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January 2008
New Directions: Imagining the Future of Arts Education
Forum attendees will participate in usual forum activities and will also have the opportunity to visit the 2008 NAMM Show, a global trade-only gathering of the music industry that features 1500 exhibitors and 85,000 music industry visitors. more >
Stuttgart CULTURE Open 2008
The concept of Stuttgart CULTURE Open will utilise the opportunities of clear key topics for a unique exhibition experience. Culture will be staged in a lively form in an attractice and carefully predefined exhibition architecture more >
February 2008
Ticketing & CRM: A Box Office Headache or A Marriage Made in Heaven?
The conference starts with training sessions with a variety of ticketing providers and will also feature a trade show to allow system demonstrations and comparisons so you can really get under the bonnet. more >
Communities and Memories – a global perspective
The third UNESCO International Memory of the World Conference: Planning is progressing for the conference which looks back on the achievements of the Memory of the World programme and forward to its sustained growth, wide acceptance and importance. more >
Creative Nation, cultural summit
This unique three-day summit will be a platform for exploration, discussion, and debate of pertinent issues in the context of the development of Creative Scotland. more >
Nurturing Creativity: Contrast - Challenge - Change
The 2008 conference of International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) Europe is entitled 'Nurturing Creativity: Contrast - Challenge - Change'. more >
Journeys of Expression VII
Celebrating the Edges of the World: Tourism and Festivals of the Coast and Sea. more >
March 2008
Teaching Cultural Policy
The CRC workshop aims to discuss the teaching of cultural policy from a broader perspective of cultural systems than the national one. more >
The Value and Importance of Art in Health Care
On March 7, 2008, leaders in the fields of art and science will convene at The Museum of Modern Art to discuss how health care organizations and cultural institutions can promote diverse and stimulating environments that culturally enrich our hospitals, patients, and care givers. more >
The OAS is consulting civil society
The OAS will carry out a week-long process of consultation called Partnering with Civil Society, in Washington D.C. on March 10-14, 2008. more >
La OEA consulta la sociedad civil
La OEA llevará a cabo el evento Cooperando con la Sociedad Civil, en el que representantes de la sociedad civil podrán hacer aportes a los temas principales de la agenda interamericana y a su relación con la juventud y la promoción de los valores democráticos. more >
Cultural Observatories and Cultural Information and Knowledge
The European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centers, ENCATC is holding a round table as part of its activities organized in the framework of the ENCATC working group on “Cultural Observatories and Cultural Information and Knowledge?”. more >
International Forum on the Creative Economy
This International Forum will include keynote speakers, presentations, lectures, and other activities aimed at examining recent evidence on the arts and cultural sector as an important engine of economic growth. more >
Creative Economy Report and Creative Africa Initiative
The quadrennial ministerial conference of UNCTAD will be enlivened by a weeklong 'Creative Africa' festival highlighting the continent's contemporary art, music, dance and fashion more >
Biennial of Caribbean Contemporary Dance
The first Biennial of Caribbean Contemporary Dance will undoubtedly be a Meeting that will allow strengthening cultural bonds among Caribbean nations. more >
Bienal de Danza Contemporánea del Caribe
La Bienal de Danza Contemporánea del Caribe, es un evento de gran formato con la presencia de más de veinte países del Caribe insular y continental. more >
Arts Advocacy Day
The 2008 National Arts Action Summit more >
The Arts, and the Innovation Agenda
A one-day workshop to discuss how the Arts sector can respond to the new Government's innovation agenda. more >
April 2008
Urban policies and cultural development: planning as strategy
The objective of the seminar is to explore the relation between urban strategic planning and local policies for culture. more >
International Conference on Educational Leadership in Cultural Diversity and Globalization
The conference aims to assess the role of educational leadership and educational systems in assisting communities with diverse cultures to seek cooperation, coordination, and networks in order to compete and function effectively in this age of globalization. more >
public art 360: symposium from seven perspectives
This one and half day symposium presents the functional and aesthetic interaction between public art and professional design disciplines, private development, and government. more >
Premio de Musicología Casa de las Américas y V Coloquio Internacional de Musicología
La Casa de las Américas convoca a la oncena edición del Premio de Musicología Casa de las Américas. Con motivo de esta XI edición del Premio de Musicología, se convoca al V Coloquio Internacional de Musicología. more >
Casa de las Americas Musicology Award and International Colloquium of Musicology
Casa de las Américas (House of the Americas) summons the 11th edition of the Musicology Award. On occasion of this 11th edition it is also summoned the 5th International Colloquium of Music more >
Compulsory Happiness: A Symposium on Cultural Promotion in Dance
A symposium to discuss how best to promote dance audiences. more >
Intercultural Relations in Multicultural Societies
This inter-disciplinary conference aims at exploring the challenging nature of multicultural societies specifically the Iranian one from different perspectives. more >
Society for the Arts in Healthcare's 19th Annual Conference
Embracing Our Past, Shaping Our Future: 21st Century Innovations more >
International Conference on African Culture and Development
A conference looking at how to harness the potential of African arts. more >
Thinking Sideways, Moving Forward
How might Arts Administration educators encourage their students and their peers to "think sideways" in response -- to adapt the insights of other industries and disciplines toward the advancement of the arts? more >
May 2008
Intercultural Cities Conference
As part of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, the Intercultural CitiesConference, will look at migration, diversity and urban life in a freshway. more >
The Caribbean International Conference on the Cultural & Creative Industries
The NCF will be hosting the Caribbean International Conference on the Cultural and Creative Industries in order to stimulate discussion at the level of policy, programming and successful case studies. more >
Arts and Territories: towards a new cultural economy?
