Awards & Recognition

Zero Project Arts Awardee 2025 

Every year, the Zero Project invites practitioners, policymakers, business leaders, and other experts from around the world—regardless of sector, organization size, or country—to nominate innovative solutions for the Zero Project Awards. The shared mission is to advance the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). 

The Zero Project’s research is guided by three main criteria: innovation, impact, and scalability.  

The jury selected EBA due: 

• unique approach to transforming performing arts. It elevates Deaf and disabled artists from mere participants to central roles in leadership, curation, and governance. 

• Impact directly addresses the systemic barriers disabled creators face in mainstream spaces. 

• The panel valued the project’s powerful transnational framework. Managed by a 10-partner consortium across Europe, its structured use of open calls and co-productions serves as a replicable blueprint worldwide. 

2025 Global Arts Prize Laureate 

The Global Arts Prize celebrates artists and creative ventures spearheading an innovative approach to the relevance of arts in our time. 

The Global Arts Prize is open to all arts and humanities initiatives leading innovative work, regardless of size, discipline, or stage of development. 

From emerging startups to established institutions, the Prize recognizes organizations redefining the relevance of arts in today’s society. 

Europe Beyond Access featured in Melbourne Fringe’s Radical Access Conversation

As part of Melbourne Fringe Festival’s Radical Conversation “Who is making the most interesting AND accessible work in the world?”, Europe Beyond Access was highlighted as an example of ambitious artistic work and accessibility going hand in hand.

Ben Evans, EBA Project Director, joined EBA commissioned artists Diana Niepce and Sindri Runudde to discuss the project, their artistic practices, and how EBA is contributing to a performing arts landscape where accessibility and artistic innovation are integral to each other.

Europe Beyond Access highlighted in UNESCO’s Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity 2026

Europe Beyond Access is highlighted in the 2026 edition of UNESCO’s Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity, in the chapter “The shifting borders of cultural mobility”, co-authored by Marie Le Sourd and Rana Yazaji.

The report highlights EBA as a notable European initiative addressing the mobility and professional recognition of disabled performing artists and cultural professionals. Its inclusion acknowledges EBA’s work to provide tailored support and create opportunities for disabled artists to develop their careers and work internationally.