Articles

Abu Dhabi to host major museums congress

A major Congress on the creation, development and management of museums in the Middle East is to be held in Abu Dhabi next June. The Future Museum Congress will run from 7-9th June and will bring together top international speakers and exhibitors from around the world to discuss latest innovations and solutions in museums, and to showcase the latest systems, services and equipment for the fast developing museum business in the Middle East and North Africa.

New website on European cultural employment

Second FOMECC Honduras call for cultural and creative entrepreneurs

On February 19th the Casa de Cultura de Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras, in the framework of the “Promotion of Creative and Cultural Industries (FOMECC)” project, organised a public launch of the second call for cultural and creative entrepreneurs. The session included two speeches and the presentation of the results of the first FOMECC Honduras call which has enabled the development of business ideas for seven cultural entrepreneurs, ranging from crafts to performing arts management. 

International Cultural Connections: The Times, They Are A’Changing May 24 & 25, 2010

SAVE THE DATE for an exciting two days of presentations and panels by some of the top cultural officials of Chile, China, and Britain, as well as alums of OSU’s Arts Policy and Administration Program working in the field of international cultural relations.

II National Cultural Conference ( CNC )

From march 11th until the 14th, Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, is going to be the main stage of the II National Cultural Conference – II CNC - were artists, cultural producers, investors, managers and representatives of civil society throughout the country will discuss, refine and formulate cultural public policy area.

Americans for the Arts

by Valerie Beaman, Private Sector Initiatives Coordinator, Americans for the Arts

Securing private funding is more competitive than ever given this current recession. So, how do we make the case for supporting the arts and how do we maintain a vital relationship with the private sector in spite of the funding downturn? How do we define the relevance of the arts to business in the face of urgent and basic social needs?

'Subsidy Junkies?' a day of practical survival strategies for arts fundraising

This one day symposium brings together fundraising and development professionals working in the arts and cultural sectors to explore this changing landscape, learn practical survival strategies, seek out opportunities and generate new ideas to stay financially healthy.

THE CULTURAL POINTS INITIATIVE IN BRAZIL

The Brazilian Ministry of Culture established in 2003 the edict for Cultural Points. This action aims to enhance cultural initiatives and projects already developed by communities, groups and networks of collaboration through arrangements with federal entities.

ORACLE Seminar in Luxembourg

The 12th Oracle Seminar will be held in Luxembourg from 22-24 April 2010, featuring plenary think-piece presentations, workshops, one-to-one conversations, research/encounters/exchanges offering ideas for new services and many of the connections and capabilities needed to implement them.

Culturemap

Websites and internet platforms for the exchange of information and dialogue already exist on the web and have been established by different cultural organisations and projects. The European Commission thinks “the time is ripe to map the existing online spaces for debate on cultural issues and on the European project”. Little is known on how cross-border and cross-sector debate on European culture can be stimulated online in order to help the further development of a common European cultural area for those interested in European culture.