Arts Infopoint UK - International Artist Mobility Coffee Mornings What is the Schengen area?

Register for the Arts Infopoint UK online Coffee Mornings here.

Topic: What is the Schengen area? Explaining the rules for visiting non-EU artists and cultural professionals. 

Speakers: 

• Anita Debaere, Director of Pearle*-Live Performance Europe
• Beatriz Nobre, European Affairs Adviser at Pearle*-Live Performance Europe
• Sebastian Hoffmann from touring artists

Do you have upcoming plans to work or travel in the EU?  Are you aware of the Schengen area rules, what it covers and what artists and cultural professionals visiting and working in the Schengen area need to plan for?

The aim of this session is to explain what the Schengen area is and demystify the rules that impacts visiting artists. The overview will help non-EU citizens plan a visit to the Schengen area. For example, what is the 90/180-day rule, and how do you comply? Or which rules sit at the Schengen level and what do you need to then plan at a national level of the country/ies you are visiting?

This is an opportunity to ask any questions about the Schengen area rules, including the new Entry Exit System (EES) being phased in on 12 October 2025, or the ETIAS system implementation planned for 2026.

In September 2024 Arts Infopoint UK hosted a specific coffee morning and invited Pearle* to explain the new EES and ETIAS EU border arrangements. The session was recorded and a Q&A published, which could be useful to watch before attending this session. You can find that recording here.

You can also check out the cookbooks aimed specifically at cultural professionals working across borders including The Ultimate Cookbook for third country artists travelling to the Schengen area and The Ultimate Cookbook for Cultural Managers: third country national artists working in the EU.

This session will be recorded, and resources will be shared on the Arts Infopoint UK's website. You can include any questions you might have as part of the sign-up process or by sending them directly by email (infopoint@wai.org.uk) so that the session can be tailored to your needs.