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NAC'S “I Never Imagined” Advocacy Campaign Highlights How The Arts Help Draw People Closer
Since the “I Never Imagined” campaign (INI) was launched a year ago to create awareness about the value and importance of the arts, Noel Gifts, a homegrown SME and a household name in the gifts and flowers industry, has stepped up and participated in a series of co-branded advertisements to highlight the power of the arts in bringing people closer.more >
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Chilean Minister of Culture featured in 'Arts Leaders Talk' video series
IFACCA has published the latest video from the ‘Arts Leaders Talk’ series, an interview with Luciano Cruz-Coke Carvallo, Ministro Presidente of the Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes, Chile. more >
IFACCA meetings in Helsinki
Members of IFACCA’s European Chapter; researchers from IFACCA member organisations; and the WorldCP International Working Group will all meet in Helsinki, Finland, in the final week of June.more >
Cultural policy profile for South Korea
We are pleased to announce that Dr Kiwon Hong, is currently finalising a cultural policy profile of South Korea, as part of WorldCP, the international database of cultural policies.more >
Latest International News
Leonard Cohen donates $50K from Glenn Gould Prize
Singer-songwriter gives cash to Canada Council for the Arts.more >
China's China to further promote cultural reform: minister
Minister of Culture Cai Wu said that China will promote reform and development in its cultural sector and build a comprehensive public cultural service system.more >
Korean ministry to examine entertainment agencies
In light of the sexual assault scandals revolving around trainees in the entertainment business, South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism had announced that it will be establishing a new act to prevent exploitation of trainees. more >
Latest National Arts Agency News
Over 1,000 students to visit Kermadec Exhibition
In May 2011 the Kermadec Initiative of the Pew Environment Group invited nine of the South Pacific's most prestigious and highly-acclaimed artists to join them on the navy ship HMNZS Otago to voyage from New Zealand, through the Kermadec region, to Tonga. The resultant Kermadec Exhibition is a celebration of that journeymore >
Niamh Sharkey announced as Laureate na nÓg
President Michael D. Higgins announced author and illustrator Niamh Sharkey as Laureate na nÓg, Ireland’s laureate for children’s literature, presenting her with the Laureate na nÓg medal at a special event at the Arts Council.more >
Samoa-New Zealand artistic exchange to celebrate Samoan Independence 2012
Seven Samoan artists will visit New Zealand for a week in June as part of a cultural exchange celebrating Samoa’s 50th anniversary of independence and the close ties between Samoa, New Zealand and their peoples. more >
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