IFACCA Announcements

IFACCA Announcements in November 2005

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BOARD MEETS IN COLOMBIA

IFACCA, 24 November 2005

On 15 and 16 November, the IFACCA board met in Medellín, Colombia. Hosted by the Colombian Ministry of Culture and the Network of Cultural Promoters of Latin America and the Caribbean (RedLat), with the assistance of the Mayor of Medellín, the meeting was held in the Museo de Antioquia, Medellín. As part of a busy agenda, the board advanced planning for the World Summit on Arts and Culture in NewcastleGateshead, England, in June 2006. After the meeting, board members travelled to Bogotá, where they met with Colombian officials at a breakfast hosted by the Vice Minister of Culture, and participated with Latin American colleagues in a roundtable session on comparative policies for the development of the arts. more >

IFACCA attends its first INCP meeting

IFACCA, 24 November 2005

Directly after the board meeting in Colombia, IFACCA's Executive Director, Sarah Gardner, travelled to Dakar, Senegal, to be an observer at the eighth annual ministerial meeting of the International Network of Cultural Policy from 21 to 23 November. IFACCA's Chair, Risto Ruohonen, also attended the meeting as the head of the Finnish delegation. more >

ARTS RESEARCH TOPICS

IFACCA, 10 November 2005

IFACCA's website contains a wealth of research information on arts policy topics as broad as: funding, dance, indicators, disability, artist mobility and copyright. And there are always new reports underway. For the full list, visit the IFACCA website: www.ifacca.org These topics are part of our D'Art program, which aims to consolidate our collective knowledge on contemporary issues in arts support, and to uncover information that would be difficult or impossible to find. If you have a topic you would like to suggest for D'Art, please contact us at info@ifacca.org

Topics for which we have completed reports:

  • Defining artists for tax and benefit purposes
  • International comparisons of arts participation data
  • National Copyright Management Systems
  • Conflict of Interest Policies in Arts and Culture Funding Agencies
  • Musical Instrument Schemes
  • Arts and Disability Policies
  • Successful Dance Policies and Programs
  • Artists’ International Mobility Programs
  • Statistical Indicators for Arts Policy (and don't forget our paper for the Australia Council, Making Cross-country Comparisons of Cultural Statistics: Problems and Solutions)
  • Assistance to Arts and Culture Festivals

    We have also done brief notes on the following topics with a view to developing information further:
  • Encouraging Arts Philanthropy
  • Inter-country comparisons of government arts expenditure
  • Arts Advocacy Arguments

    Topics we are currently seeking information on:
  • Independence of arts funding from government
  • Associations of Arts Managers
  • Indigenous arts contacts
  • Cultural development in rural and remote regions
  • Ethics in Cultural Policy
  • Audience Development Initiatives
  • Legal Services for the Creative Sector
  • Status of the Artist legislation and policies

    If you have information on any of these topics - completed or in progress - please do not hesitate to contact us at: info@ifacca.org more >

    • La página web de la FICAAC

    IFACCA, 10 November 2005

    La FICAAC ofrece una ‘puerta’ a los consejos de las artes y agencias culturales de financiación culturales del mundo. La página web de la FICAAC es una fuente internacional de creciente importancia y centro de información para todos aquellos interesados en las políticas y estrategias para el fomento del desarrollo de las artes y la cultura. more >

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