)
Slovakia 🇸🇰
Slovenia 🇸🇮
Republic of Slovenia Public Fund for Cultural Activities – JSKD Javni sklad RS za kulturne dejavnosti
Association (Union) of Cultural Societies of Slovenia Zveza kulturnih društev Slovenije
Sweden 🇸🇪
The Swedish Amateur Culture Council
United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland 🇬🇧 & 🇮🇪
Fèisean nan Gàidheal
Fife Cultural Trust (ONFife)
Making Music
Verd de Gris
Voluntary Arts
Voluntary Creativity CLG
Youth Theatre Arts Scotland
If you would like to join the Amateo network, please visit our Join page for full details.