May 2012
Apoio à internacionalização das artes
Estão abertas a partir de hoje, dia 3 de maio de 2012, as candidaturas para a atribuição de apoios à internacionalização das artes. Esta nova linha de apoio promovida pela Direção-Geral das Artes insere-se no quadro de uma estratégia de incentivo à inovação e ao empreendedorismo do setor cultural. more >
Internationalization Fund for the Arts
Direção-Geral das Artes announces a new open call on 3 May 2012 for projects that intend to internationalize the arts. This new funding line promoted makes part of a general strategy that aims at promoting innovation and enterpreneurship in the cultural sector. more >
November 2010
Portugal's Ministry of Culture organizes seminar entitled "How to Promote the Mobility and Internationalization of Cultural Workers"
Among the subjects addressed were the main obstacles to mobility that cultural workers encounter, the importance of mobility in the cultural sector, and ways of promoting the internationalization of artists and cultural workers. more >
Seminário: Como promover a mobilidade e a internacionalização dos agentes culturais?
O GPEARI organiza um seminário sobre mobilidade e internacionalização dos agentes culturais no dia 23 de Novembro, no CCB, em Lisboa. O debate será aberto pela Ministra da Cultura e conta, entre outros, com António Pinto Ribeiro, Kalaf Ângelo, Vera Mantero, João Brites e representantes de várias organizações internacionais que promovem a mobilidade. more >
Seminar: How to Promote Cultural Agents’ mobility and internationalization?
The Ministry of Culture is organising a seminar on cultural agents’ mobility and internationalization that will take place on November 23, at CCB, Lisboa. The debate will be opened by the Minister of Culture and António Pinto Ribeiro, Kalaf Ângelo, Vera Mantero, João Brites and representatives of several international organizations that promote mobility will also take part. more >
Cultural Diplomacy: Strategies and Policies
A protocol will be signed which aims to rethink public policies models and promote and define more effective cultural policies with greater projection in an international framework. more >
Ministério da Cultura (MC) lança blogue
Está em http://bloguedacultura.blogspot.com e foi recentemente criado pelos Gabinetes da Ministra e do Secretário de Estado da Cultura com o objectivo de divulgar as políticas culturais. more >
Ministério da Cultura (MC) launches blog
The blog can be found at http://bloguedacultura.blogspot.com and was recently created by the Ministério da Cultura and the Secretaria de Cultura de Estado to promote their cultural policies. more >
February 2010
Ministry of Culture activates the National Culture Council
The Conselho Nacional de Cultura (CNC), created by the organic Law of the Ministry of Culture,is the consultative organ of the Ministry and its institutions and departments. more >
Ministério da Cultura activa Conselho Nacional de Cultura
O Conselho Nacional de Cultura (CNC), criado pela Lei Orgânica do Ministério da Cultura, mas que ainda não tinha sido activado, é o órgão consultivo deste Ministério e dos seus organismos e serviços. more >
January 2010
Call for papers: Culture and Sustainable Communities
In the face of growing environmental and economic urgencies, issues of sustainability and resiliency
are moving to the forefront of planning, policy, and programs in cities and communities of all sizes. Contributions across a broad range of theory and practice are welcome.
