ArtSciencePolicy
ArtSciencePolicy is an initiative organised by EU Policy Lab and JRC SciArt (European Commission), together with us, Center Leo Apostel (VUB), to explore how transdisciplinary artistic practice, in particular artscience research, can work together with policymaking.
In January 2026 we organised a workshop bringing together colleagues from across the European Commission, alongside artists, researchers, curators and policymakers from across Europe, to focus on one core question.
What happens when art, science, and policy operate together as a single system, and what would it take to further develop Art–Science–Policy collaboration within the European Commission and beyond?
Why this question? Because many of today's challenges are complex, entangled and uncertain. Artistic research and practice bring methods of experimentation and imagination that can expand and reframe how policy problems are understood, as well as the range of possible solutions.
At CLEA ArtScience (VUB), our work sits at the intersection of transdisciplinarity, artistic research and systems thinking. EU Policy Lab and JRC SciArt are at the forefront of exploring how novel methodologies and systemic understanding can serve as valuable partners in reimagining policy.
Around 65 people took part in the Brussels workshop. We are grateful to all those who attended for sharing their ideas and insights so far.
Article, March 2026
What happens when art, science, and policy work as one system?
An account of the January 2026 workshop, co-hosted by EU Policy Lab, JRC SciArt and CLEA ArtScience.
Workshop report
A record of the January 2026 workshop
The day's discussions, the six facilitated tables, and the key learnings and recommendations that came out of them.
Forthcoming
Full report
ArtSciencePolicy: A New Transdisciplinary Capacity for European Governance
The strategic report setting out the case for Art–Science–Policy as a capacity within European governance. EU Policy Lab, JRC SciArt and CLEA ArtScience, 2026.
Forthcoming