Main themes include: 'articulation of public action, arts and territories' and 'arts in the cultural ecosystem of territories'. more >
Arts, Territories and the New Cultural Economy: Culture, a key asset in urban and regional development?
This meeting sees the convergence of recent theoretical and empirical works, from diverse social science and humanities perspectives, that question the place of the arts in new forms, or strategies, of development of territories by culture. more >
International symposium on cultural policy trends and challenges in Western countries: Call for Papers
The objectives of this symposium are to explore the diversity of political/cultural relations and the issues and challenges in cultural policy, as they present themselves within Western societies. more >
Art Changing Attitudes Toward the Environment
A United Nations seminar on how art can serve as a catalyst for incorporating environmental values into social, economic, and political realms. more >
Achieving the Freer Circulation of Cultural Artifacts
The Salzburg Global Seminar, Schloss Leopoldskron, will convene its 453rd Session “Achieving the Freer Circulation of Cultural Artifacts” from May 9-14, 2008 in Salzburg, Austria more >
New Paradigms, New Models – Culture in the EU External Relations
The conference will focus on the role of cultural cooperation in EU foreign relations and other EU policy objectives more >
From Rust Belt to Artist Belt
Community development professionals working in “Rust Belt” cities will meet to discuss how we can re-position our region as an ideal environment for artists. more >
Sixth Annual Meeting of the Cultural Studies Association
The conference will feature plenary sessions on New York and Culture, Gender and Sexuality, Law and Minorities. more >
Preservation of cultural heritage and local community development, History, Identity, Heritage and Memory
The objective is to exchange the latest ideas and practices on culture and heritage preservation as it relates to community development in both developed/developing environments. more >
June 2008
Convergence of Art and Science: Global Health Perspectives
The 6th Annual Global Health Research Conference looks at connections between art, creativity and health. more >
Inaugural Conference on the Inclusive Museum
At this time of fundamental social change, what is the role of the museum, both as a creature of that change, and perhaps also as an agent of change? more >
Exploring Cultural Perspectives
The objective of this conference is to address the realities of culture from an experiential perspective rather than the theoretical applications that are sometimes misleading. more >
Culture meets economy
The conference will focus on culture and creativity as location factors, placing the non-metropolitan areas in the centre of attention. more >
Culture and Consequence: The role of ethics in the arts today
A one-day conference for discussion of some of the key ethical issues emerging for the arts and cultural sectors. more >
The UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity
The conference theme is ‘The UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity: Preliminary report and legal challenges in meeting the objectives in economically resource-poor countries ‘ more >
ISPA International Congress
This Congress will seek to address the dynamic relationships that form when diverse creative forces come together. more >
Arts Education: Taking Stock of the Future
This one-day symposium will engage participants in an interactive discussion of major advances in arts education that have occurred since the Arts Education Partnership was founded and in recommending areas of focus and actions needed to advance the field in the future. more >
Creating Value: Between Commerce and Commons
Second information bulletin: Updated call for papers, Registration and Accommodation details more >
Communicating the Museum
Building a comprehensive communication strategy has become vital for the success of any organisation. more >
IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society
The conference organisers are calling for full and exploratory papers, abstracts and ideas addressing the ISTAS 08 theme: Citizens, groups, communities, and information and communication technologies (ICT). more >
Heritage and Culture: Challenges and innovation in public policy and practice
This study programme will consider topics such as policy reform, cultural tourism development, funding strategies, community heritage and intangible heritage, site management, and sustainable development as well as innovative approaches to heritage and culture in the modern world. more >
July 2008
International Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference
Key themes for the Conference include: Globalization and the spirit; Indigenous spiritualities; The spirit of music; Cultures of reconciliation; Storytelling. more >
Culture et stratégies de développement local
Le séminaire vise à explorer la relation existante entre les stratégies de développement urbain et les politiques locales pour la culture. more >
The role of culture in local development strategies
The objective of the seminar is to explore the relation between urban development strategies and the local policies for culture. more >
