IFACCA Announcements

IFACCA Announcements in May 2005

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CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL AND REMOTE REGIONS

IFACCA, 26 May 2005

Our latest D'Art query comes from a network of interest groups from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and Cornwall in the UK, Montana and New England in the USA, and Regional Arts New South Wales in Australia. The network is researching sustainable development in creative/cultural industries in rural and remote regions. They hope to identify best practice models, partnerships and strategies that work to support development in these regions. The first phase is the preparation of a summary of research underway or completed, and information on existing strategies, projects or programs. You can view the full question here. If you can help, or know of someone who can help, please email us. The deadline for responses is Friday 10 June 2005. more >

CULTURAL TRENDS

IFACCA, 26 May 2005

We are delighted to announce that IFACCA's Research Analyst, Christopher Madden, has been appointed to the editorial advisory board of the journal Cultural Trends. Edited by Professor Sara Selwood, Head of the Department of Cultural Policy and Management at City University, London, Cultural Trends has been providing in-depth analysis of cultural sector statistics since 1989. The journal focuses on key trends in material culture, media, performing arts and the historic environment, and includes coverage of issues which impact on the sector as a whole, such as the internet, poverty and access to the arts, and funding. Cultural Trends is based on the assumption that cultural policy should be based on empirical evidence and it champions the need for better statistical information on the cultural sector. It aims to:

  • stimulate analysis and understanding of the arts and wider cultural sector based on relevant and reliable statistical data;
  • provide a critique of the empirical evidence upon which arts and wider cultural policy may be formed, implemented, evaluated and developed;
  • examine the soundness of measures of the performance of government and public sector bodies in the arts and wider cultural sector; and
  • encourage improvements in the coverage, timeliness and accessibility of statistical information on the arts and wider cultural sector. Cultural Trends has the same rigorous writing process as any academic journal. Articles are commissioned from leading authorities in the relevant field, and all are peer reviewed. Many chapters are appended by expert commentaries, which further explore and analyse the subjects covered. The journal is widely read and referred to by arts funders, sponsors and administrative bodies; by local and central government officials; by broadcasting and arts organisations; by researchers, consultants and academics; and by those concerned with the promotion and development of the arts and creative industries. Special Issues for 2005 will focus on long term trends in museums and audiences. Key articles will include:
  • Still Popular: Museums and their Visitors 1994 - 2004, Stuart Davies.
  • Forty Years On, Adrian Babbidge.
  • Measuring Creative Industry: A Case Study in the Designer Fashion Sector, Anne Creigh-Tyte. For a FREE online sample copy, visit http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09548963.asp more >

    • BELIZE JOINS IFACCA

    IFACCA, 13 May 2005

    At its meeting in London on 4 April 2005, the IFACCA board was delighted to welcome the National Institute of Culture of Belize as a member of IFACCA. The Institute comprises four main branches: Institute for the Creative Arts; Museums and Houses of Culture; Institute of Archaeology; and Institute for Social and Cultural Research. You can view ACORNS stories from Belize here more >

    NEW AFFILIATE MEMBERS WELCOMED

    IFACCA, 13 May 2005

    At its meeting in London on 4 April 2005 , the IFACCA board approved four new affiliate members: * Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth, Nunavut, Canada, a department of the Government of Nunavut that was created to protect and promote Inuit culture, heritage and language. * AEA Consulting, USA and England, which specializes in strategic, operational and facilities planning for the cultural sector. * Professor Joyce Zemans, Canada, Director, Arts and Media Administration Program, Schulich School of Business. * Dr Margaret Sheehy, England, arts consultant and project manager. more >

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