IFACCA Announcements in October 2002
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Online News Bulletins
Online bulletins, e-zines, newsletters, listserves. Whatever name they go by, there is now a wide variety of online information bulletins serving a range of information needs in arts and culture. As with ACORNS, the bulletins are a great way to stay up-to-date with the latest news in your area of interest. IFACCA has a new web page that lists some of the bulletins we find useful for our own work. Just click on the link and follow the registration information. Happy reading! more >
COMPARATIVE CULTURAL POLICY RESEARCH
Don't forget to keep a lookout for the cultural policy cross-country comparisons published by the Council of Europe, especially through its 'policy note' series. The latest report in the series, Decentralisation:Trends in European Cultural Policies, is by Ilkka Heiskanen. For more information see http://book.coe.int/GB/CAT/fr_index.htm. And of course there is a wealth of information in the regular reviews from Culturelink, the network of networks for research and cooperation in cultural development. The latest is No. 37 for August 2002. See the contents at http://www.culturelink.org/review/37/cl37cont.html. more >
Please Help:information On National Arts And Culture Policies
The latest D'Art question (number 9) comes from the Arts Council of Ireland. The Council is researching arts policy structures in other countries, particularly the relationships that arts councils have with ministers of the arts and their departments. The more responses we receive, the stronger will be the report to share with you all in due course. The full question can be found at http://www.ifacca.org/en/files/dart9.pdf. more >
Please Help:information On National Arts And Culture Policies
The latest D'Art question (number 9) comes from the Arts Council of Ireland. The Council is researching arts policy structures in other countries, particularly the relationships that arts councils have with ministers of the arts and their departments. The more responses we receive, the stronger will be the report to share with you all in due course. The full question can be found at http://www.ifacca.org/en/files/dart9.pdf. more >
Major International Research Report Released
'Government agencies in many countries are rebuilding their research capabilities ... in other countries, research capabilities are being built for the first time...' says Professor J. Mark Schuster in Informing Cultural Policy: The Research and Information Infrastructure, released this week. The 292 page report, produced with the support of the Pew Charitable Trusts, describes how several nations manage policy-relevant information on arts and culture. Last December, IFACCA participated in a meeting at the Rutgers University Center for Urban Policy Research to consider how the report's findings might inform the development of a US cultural policy system. The foreword, contents and order form are available here. National Members of IFACCA will receive a complimentary copy of the report. more >
Review Of Funding Models
IFACCA is excited to be able to make a small contribution to work being undertaken by the Budapest Observatory to analyse ways in which culture funding is delivered in Eastern Europe - from Tallin to Tirana. The project's aim is to determine the prevalence and mix of two common models for government support of the arts and culture: 'arm's length' funding and direct government funding. The Observatory's analysis will be based on the survey used for the first World Summit on the Arts and Culture (which provided the information for the country profiles on IFACCA's website). We will keep you informed of developments. A background report by Peter Inkei, the Observatory's Executive Director, is available at http://www.budobs.org/grant-paper-dec.htm. more >
VISUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS INQUIRY REPORT
IFACCA is pleased that its first D'Art report, on defining artists, was used in Australia's Report of the Contemporary Visual Arts and Craft Inquiry, a comprehensive review and analysis of the Australian contemporary arts and craft sector. The report contains several international comparisons of issues such as: status of the artist; artists' professional status and taxation; social security; resale royalty (or 'droite de suite'); and philanthropy in the arts. While most of the international comparisons can be found in Chapter 3 ('Valuing artists'), many other sections of the report may also be of interest to arts and culture analysts. The full report is available on-line, or printed copies can be ordered from the Australian Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts at dcita.mail@dcita.gov.au. more >
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