How Are We Doing? Managing Culture and the Arts in Ireland, 2008
The conference will enable practitioners to reflect on their management environment, as well as the skills, training and lifestyle issues that affect arts and cultural managers in contemporary Ireland. more >
Regions of Culture – Regions of Identity
The question arises whether and how regions can be described from a cultural perspective and distinguished from each other. more >
Wolf Trap's National Summit on the Arts and Environment Webinar
Arts leaders from across the country are invited to log on for a vital webinar and discover why the arts are the next crucial tool in our fight to save the planet, and how to help advance this dynamic work. more >
Media and Global Divides
The congress addresses relationships between media and contemporary global divides, be they historical or emergent phenomena. It will explore the pivotal yet under-researched roles of the media with regard to today’s global inequalities. more >
Arts Leadership - Leading In Creative Contexts
Arts educators, leaders and researchers should note that the conference includes a special stream specifically aimed at leadership in the arts sector - "Leading in Creative Contexts". more >
Confluences: International Conference on Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue
Confluences' programme combines a series of testimonials, discussions on cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue and presentations of relevant artistic initiatives. more >
Re-imagining Special Education through Arts Education and Arts Therapy
Special education through the Arts delivers a sensory approach to learning assisting students to move from the non-verbal to the verbal, from being an observer to a participant and to fully awaken student potential. more >
Seminar on Identity, Cultural Policy and Administration
This seminar seeks to improve government officials’ abilities in cultural policy and administration. more >
Third International Conference On The Arts In Society
The special theme of this year’s Conference is art as communication. more >
Seminario sobre Identidad, gestión y política cultural
El seminario orientado al perfeccionamiento de los agentes del Estado en temáticas inherentes a la gestión cultural. more >
August 2008
Creative Communities and the Making of Place: Sharing Creative Experiences
The aim of Arte-Polis 2 is to bring together academics, community leaders, local government officials, policy-makers and professionals from different regions of the world concerned with the quality of life and livelihood of creative communities in both urban and rural settings. more >
La Conferencia-taller internacional Arte-Polis 2 amplía su fecha límite de recepción de propuestas
Su objetivo es compartir conocimiento y experiencias acerca de temas actuales, buenas prácticas y políticas resultantes de la relación entre comunidades creativas y la construcción del espacio. more >
The International Conference and Workshop Arte-Polis 2 Extends the Deadline for Abstracts
Its objective is to share international experiences and knowledge regarding current issues, best practices and policy implications on the relationship between creative communities and place-making. more >
Creative Societies/Cultural Industries/New Humanities?
The study of culture—of the significance, meaning, and value of its various expressions and products—has traditionally been the domain of the humanities. more >
Understanding Conflicts - Cross-Cultural Perspectives
An international, interdisciplinary research conference on the diversity of conceptions and cultural images of conflicts. more >
9th International Conference on Urban History
The biennial conferences of the European Association for Urban History provide a multidisciplinary forum for historians, sociologists, geographers, anthropologists, art and architectural historians, economists, ecologists, planners and all others working on different aspects of urban history. more >
Culture, Cohesion and Competitiveness: Regional Perspectives
The theme encapsulates a number of different aspects that are topical and relevant not only for Liverpool but also across the whole of Europe. more >
September 2008
Webinars
Committed to improving our performance but can’t always meet in person? Presented by trusted field experts, Americans for the Arts webinars are flexible enough to meet your demanding schedule and affordable enough for multiple use. more >
4th Annual Conference 2008: Cultural Citizenship
This conference seeks to explore the inter-relationships between citizenship and culture and their contemporary social, cultural and political significance in a number of different contexts. more >
'Diversity unites'
Intercultural work in European cities – experience, concepts, perspectives. The culture office of the city of Dortmund is organising an international conference to present and discuss different concepts of the intercultural work in local communities. more >
Multiculturalism, Conflict and Belonging
Call for Papers
This multi-disciplinary project seeks to explore the new and prominent place that the idea of culture has for the construction of identity and the implications of this for social membership in contemporary societies.
