The network was founded in Bologna, Italy in June 1991. The general mission of EUnetART is to create more space for arts activities for children and young people in Europe and to develop an arts environment sympathetic to the needs of children and young people. Each country has its particular history and cultural values that are passed on to the next generation. And yet Europe is also buzzing with movement and change. People, jobs, ideas and lifestyles are all circulating in the expanding European economy.
Technological developments create world-wide audiences.
These affect the cultural uniqueness of each country. The changing relationships between eastern and western Europe facilitates the opening of cultural doors, which have been closed for over 50 years. It stimulates transnational and multidisciplinary cooperation and exchange. It involves and confronts children and young people with different cultures and ways of expression. It encourages children and young people in Europe to develop their own creativity in exchange with professional artists.