01-01-2025
Since 2014, Pearle has collaborated with the European Festivals Association (EFA) to improve knowledge on the legal and managerial aspects of cross-border cultural cooperation for festivals and performing arts organisations, as part of EFA's Creative Europe Network funding.
The Ultimate Cookbooks for Cultural Managers
A fruit of this collaboration is the Ultimate Cookbooks for Cultural Managers series, which supports better understanding of the legal, administrative, and managerial aspects of working across borders in Europe—and the impact of EU regulations on the live performance sector.
Over time, the Cookbooks have become a trusted reference. Some editions have been updated and translated into other languages such as Czech and French. To increase accessibility, the Cookbooks have also been adapted into a more visual format through a series of infographics.
In the new phase of the EFA/Pearle* collaboration, the publication of new Cookbooks will continue, alongside updates to existing ones to reflect recent developments in EU regulations and policy.
Workshops
To further strengthen knowledge-sharing, the project also includes a series of workshops organised each year at Pearle* conferences and the EFA Summit, accessible to their respective members. These workshops aim to provide hands-on guidance and foster exchange on key topics such as artistic freedom and censorship, sustainability, inclusion and diversity, digitalisation, and more.