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Community, Health and the Arts 'Vital Arts - Vibrant Communities'
Today there is increasing awareness that the arts play a crucial role in improving the health and social wellbeing of communities. more >
Community, Health and the Arts 'Vital Arts - Vibrant Communities' Conference
Today there is increasing awareness that the arts play a crucial role in improving the health and social wellbeing of communities. more >
Journeys and their perambulations: inquiries in artworlds and organisations
We invite participants to bring modes of discussing approaches to inquiry about aesthetic processes. In particular we wish to focus on the nature of place in these worlds. more >
Fourth Art of Management and Organization Conference
The aim is the exploration and promotion of the arts (in the most inclusive sense) as a means of understanding management and organization(al) life more >
Experimenta 3.0
The third Experimenta Colombia, Latin Festival of Electronic Arts, will take place September 11-25 in Bogotá, Colombia and will feature artists like Eder Santos, from Brazil, and Fernando Llanos, from México. more >
Experimenta 3.0
La tercera versión de Experimenta Colombia, Festival Latino de Artes Electrónicas, se llevará a cabo del 11 al 25 de septiembre y contará con la presencia de los artistas Eder Santos de Brasil y el mexicano Fernando Llanos. more >
Indigenous Peoples’ Development with Culture and Identity
In 2008-2009, UNESCO is chairing the Inter-Agency Group on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues (IASG). In this capacity, the organization will host the annual meeting of the IASG, which coincides with the official visit of three members of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). more >
Turning The Tables. A two-day conference exploring the progression and future of community and participatory arts in the UK
The conference will explore what we currently need and what issues affect us as a sector. It will explore the pressures that we are under and the possibilities which are on offer. more >
Digital Content Creation: Creativity, Competence, Critique
This conference will present and discuss the most advanced and exciting research on digital content creation, its socio-cultural contexts and educational consequences. more >
International Social Capital Conference
The conference will discuss the issues associated with social capital, social inclusion and social cohesion, bringing together social scientists, economists, policymakers, social workers and the widest spectrum of the involved players to explore the social cohesion issues arising in society. more >
Scène Ouverte: European Cultural Action Across Borders
At the Mediterranean seaside, the conference will address two main themes: culture in the European Union’s external relations and the role of civil society in European cultural policy-making. more >
Measuring and understanding the creative economy: Methodological approaches and issues
The first seminar will focus on the methodological approaches used and the issues encountered when investigating the creative industries and the regional dimension. more >
Sustainable City and Creativity, Naples 2008
The aim of the Meeting is to analyze in depth principles and practices of the creative city for the formulation of policy lessons and recommendations able to contribute to the building of a creative city. more >
16th General Assembly and International Scientific Symposium of ICOMOS
The 16th General Assembly and International Scientific Symposium of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), to be held in Quebec, Canada, on 29 September - 4 October 2008 under the title The Spirit of Place Between the Intangible and the Tangible, calls for papers. more >
Less Remote: The Futures of Space Exploration
For the first time, the arts and humanities have been officially invited into the professional space explorers global meeting place: The International Astronautical Congress in Glasgow. more >
October 2008
Mongolia to host Kazakhstan Cultural Days
Within an official visit to Mongolia in August Head of the State Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed his Mongolian counterpart N.Enkhbayar to hold Days of Mongolia in Kazakhstan and Days of Kazakhstan in Mongolia in order to strengthen cultural ties between the two nations. more >
3rd Conference on Cultural Economics
The past few years have seen significant changes in the scope, issues and objects of the cultural and communication economy; these latter give rise to an evolution of the modes of public intervention. more >
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 >
2008 Regional Arts Australia Conference "art at the heart"
Proposals are being sought from artists and those who work in the arts, including volunteers, with ideas for presentations, exhibitions, displays or performances. more >
National Arts Development and National Arts Marketing Conferences
Two Overlapping Conferences, One Theme: “Relationships Built to Last: Creating Communities of Audiences and Donor-Investors.” more >
Culture and the Challenges of our Time: Promoting Nigeria Dress Culture
The 22nd edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) 2008 will be held in Enugu. The 36 States of the Federation, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Foreign countries are expected to be at this cultural exposition - a festival set to unite the nationmore >
Call For Papers ArtsHealth Symposium #1
Associate Professor Graeme Sullivan from Columbia University is a keynote speaker and other keynote speakers will be announced soon. In response to Reflections on Arts and Health, the Steering Committee especially welcomes proposals that address 'Revealing the Body' and 'Healing Arts' more >
Artists in Dialogue, Transforming Communities
Res Artis 11th General Meeting. Join us in Amsterdam to explore the diversity of international residency programs, meeting colleagues from throughout the world and a wide range of Dutch initiators. more >
Arts and the New American City – You draw the map!
