Articles

 

Arts Council England (ACE) delists unpaid jobs

Arts Council England (ACE) has suspended adverts for unpaid jobs on its Arts Jobs website, due to the high volume of placements that contravene minimum wage legislation. A statement on the site declares that this suspension is only temporary, but covers all unpaid work, work experience, voluntary roles and internships. In line with its commitment to ensure that artists and arts professionals are appropriately remunerated for the work they do, ACE has emphasised that it recognises the value of “genuine volunteering opportunities”, but states that these must be of mutual benefit not just a way of “attempting to circumvent” paying a proper wage.
Management Topic: Job & Training
Cultural Area: General
Submitted by editor-in-chief on Aug 17, 2010

The European Museum Forum Workshop about Art, Science and Heritage

The European Museum Forum Workshop ‘Art, Science and Heritage: Interdisciplinary Museum Projects in the Local Communities’ will be held in Turku, Finland, on 15–18 September 2010.

The workshop has been organised in cooperation with the Directorate of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage of the Council of Europe and with support from Kone Foundation.

Management Topic: Job & Training
Cultural Area: Museum+Visual Arts
Submitted by editor-in-chief on Jul 22, 2010

Management on information and cultural policies: summer course

In the framework of the summer courses 2010 of the University of Zaragoza, the Department of Documentation Science and History of the University of Zaragoza and the Documentation Centre on Culture and Employment “Infoculture” organize a course “Management on information and cultural policies” in Jaca, Huesca, from 21 to 23 July. Addressed to information and documentation experts; students and graduates in social sciences, humanities and management; responsibles for management and administration units of business and cultural institutions and cultural professionals in both enterprises and public administrations, the course aims at presenting documentary techniques of collection, processing, recovery and information transfer needed for cultural and heritage management. 
Management Topic: Job & Training
Cultural Area: General
Submitted by editor-in-chief on Jun 15, 2010

Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills

This project underscores the critical role of our nation’s museums and libraries in helping citizens build such 21st century skills as information, communications and technology literacy, critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, civic literacy, and global awareness. 

At a time when increasingly advanced skills are required for success in life and work, people of all ages are seeking a diverse range of learning experiences to inspire, guide, and enhance their personal and professional lives.
Libraries and museums can embrace this opportunity to build on past achievements and chart promising new directions. One of these critical new directions involves developing a comprehensive, purposeful approach around 21st century skills. With 17,500 museums and 123,000 libraries across our nation, every community in the United States stands to benefit from the leadership of these institutions.
Management Topic: Job & Training
Cultural Area: Museum+Visual Arts
Submitted by editor-in-chief on Jun 14, 2010

Sustainable Sport and Culture Management – Learning from the Past

The 1st Kufstein Summer School in Greece (August 22-28, 2010) focuses on the significance of sport and cultural management as one combined subject-area in which, over recent years, new synergies and challenges have emerged. Throughout the countries of Europe, terms such as ‘identity’, ‘integration’ and ‘cultural representation’ are being discussed extensively, thus revealing the increasing importance of sport and culture as integral parts of social encounters and intercultural exchanges. The Summer School reveals the historic lines of connection between the two, stemming from ancient times and continuing into the 21st century, which raise questions of the relationships between identity, the human body, and social representation. This also includes the impacts and challenges which make up sport and culture management. Organisational aspects as well as the historical, economic, and political issues that influence the staging of the various events will be discussed. 

Management Topic: Job & Training
Cultural Area: General
Submitted by editor-in-chief on May 31, 2010

SOLT and TMA seek new Joint Chief Executive

Theatrical Management AssociationThe Society of London Theatre and the Theatrical Management Association are seeking a new joint Chief Executive.  They have appointed executive search firm Odgers to assist in the appointment process. 

The current Chief Executive, Richard Pulford, has announced his intention to retire from the role around the end of the year. He was appointed in 2001 in succession to Rupert Rhymes. Richard will continue to work as an arts consultant on selected projects. 

Management Topic: Job & Training
Cultural Area: Theatre+Dance
Submitted by editor-in-chief on Mar 31, 2010

New website on European cultural employment

Culture Jobs International (CJI) is a new European website that offers a two-fold information: on employment offers and recruitment opportunities in the cultural field in Europe. A service provided by ArtsProfessional, in collaboration with Changing Room, it is intended as a trans-European project to stimulate international cross-border mobility of cultural professionals; it provides a bimonthly publication and a list of job offers for artists and cultural operators. 
Management Topic: Job & Training
Cultural Area: General
Submitted by editor-in-chief on Mar 11, 2010

Museums, Cultural Diversity and Management

Summer School AnwerpFrom 1 to 7 July the Management Department of the University of Antwerp is organising a Summer School on Cultural Management. This year the Summer School will focus on Museums and Cultural Diversity. It will be open for students and professionals. The Summer School on Cultural Management is a new initiative of the Management Department of the University of Antwerp (UA). 
Management Topic: Job & Training
Cultural Area: Museum+Visual Arts
Submitted by editor-in-chief on Feb 17, 2010

The Robert Bosch Stiftung invites selected fellows from Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe to Germany for a thirteen-month course qualifying them in international cultural management.

 

The aim of the program is to familiarize a German audience with the cultural variety of these countries, to strengthen network structures for workable cooperative ventures between Germany and its eastern neighbors, and to qualify the next generation of managers for international cultural exchange. The program is carried out by MitOst e.V.

 

Management Topic: Job & Training
Cultural Area: General
Submitted by editor-in-chief on Jan 08, 2010

Research for Workplace bullying situation in the arts sector

In connection with her forthcoming book about the issue, consultant and researcher Dr Anne-Marie Quigg is seeking performing arts employees who have had experience of any aspect of workplace bullying.

Management Topic: Job & Training
Cultural Area: General
Submitted by editor-in-chief on Dec 22, 2009