European Visual Artists
@euvisualartists.bsky.social
European Visual Artists (EVA) represents the interests of European authors’ collective management societies for the visual arts 🧑🎨
More info👉 https://www.evartists.org/
See also👉 http://resale-right.org/
More info👉 https://www.evartists.org/
See also👉 http://resale-right.org/
📢 Today, EVA co-signed a joint statement on the underwhelming outcomes of the GPAI Code of Practice, GPAI guidelines and the Template for disclosure of a sufficiently detailed summary of training data, which disregarded the input of European CCSs 👉 bit.ly/3IR80CH
Joint statement regarding the AI Act implementation measures
Brussels, 29 July 2025
Representing a broad coalition of European and global authors, performers, publishers, producers and other rightsholder organisations, we wish to formally express our dissatisfa...
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July 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
📢 Today, EVA co-signed a joint statement on the underwhelming outcomes of the GPAI Code of Practice, GPAI guidelines and the Template for disclosure of a sufficiently detailed summary of training data, which disregarded the input of European CCSs 👉 bit.ly/3IR80CH
Let the Culture Lead Us Forward ⏩💪
Today, EVA co-signed the open letter calling on the European Parliament, the European Commission, and Member States to preserve Creative Europe as a stand-alone programme in the next MFF 👉 bit.ly/4knyw3E
Today, EVA co-signed the open letter calling on the European Parliament, the European Commission, and Member States to preserve Creative Europe as a stand-alone programme in the next MFF 👉 bit.ly/4knyw3E
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July 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Let the Culture Lead Us Forward ⏩💪
Today, EVA co-signed the open letter calling on the European Parliament, the European Commission, and Member States to preserve Creative Europe as a stand-alone programme in the next MFF 👉 bit.ly/4knyw3E
Today, EVA co-signed the open letter calling on the European Parliament, the European Commission, and Member States to preserve Creative Europe as a stand-alone programme in the next MFF 👉 bit.ly/4knyw3E
EVA wishes the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU @eu2025dk.bsky.social every success in its work 💙
We welcome the focus on the challenges posed by AI to the creative sectors and to copyright compliance that is proposed by the Presidency programme 👉 bit.ly/4ek4bkS
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We welcome the focus on the challenges posed by AI to the creative sectors and to copyright compliance that is proposed by the Presidency programme 👉 bit.ly/4ek4bkS
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July 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
EVA wishes the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU @eu2025dk.bsky.social every success in its work 💙
We welcome the focus on the challenges posed by AI to the creative sectors and to copyright compliance that is proposed by the Presidency programme 👉 bit.ly/4ek4bkS
©️ @nguala.bsky.social
We welcome the focus on the challenges posed by AI to the creative sectors and to copyright compliance that is proposed by the Presidency programme 👉 bit.ly/4ek4bkS
©️ @nguala.bsky.social
Paving the way forward together 🚀
This Monday, EVA held its first Board meeting and General Assembly of 2025 in Brussels 💜
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4kKI0qv
This Monday, EVA held its first Board meeting and General Assembly of 2025 in Brussels 💜
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4kKI0qv
June 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Paving the way forward together 🚀
This Monday, EVA held its first Board meeting and General Assembly of 2025 in Brussels 💜
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4kKI0qv
This Monday, EVA held its first Board meeting and General Assembly of 2025 in Brussels 💜
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4kKI0qv
🗣️EVA was invited to express its position on #AI and #copyright during today's JURI Committee meeting at the @europarl.europa.eu
We addressed 3 key points:
🔹TDM exception
🔹licensing for visual arts
🔹respect of the EU copyright acquis
Follow the webstreaming 👉https://bit.ly/4mRL85E
We addressed 3 key points:
🔹TDM exception
🔹licensing for visual arts
🔹respect of the EU copyright acquis
Follow the webstreaming 👉https://bit.ly/4mRL85E
June 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🗣️EVA was invited to express its position on #AI and #copyright during today's JURI Committee meeting at the @europarl.europa.eu
We addressed 3 key points:
🔹TDM exception
🔹licensing for visual arts
🔹respect of the EU copyright acquis
Follow the webstreaming 👉https://bit.ly/4mRL85E
We addressed 3 key points:
🔹TDM exception
🔹licensing for visual arts
🔹respect of the EU copyright acquis
Follow the webstreaming 👉https://bit.ly/4mRL85E
EVA joins the campaign #StayTrueToTheAct 💪 and suggests 3️⃣ key principles that policy-makers should follow to ensure a faithful and effective implementation of the AI Act ✅