The 2008 Grantmakers in the Arts conference will convene in Atlanta. The landscapes of the new South will provide diverse opportunities to explore familiar and unexpected themes, crossing the borders of Arts and Community Development, Arts and Social Justice, Arts and Cultural Literacy. more >
International Educational Conference “Moving beyond Mobility”
The conference targets researchers, practitioners and experts in the field of international youth exchange and intercultural learning, and focuses on the educational impact, success stories and obstacles of exchange programs. more >
Second Young Researchers Forum 2008
The second Young Researchers Forum has been organised to stimulate the creation of a network of young cultural policy researchers with European competencies. more >
2nd Young Cultural Policy Researchers Forum: Call for abstracts
The Forum 2008 will focus on “Cross-cultural, qualitative approaches to cultural policy research”. more >
Cross-Cultural Communication in the World Heritage
A conference that aims to show the place and role of cross-cultural communication in education and global heritage. more >
VII Encuentro Red de Centros Culturales de América y Europa
Se acerca la actividad anual más relevante de la Red de Centros Culturales de América y Europa. more >
ENCATC Annual Conference and General Assembly
16th ENCATC Annual Conference and General Assembly “Intercultural dialogue and project management: New training programs in a context of major challenges”. more >
2008 Creative City Summit
Dialogue sessions will be held on the topics of Community Engagement, Special Events, the Arts and Economic Development, Intercultural Communications, Cultural Infrastructure and Public Art. more >
VII Encounter of the Cultural Centres of America and Europe Network
The annual, most important, activity of the Cultural Centres of America and Europe Network is rapidly approaching. more >
Researching the arts - why bother?
A debate on the value of arts and humanities research. Organised by the Institute of Ideas, Kings College London and the AHRC. more >
Social Theory, Politics & the Arts: Call for Papers
STP&A is an international and interdisciplinary gathering of researchers, policymakers and practitioners that highlights current and conceptual issues in the development of cultural policy, theory, and arts administration practices in the United States and abroad. more >
Vienna Café Festival and Conference
“The Viennese Café as an Urban Site of Cultural Exchange” conference will examine the café from a variety of perspectives, with the aim of deepening our understanding of the nature of this urban space, and the cultural exchanges and performances that went on there. more >
Globalization of Culture
The main objective of the Forum "Globalization of Culture" is to provide understandings of theoretical and practical aspects of Globalization of Culture. By initiating a multidisciplinary discussion from different points of view conference will ensure the broad scientific insights of these phenomena. more >
Intercultural Dialogue and Digital Culture
The round table entitled Intercultural Dialogue and Digital Culture, will be held in Zagreb, Croatia, on 20-21 November 2008, aiming to discuss and share knowledge about the possibilities that digital culture provides for intercultural dialogue, and to identify examples of existing good practices that allow for participation of users in virtual cultural projects, thus enabling democratic participation of citizens in the building of virtual/digital culture. more >
The Big Question: The Changing Role of Research in Bidding for, and Measuring the Impact of, Large-Scale Cultural Events
Impacts 08 will jointly host the latest in the Arts Research Digest's series of interactive events, 'The Big Question: The Changing Role of Research in Bidding for, and Measuring the Impact of, Large-Scale Cultural Events'. more >
Culture Action Europe/ EFAH 16th General Assembly and Annual conference
We hope to bring some central European cultural debates to the Mediterranean and broaden all of our horizons: the discussion will turn around the question of how can we deepen the European cultural conversation to involve all actors concerned, as well as our Southern neighbours? more >
3rd Euroregional Cultural Conference
The event, entitled 'Innovation, research and culture', will particularly focus on the challenges brought about by the evolution from a Society of Information to a Society of Knowledge and its implications for cultural managers. more >
The Big Question: Arts Research Digest Interactive Event
An interactive day for looking at the changing role of research in bidding for, and measuring the impact of large-scale cultural events. more >
European Cultural Parliament session in Liverpool
This year's session will discuss the theme "Culture, Media and Democracy", prepared and researched in cooperation with the European Journalism Centre. The session will also continue the topic of the previous meeting in Sibiu "Open Space for Intercultural Dialogue". more >
Intercultural Dialogue Policies at a Local Level
Interacció 2008 seeks to reopen the debate on diversity and interculturality, convinced that the new dimension of the phenomenon demands a response from local authorities. more >
Resonancia Colombia: Music and Management within the Digital Realm
The first ‘Resonancia Colombia’ will take place the 28th and 29th of October, as part of the Festivales al Parque (Park Festivals) of Bogotá. more >