more >
September 2009
Creative Metamorphoses
As part of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation, students will create a multidisciplinary program which will cross the various creative dimensions, through the achievement of the initiative: cosmic creativity (full article available in Portuguese). more >
Metamorfoses da Criatividade
No âmbito do Ano Europeu da Criatividade e Inovação, o Centro Nacional de Cultura e a Universidade Católica, em parceria com a organização portuguesa do AECI, desenvolve um projecto de reflexão que pretende juntar a produção teórica académica com a prática artística. more >
July 2009
Portugal – Specialized art courses offered
The Ministry of Education organized the offer of specialized art courses by creating the specialized teaching basic courses for dance and music and by approving the corresponding study plans. more >
Portugal - Organização da oferta dos cursos de ensino artístico especializado
O Ministério da Educação (ME) procedeu à organização da oferta dos cursos de ensino artístico especializado, criando os cursos básicos de ensino especializado de dança e de música e aprovando os respectivos planos de estudo. more >
June 2009
Presentation of Iberescena in Portugal
Iberescena was presented within the 32nd International Theater Festival of Iberic Expresssion (FITEI) that took place in Oporto. more >
Presentación de Iberescena en Portugal
El pasado día 5 de junio se realizó la presentación del Programa Iberescena dentro del marco del 32º Festival Internacional de Teatro de Expressao Ibérica (FITEI) de Oporto. more >
April 2009
Ibero-American Culture: a tool to face the crisis
The Ibero-American General Secretary, thinks that culture can be an efficient tool in Ibero-America against the economic crisis. more >
La cultura iberoamericana, un arma contra la crisis
Los ministros iberoamericanos de Cultura decidieron el 22 de abril en Lisboa dar un impulso a la difusión del español y el portugués en Internet y en el mundo de la ciencia y la tecnología. more >
XII Ibero-American Conference on Culture
Ministers of Culture from Portugal, Spain and Latin America, gathered in Lisbon on April 22, 2009, at the XII Ibero-American Conference on Culture, under the theme “Portuguese and Spanish, Shared Languages, Instruments for Identity, Creativity and Multiculturalism”. more >
XII Conferencia Iberoamericana de Cultura
Las Ministras y los Ministros de Cultura de la Península Ibérica y de América Latina, reunidos el 22 de abril de 2009 en Lisboa, en la XII Conferencia Iberoamericana de Cultura, bajo el tema "Portugués y Español, Lenguas compartidas, Instrumentos de Identidad, Creatividad y Multiculturalismo". more >
XII Conferência Ibero-Americana de Cultura
As Ministras e os Ministros da Cultura da Península Ibérica e da América Latina, reunidos a 22 de Abril de 2009, em Lisboa, na XII Conferência Ibero-Americana de Cultura, subordinada ao tema "Português e Espanhol, Línguas compartilhadas, Instrumentos de Identidade, Criatividade e Multiculturalismo". more >
February 2009
INOV-ART program
INOV-ART is a specific Program approved within the scope of INOV – Youth Frameworks, by the Conselho de Ministros of Portugal. The program was created to provide professional integration opportunities for qualified or specifically apt youth within the domains of Arts and Culture, in international organizations of reference connected with this sector, aiming to cover 200 youths, annually. more >
January 2009
Porto hosts international Culture and Creativity Forum
Next month the city of Porto, in Portugal, will host the Culture and Creativity Forum (FCC) 2009, the first official event of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation. more >
September 2008
Portuguese government passes changes to the Art Support Model
The Council of Ministers of Portugal passed a change to the public support to the arts regime in order to guarantee more equity in contest processes, broadening the number of entities that may receive support and guarantying more transparency and equality in the request of credit. more >
April 2008
Portuguese Minister of Culture aims to double Ministry’s budget
Recently appointed Portuguese Minister of Culture José António Pinto Ribeiro has announced that he is committed to raising his Ministry’s budget to 1 percent or more of the State Budget. more >
February 2008
Showbiz kids not approved by protection committees
In 2006, only four requests were made for authorisation for youths to work in show-business, despite this official permission being compulsory by law. more >
Portuguese creative industries and their challenges
Creative Industries are growing in importance in Portugal, but still face many obstacles.
