The final conference of SPARSE Plus brought together artists, cultural professionals and European partners in Miskolc, Hungary, to reflect on three years of international rural touring and explore new perspectives for performing arts in rural Europe. On 24 September 2026, the University of Miskolc hosted Lights On Rural Touring, the final conference of SPARSE Plus […]

A new European study, Public Funding for the Performing Arts in European Rural Areas, commissioned by the SPARSE Plus project co-funded by Creative Europe, reveals a persistent territorial imbalance in cultural funding, with predominantly urban areas capturing the largest share of recorded support while rural territories remain consistently under-represented. Produced by Chloe Sustainability, with SPARSE […]

Hungary, September 2026 – More than 100 artists, researchers, cultural organisers and policymakers from across Europe will gather in Miskolc between 23–27 September 2026 for the SPARSE Plus Celebrating Conference, the closing event of the international Creative Europe project SPARSE Plus - Supporting and Promoting Arts in Rural Settlements of Europe Plus. Hosted by Pro […]

As part of the European project SPARSE Plus – Supporting and Promoting Arts in Rural Settlements of Europe – two recent shadowing visits offered partners the opportunity to step directly into each other’s daily practices, strengthening connections and exchanging ideas on how culture can thrive both in rural and urban communities across Europe. The first […]