Learn more about the campaign 👉 staytruetotheact.eu
Learn more about the campaign 👉 staytruetotheact.eu
May 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM
EVA joins the campaign #StayTrueToTheAct 💪 and suggests 3️⃣ key principles that policy-makers should follow to ensure a faithful and effective implementation of the AI Act ✅
Learn more about the campaign 👉 staytruetotheact.eu
Learn more about the campaign 👉 staytruetotheact.eu
Will the role of creators in AI development be protected and valorized? 🤔
EVA joins the campaign #StayTrueToTheAct 💪 to reiterate the shortcomings of the 3rd draft of the CoP, which does not meet the adequacy requirement provided by the EU AI Act, endangered the Act as a whole 👉 staytruetotheact.eu
EVA joins the campaign #StayTrueToTheAct 💪 to reiterate the shortcomings of the 3rd draft of the CoP, which does not meet the adequacy requirement provided by the EU AI Act, endangered the Act as a whole 👉 staytruetotheact.eu
May 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Will the role of creators in AI development be protected and valorized? 🤔
EVA joins the campaign #StayTrueToTheAct 💪 to reiterate the shortcomings of the 3rd draft of the CoP, which does not meet the adequacy requirement provided by the EU AI Act, endangered the Act as a whole 👉 staytruetotheact.eu
EVA joins the campaign #StayTrueToTheAct 💪 to reiterate the shortcomings of the 3rd draft of the CoP, which does not meet the adequacy requirement provided by the EU AI Act, endangered the Act as a whole 👉 staytruetotheact.eu
Happy Europe Day! 🇪🇺 🎉
#Culture is the heartbeat of Europe ❤️ and the capital of the future. It is the core of our European values and it glues our societies and democracies together 🫂
Read EVA resolutions for Europe Day 👉 bit.ly/3SuRrhe
#Culture is the heartbeat of Europe ❤️ and the capital of the future. It is the core of our European values and it glues our societies and democracies together 🫂
Read EVA resolutions for Europe Day 👉 bit.ly/3SuRrhe
#culture #culturecompass #genai #copyright #codeofpractice #mff | Collecting Societies for European Visual Artists
Happy Europe Day! 🇪🇺 🎉
#Culture is the heartbeat of Europe ❤️ and the capital of the future. It is the core of our European values and it glues our societies and democracies together 🫂
This year, we...
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May 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Happy Europe Day! 🇪🇺 🎉
#Culture is the heartbeat of Europe ❤️ and the capital of the future. It is the core of our European values and it glues our societies and democracies together 🫂
Read EVA resolutions for Europe Day 👉 bit.ly/3SuRrhe
#Culture is the heartbeat of Europe ❤️ and the capital of the future. It is the core of our European values and it glues our societies and democracies together 🫂
Read EVA resolutions for Europe Day 👉 bit.ly/3SuRrhe
📢 Creators for Europe United calls for our support 📢
The German creative sector mobilized to protect Europe's creative soul with an open letter to EVP Henna Virkkunen ✍️
Sign the open letter 👉https://bit.ly/42GujkB
⚠️Check your mailbox❗You will have to confirm your signature via email
The German creative sector mobilized to protect Europe's creative soul with an open letter to EVP Henna Virkkunen ✍️
Sign the open letter 👉https://bit.ly/42GujkB
⚠️Check your mailbox❗You will have to confirm your signature via email
April 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
📢 Creators for Europe United calls for our support 📢
The German creative sector mobilized to protect Europe's creative soul with an open letter to EVP Henna Virkkunen ✍️
Sign the open letter 👉https://bit.ly/42GujkB
⚠️Check your mailbox❗You will have to confirm your signature via email
The German creative sector mobilized to protect Europe's creative soul with an open letter to EVP Henna Virkkunen ✍️
Sign the open letter 👉https://bit.ly/42GujkB
⚠️Check your mailbox❗You will have to confirm your signature via email
Ahead of #WorldIPDay ⏳@wipo.int
What would music be without art⁉️
As this year we celebrate the power of music in bridging tradition and innovation 🎨 we also acknowledge the role of visual arts in making sounds and feelings tangible and appealing 🎧
©️ @nguala.bsky.social
What would music be without art⁉️
As this year we celebrate the power of music in bridging tradition and innovation 🎨 we also acknowledge the role of visual arts in making sounds and feelings tangible and appealing 🎧
©️ @nguala.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Ahead of #WorldIPDay ⏳@wipo.int
What would music be without art⁉️
As this year we celebrate the power of music in bridging tradition and innovation 🎨 we also acknowledge the role of visual arts in making sounds and feelings tangible and appealing 🎧
©️ @nguala.bsky.social
What would music be without art⁉️
As this year we celebrate the power of music in bridging tradition and innovation 🎨 we also acknowledge the role of visual arts in making sounds and feelings tangible and appealing 🎧
©️ @nguala.bsky.social