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July 2007
Cultural Priorities of the Portuguese EU presidency
Under the motto ‘A stronger Union for a better World’, the Portuguese presidency outlined its main tasks for the coming six months, including the adoption of the 'Communication on Culture' and the first Cultural Forum in September 2007. more >
March 2006
UNESCO looks at bettering arts education
Teachers, artists and politicians from around the world are gathering in Lisbon to discuss how teaching the arts can keep young people in school. more >
May 2012
European Heritage Congress 2012
This event, jointly organised by Europa Nostra and its Portuguese member organisation Centro Nacional de Cultura, will bring together many of our members and other European heritage professionals and volunteers, as well as proud laureates of the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards. more >
International Artistic Mobility and Territorial Diplomacy
In collaboration with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Guimarães, European Capital of Culture 2012, the Roberto Cimetta Fund will be organising a one-day event on the theme « International Artistic Mobility and Territorial Diplomacy » on Thursday 24th May 2012 at the Cultural Centre Vila Flor, Guimarães, Portugal. more >
March 2012
Call for Submissions - Cultural Mapping as Cultural Inquiry
Cultural mapping, which spans many academic disciplines and methodologies, is informed by the observation that cultural phenomena are distributed spatially and that people experience the symbolic resources of their communities in spatial terms. more >
September 2011
Call for contributions: Animation of Public Space through the Arts: Innovation and Sustainability: 28-30 September 2011
The Centre for Social Studies (CES), University of Coimbra, Portugal, together with the Utrecht School for the Arts, Utrecht, Netherlands; the Small Cities Community-University Research Alliance at Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada; and the European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres (ENCACT) thematic area on ‘Urban management and cultural policy of the city’ will organize a second annual symposium on Animation of Public Space through the Arts: Innovation and Sustainability. Deadline for submissions: 15 May 2011 more >
Animation of Public Space through the Arts: Innovation and Sustainability
How can innovative artistic animation of public spaces contribute to building more sustainable cities? Community sustainability is viewed as encompassing and intertwining environmental, cultural, social, and economic sustainability and resiliency. more >
May 2009
International Conference on Intangible Heritage “Sharing Cultures”
Sharing Cultures 2009, organised by The Green Lines Institute for Sustainable Development , is aimed experts and scholars interested in Cultural and Intangible Heritage. Conference topics focus on the role of intangible heritage in various aspects – from sustainable development to policies and management, from cultural tourism to museums and education etc. more >
Ibero-American Congress on Arts and Education: Trans-Iberian Senses
Trans-Iberian Senses is the title of the current Ibero-American Congress on Arts and Education, which will take place in Beija, Portugal. more >
Congresso Ibero-Americano de Educação Artística: Sentidos Transibéricos
Sentidos Transibéricos é o nome que referencia o presente Congresso Ibero-Americano de Educação Artística, que acontece em Beja, Portugal. more >
March 2009
AlCultur 09 – Encontro(s) de Cultura(s)
The fifth edition of the AlCultur conference will be held in Lagos (Algarve, Portugal) on 4-7 March 2009. This year's edition will focus on ''Cultural programming, mediation and audiences'' and has been curated by choreographer Rui Horta. more >
October 2008
3rd International Workshop for Foundations and Cultural Networks
The International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts (IETM) and Fondazione Fitzcarraldo will co-organise the3rd International Workshop for Foundations and Cultural Networks at the Gulbekian Foundation. more >
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February 2012
Call for submissions: Cultural Mapping as Cultural Inquiry
Cultural mapping, which spans many academic disciplines and methodologies, is informed by the observation that cultural phenomena are distributed spatially and that people experience the symbolic resources of their communities in spatial terms. more >
Call for Papers: "Beyond the Creative City"
The point of departure for this special issue is the politically prevalent but heavily critiqued trend for cities to participate in an international race for ‘hip’ promotional identities and economic competitiveness through investing in flagship architectural projects and building districts to attract mobile creative talent. more >
October 2011
Call for Papers: Journal "Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais" (RCCS), N.º 99
The point of departure for this special issue is the politically prevalent but heavily critiqued trend for cities to participate in an international race for ‘hip’ promotional identities and economic competitiveness through investing in flagship architectural projects and building districts to attract mobile creative talent. more >
December 2008
Creative economy as a development
A view of developing countries co-edited by Garimpo de Soluções and Itaú Cultural, this book aims to stimulate the debate around the creative economy and if it can be a development strategy and, if it can, what needs to be done to make it concrete. more >
October 2007
A research agenda for culture - statistics and indicators
Papers from the opening session at the seminar 'Cultural and Creative Sectors at the Lisbon Agenda', 31 October 2007, are available online. more >
January 2005
Policy tool-kit for cross-domain working
This policy tool-kit is intended to support all those developing policies for partnerships between museums, libraries and archives. more >
Calimera Guidelines
These Guidelines have been compiled by CALIMERA to provide policy makers and professionals working in cultural institutions at the local level (in particular, public libraries, museums and archives) with a concise and relevant summary of the state of the art in the use of new technologies. more >
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