Resonancia Colombia: música y management en el entorno digital
Durante el 28 y 29 de Octubre, en el marco de los Festivales al Parque de Bogotá, se llevará cabo la primera versión de Resonancia Colombia. more >
ELIA's 10th Biennial Conference
The focus of the conference and that of its various themes stem from issues that concern us all; the all-encompassing focus will be the future role of higher arts education institutions and the relationship of those institutions with our changing societies. more >
November 2008
Arts, Culture and Public Sphere: Expressive and Instrumental Values in Economic and Sociological Perspective
A conference that will bring together disciplines of Sociology and Economics to investigate multiple social and economic dimensions of art and culture and to develop interdisciplinary dialogue. more >
engage International Conference
engage International Conference entitled “Rules of Engagement: Art, Conflict and Gallery Education” and examines the role of art, artists and gallery educators in sites or situations of conflict. more >
IETM Autumn Plenary Meeting
Zurich will host the autumn meeting with the conference topic of 'misunderstanding'. more >
Art and new technology seminar
Around 200 projects have received grants from the Cultural provision for art and new technology in the period 2003-2008. Erlend Hammer is engaged to write a report about the arts and new technology. A seminar is scheduled on 7th November to sum up experiences and discuss further challenges. more >
Priming the Pump
The 2008 National Arts Marketing Project Conference. The 2008 conference now features three session tracks: Arts Marketing, Arts Fundraising, and the Integration of Marketing and Fundraising. more >
Evaluating culture
Cultural promotion involves projects, programmes and strategies as well as institutions that implement them. How can their impact be assessed? What control mechanisms are there and what is learnt from all the experience made? more >
Culture and Urban Development in the North/South perspective
In the framework of the ARCADE project (Awareness Raising on Culture and Development) this seminar will take place in Lille, France. The objective is to exchange the latest ideas and practices on culture as it relates to community development in both developed and developing environments. more >
The 9th International Joint World Cultural Tourism Conference 2008
The aim of this conference is to provide a forum for international educators, scholars, researchers, industry professionals, policy-makers and graduate students with opportunity to explore and discuss issues in the topics on culture, tourism business and management. more >
3rd Berlin conference: A soul for Europe
The third Berlin Conference marks the end of the first phase of work of 'A Soul for Europe'. From 2009 onwards the initiative, which since 2003 has given the European project a cultural dimension, will be launching new projects with strong European partners and an organisation involving more young people. more >
International forum on economy of culture
An international forum on the economy of culture with representatives of Portugal, Brazil, Spain, Luxembourg, Senegal, the Canary Islands, the Netherlands, and Cape Verde exchanging ideas on the realities of the topic in their respective countries. more >
Creative Clusters 2008
We are delighted to announce that Creative Clusters 2008, which takes place for the first time in Scotland, will be looking at the creative economy from the point of view of the world's smaller nations and regions. more >
Colloquium to close the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue
A colloquium set to clarify the conceptual notion of intercultural dialogue, highlight the role of intercultural dialogue in deepening citizenship and compare strategies and measures that meet the objectives of intercultural dialogue....more >
Fourth Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities
Ministers and Highest Appropriate Authorities of the Americas, together with representatives from International Organizations and Civil Society, will gather together to discuss the topic: 'The Economy of Culture in the Americas: A Path to Sustainable Growth and Social Inclusion'. more >
Challenges of Intercultural Dialogue in Performing Arts
From 20 to 22 November, La Scena Club situated in the old district of Bucharest, will be the place to be for cultural actors interested in exchanging experience and ideas about 'Challenges of Intercultural Dialogue in Performing Arts'. more >
Corporate Investment in the Arts
CultureBusiness will focus on, and debate, the vital financial and legal aspects of partnership. more >
Cuarta Reunión Interamericana de Ministros y Máximas Autoridades de Cultura
En esta ocasión ministros y máximas autoridades de cultura de las Américas junto con representantes de otros organismos internacionales y de la sociedad civil, se reunirán por dos días para analizar el tema: 'La Economía de la Cultura en las Américas: Un Camino para el Crecimiento Sostenible y la Inclusión Social'. more >
Cultural diversity: from past to future
The main topic of the 2nd Russian Congress in Cultural Studies has been determined as 'Cultural Diversity: from Past to Future'. However, reports dedicated to all fundamental problems in cultural studies would be warmly welcome. more >
New Media, New Audience?