Happy @unesco.org World Book & Copyright Day ©️ 📚
A story is never just that: it is fundamental to support the work of authors and of the visual artists that bring the written page to life to unlock the full potential for our societies 🫂
🎨©️ @nguala.bsky.social
A story is never just that: it is fundamental to support the work of authors and of the visual artists that bring the written page to life to unlock the full potential for our societies 🫂
🎨©️ @nguala.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Happy @unesco.org World Book & Copyright Day ©️ 📚
A story is never just that: it is fundamental to support the work of authors and of the visual artists that bring the written page to life to unlock the full potential for our societies 🫂
🎨©️ @nguala.bsky.social
A story is never just that: it is fundamental to support the work of authors and of the visual artists that bring the written page to life to unlock the full potential for our societies 🫂
🎨©️ @nguala.bsky.social
Today is World Art Day 🎨 🌍 @unesco.org
Isn’t it amazing how an artist alone can build connections all over the world? 🤝 We must make sure that artists’ fundamental role in our societies is acknowledged 🏅and that they are adequately supported in their careers💸 #payartists
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Isn’t it amazing how an artist alone can build connections all over the world? 🤝 We must make sure that artists’ fundamental role in our societies is acknowledged 🏅and that they are adequately supported in their careers💸 #payartists
©️ @nguala.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Today is World Art Day 🎨 🌍 @unesco.org
Isn’t it amazing how an artist alone can build connections all over the world? 🤝 We must make sure that artists’ fundamental role in our societies is acknowledged 🏅and that they are adequately supported in their careers💸 #payartists
©️ @nguala.bsky.social
Isn’t it amazing how an artist alone can build connections all over the world? 🤝 We must make sure that artists’ fundamental role in our societies is acknowledged 🏅and that they are adequately supported in their careers💸 #payartists
©️ @nguala.bsky.social
🤝EVA joined forces with a coalition of EU’s rightsholders in cultural & creative sectors to denounce the shortcomings of the 3rd draft of the GPAI Code of Practice 📄which undermines the objectives of the AI Act and doesn't take into account feedback of rightsholders 📢https://bit.ly/43vMJ9Y
March 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🤝EVA joined forces with a coalition of EU’s rightsholders in cultural & creative sectors to denounce the shortcomings of the 3rd draft of the GPAI Code of Practice 📄which undermines the objectives of the AI Act and doesn't take into account feedback of rightsholders 📢https://bit.ly/43vMJ9Y
Today at the @ecsa.bsky.social Creators Conference at the EP, to discuss AI and authors’ rights and unfair contractual practices ©️⚖️ which affect all creators, including visual authors 💪🏻
The forum was opened by Vice-Chairs @emmarafowicz.bsky.social, @zdrojewski.bsky.social, and Commissioner Micallef
The forum was opened by Vice-Chairs @emmarafowicz.bsky.social, @zdrojewski.bsky.social, and Commissioner Micallef
March 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Today at the @ecsa.bsky.social Creators Conference at the EP, to discuss AI and authors’ rights and unfair contractual practices ©️⚖️ which affect all creators, including visual authors 💪🏻
The forum was opened by Vice-Chairs @emmarafowicz.bsky.social, @zdrojewski.bsky.social, and Commissioner Micallef
The forum was opened by Vice-Chairs @emmarafowicz.bsky.social, @zdrojewski.bsky.social, and Commissioner Micallef
Can we afford to be 128 years late on the gender equality goal? ⏰ By empowering female artists and creators ♀️ with concrete actions, we can fill that gap in the cultural sector, starting from now!💪
#InternationalWomenDay #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction
©️ Laetitia Nguala Masamba
#InternationalWomenDay #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction
©️ Laetitia Nguala Masamba
March 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Can we afford to be 128 years late on the gender equality goal? ⏰ By empowering female artists and creators ♀️ with concrete actions, we can fill that gap in the cultural sector, starting from now!💪
#InternationalWomenDay #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction
©️ Laetitia Nguala Masamba
#InternationalWomenDay #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction
©️ Laetitia Nguala Masamba
📢📄 EVA co-signs a letter addressed to the Czech Ministry of Culture to strongly oppose the recent proposal of amending the Copyright legislation, which would affect private copying compensation & Czech cultural and creative industries ➡️ bit.ly/41Hq1dt
Joint letter to the Czech Ministry of Culture on cuts to private copying tariffs
Dear Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic, Dear Mr. Baxa,
Tuesday 4 March 2025
Concerns: recent development on private copying compensation in Czechia
We are writing to you as the organisat...