The Arts Council is pleased to bring together national and international experts from the arts, social media and broadcasting in a one day working seminar to explore the ways in which artists and the public are adapting and adopting new ways of producing, presenting and promoting the arts. more >
UCLG Committee on Culture meeting
The Committee on culture of the World Council of United Cities and Local Governments will take place in Istanbul. more >
Arab artists celebrate life in the United Arab Emirates through new exhibition hosted by Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, 40 of the most recognized artists in the Arab world have created works celebrating aspects of life in the UAE for Through Arabian Eyes, an exhibition organized by the UAE Ministry of Culture, Youth & Community Development. more >
December 2008
International workshop on museums and their roles nowadays
UNESCO is organising an international workshop on museums and their roles nowadays in Doha, Qatar. The participants represent different museums from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In addition, four UNESCO international experts in museums will animate and lead discussions. more >
Inter-cultural dialogue: bases of peace and stable development of Europe and neighbouring regions
A conference of European countries’ culture ministers will be held in Baku on 2-3 December 2008. The conference is organized by the Azerbaijani government in collaboration with the Council of Europe. more >
Second Pacific meeting on the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
The meeting aims at reinforcing capacities among governmental decision-makers in the Pacific in order to develop measures and policies for the safeguarding of their intangible cultural heritage. Governmental representatives from all Pacific States have been invited to attend. more >
Picture this...Young children and the arts
This international two-day conference, organised in collaboration with Children in Europe partners from across Europe, will consider the significance of the arts (encompassing all art forms) in learning, social and emotional development and communication. more >
Second ordinary session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
The Intergovernmental Committee opens discussions on operational guidelines on the promotion of international cooperation; integration of culture in sustainable development; cooperation for development;
guidelines on the use of the resources of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity; and experts' reports on preferential treatment for developing countries. Civil society representatives are also invited.
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New challenges of Cultural Observatories. State of Art and new demand of cultural information and knowledge for decision making
This meeting is part of a series of encounters in the framework of ENCATC that deals with current issues concerning cultural observatories and information and knowledge. more >
Leadership in tough times
In light of the current economic crisis, Americans for the Arts will host a Webinar on December 10, Leadership in Tough Times. Participants will discuss the strategic questions that arts leaders must consider in challenging times—cutting grants, organizations going out of business, talking about the value of the arts during an economic downturn. more >
New thinking, new models - digital culture and heritage roundtable
Thanks to the sponsorship of TELDAP, the next CultureMondo roundtable event will be held in the Hua-shan Culture Park in Taipei. Speakers include media theorist & net critic Geert Lovink, George Oates from Flickr, Seb Chan from Powerhouse Musuem in Syndey and others. more >
National Creative Industries Conference 2008: Creative Cities
Responding to a rapidly changing economy, the conference agenda will explore the concept of a ‘Creative City’ and what this means in practice today. more >
Culture in motion
Culture in motion is the first conference organised by the European Commission to present past and ongoing results of projects supported by the Culture 2000 and Culture (2007-13) programmes. more >
Meeting-Debate on ‘Culture, Economy, Regional Integration: Culture, a lever for African development’
This meeting is organised in with a view to reinforcing the vision by the professional partners, particularly those from the African Diaspora, about the relations between culture and development in Africa, putting particular emphasis on the link between creative industries and economy. more >
The qualities of quality: excellence in arts education and how to achieve it
Many children in the United States have little or no opportunity for formal arts instruction so access to arts learning experiences remains a critical national challenge. This webinar 90 minute presentation focuses on the character of excellence itself. more >
The international who's who in cultural policy, planning and research >