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March 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📢📄 EVA co-signs a letter addressed to the Czech Ministry of Culture to strongly oppose the recent proposal of amending the Copyright legislation, which would affect private copying compensation & Czech cultural and creative industries ➡️ bit.ly/41Hq1dt
📢📄EVA & several authors’ organisations sent a joint letter to EVP Virkkunen and Commissioner Micallef to denounce the lack of progress in the 2nd draft of the GPAI Code of Practice. We urge policymakers to develop an #AI strategy that respects authors’ #IP rights.
📄Read the letter ➡️ bit.ly/3EH1qwh
📄Read the letter ➡️ bit.ly/3EH1qwh
EVA calls for urgent action on the AI Code of Practice
Brussels, 17 February 2025
Dear Executive Vice-President Virkkunen,
Dear Commissioner Micallef,
The AI Office is currently tasked with the critical responsibility of successfully finalising the ‘Gen...
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February 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
📢📄EVA & several authors’ organisations sent a joint letter to EVP Virkkunen and Commissioner Micallef to denounce the lack of progress in the 2nd draft of the GPAI Code of Practice. We urge policymakers to develop an #AI strategy that respects authors’ #IP rights.
📄Read the letter ➡️ bit.ly/3EH1qwh
📄Read the letter ➡️ bit.ly/3EH1qwh
Ahead of the #ParisAISummit, EVA joins forces with 37 creators’ organisations to demand respect for ©️ in AI development.
🔹No trusted AI without respect for #IP rights.
🔹No ethical AI without authors' #authorisation.
🔹No sovereign AI without a fair business model.
The call 👉 bit.ly/4jZn27w
🔹No trusted AI without respect for #IP rights.
🔹No ethical AI without authors' #authorisation.
🔹No sovereign AI without a fair business model.
The call 👉 bit.ly/4jZn27w
February 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Ahead of the #ParisAISummit, EVA joins forces with 37 creators’ organisations to demand respect for ©️ in AI development.
🔹No trusted AI without respect for #IP rights.
🔹No ethical AI without authors' #authorisation.
🔹No sovereign AI without a fair business model.
The call 👉 bit.ly/4jZn27w
🔹No trusted AI without respect for #IP rights.
🔹No ethical AI without authors' #authorisation.
🔹No sovereign AI without a fair business model.
The call 👉 bit.ly/4jZn27w
📖New version of the @wipo.int CMOs toolkit available !
#CMOs are the most effective for ©️ enforcement, protecting and paying #artists. They also provide cultural, social, and educational services for the benefit of artists 🧑🎨
Take a look at the latest version of the toolkit 👇https://bit.ly/4aOXOEp
#CMOs are the most effective for ©️ enforcement, protecting and paying #artists. They also provide cultural, social, and educational services for the benefit of artists 🧑🎨
Take a look at the latest version of the toolkit 👇https://bit.ly/4aOXOEp
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February 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
EVA is now on Bluesky 🦋🌤️💙
We’re excited to be here — let’s connect and stand united in support of visual artists' rights! 👨🎨
#EuropeanVisualArtists #VisualArtists #PayArtists
We’re excited to be here — let’s connect and stand united in support of visual artists' rights! 👨🎨
#EuropeanVisualArtists #VisualArtists #PayArtists
January 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
EVA is now on Bluesky 🦋🌤️💙
We’re excited to be here — let’s connect and stand united in support of visual artists' rights! 👨🎨
#EuropeanVisualArtists #VisualArtists #PayArtists
We’re excited to be here — let’s connect and stand united in support of visual artists' rights! 👨🎨
#EuropeanVisualArtists #VisualArtists #PayArtists