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January 2011
Europe in the Year 2030: "Digital Technology, Active Citizenship, and the Society of the Future”
A program of lectures and workshops exploring: The Political Composition of the European Union in 2030: New Members, Former Members?; The Role of Digital Technology in the Society of the Future; The Use of Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy by National States and the European Union; Bridging the Gap Between EU Institutions and the General Public: Active Citizenship. more >
Other views: Art History in (South) Africa and the Global South
The South African Visual Arts Historians, in association with the International Committee of the History of Art (CIHA), addresses in this colloquium concerns about the unequal distribution of resources around the globe and challenges from postcolonial societies to the older methods and concepts of Western art history. more >
WE-ASC Education Culture Congress
The World Education - Arts, Sciences and Education Culture (WE-ASC) Congress series revisits educational philosophy, methodology and content development and draws special attention to course and curriculum development as well as evaluation and accreditation systems in primary, secondary and in particular, higher education. more >
Open Institutions: institutional imagination and cultural public sphere
The conference Open Institutions is an attempt to revisit the changing institutional landscape of culture: how can we reshape cultural institutions, common resources and cultural public sphere to withstand the challenges of marketization of culture, austerity politics and institutional parochialism? more >
Cultural Diversity and Europe 2020: Nuisance or necessity?
The European Commission is shortly to present a number of initiatives to regulate the creative industries and online markets. Part of its recently-launched Digital Agenda, the initiatives will have to respect the Cultural Diversity principle. more >
The Language of Art and Music: An International Conference on the Potential for Artistic Expression to Cross Cultural Barriers
The Language of Art and Music” is an international conference that will explore the potential for art and music to offer a neutral platform for cultural exchange. more >
February 2011
Exploring Mobility Around the Mediterranean
The Roberto Cimetta Fund (RCF) and the Arab Education Forum – Safar Fund are preparing this Symposium, to be held in Alexandria, Egypt on 4-6 February 2011, as part of their joint Istikshaf project exploring mobility around the Mediterranean, backed by the Anna Lindh Foundation. more >
Audience research in an age of austerity: Ensuring continued support for the visitor voice
Is Audience Research a legitimate cut? In the face of severe cuts for the cultural sector difficult decisions have to be made about funding priorities, including core collections, opening hours and front-line staff. However, if the burden of the financial shrinkage falls too heavily on learning and research, is the quality of the visiting experience itself at risk? more >
Culture in Motion Conference
The Culture in Motion Conference and the Stakeholder Consultation Meeting for the future Culture Programme on 15-16 February 2011 in Brussels. more >
The Language of Art and Music: "An International Symposium on the Potential for Artistic Expression to Cross Cultural Barriers and the Relationship between Art, Culture, and International Relations"
"The Language of Art and Music" is an international symposium taking place in Berlin from 17th – 20th February 2011 to explore the potential for art and music to provide a neutral platform for cultural exchange. more >
Building a Team
What teamwork principles can we learn from the stage and employ in our offices, board rooms and box offices in order to make our organisations and jobs the best they can be? more >
The Alternative Report
Before the 2011 autumn launch of Turkey’s Alternative Cultural Policy Report, a ‘work-in-progress debate’ will take place at Istanbul Bilgi University on 25 and 26 March. more >
The contribution of culture to the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy
The conference seeks to identify the role of culture in the success of the Europe 2020 Strategy. In a transversal sense, a more general conduct is meant by culture besides a dynamic, innovative segment of economy and society. In this sense the conference will discuss ways and conditions of how culture can contribute to the perfection of human development, and to the improvement of social capital that are required for smart, inclusive and sustainable growth in Europe. more >
March 2011
Funding culture and the arts
This seminar will look at the options for funding art and culture in the UK, with the Government announcing a cut of 15% to the national budget for frontline arts in the Spending Review. more >
4th Global Conference: Interculturalism, Meaning and Identity
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 meaning and identity, as well as the implications for social political membership in contemporary societies. more >
Mobile for the cultural sector
Camerjam, Culture Label and Spark are organising a two day conference exploring the use of mobile technology by cultural organisations. more >
EUNIC and cultural diplomacy of the smaller states
A seminar for those engaged in cultural diplomacy and the cultural sector, from government officials/representatives to art ists. Seminar will explain how EUNIC (The network of European Union National Institutes for Culture, www.eunic-online.eu) members develop common projects or develop new initiatives. more >
Working Smarter: The National Arts Marketing and Development Conference
Be one of the arts organizations that is at the forefront of doing business more efficiently and effectively. The experts at this conference will show you what is working and what is not to increase attendance and donations. Economic challenges have profoundly changed the way arts groups market and fundraise; this is your opportunity to keep abreast and stay ahead of the curve. more >
Conference 2011: Dialogues
A Northern Arts and Science Network one day arts and science conference. This conference will provide an insight into the varied types and modes of discourse and conversations that are currently emerging from combinatory areas of arts/science research and collaboration. The conference will ask the core question: How do collaborations of arts and science manifest themselves? more >
HASS on the Hill
HASS On The Hill is a landmark event for the humanities, arts and social sciences. It is a key opportunity for the sector to communicate directly with government and senior policy makers, in a frank and open exchange, showcasing ideas and research. more >
Conference on Cultural Diversity and U40 Africa Launch
The aims of the conference include informing the civil society in the creative sector about the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and its current status internationally and within South Africa. more >
April 2011
Arts Advocacy Day
The 24th annual Arts Advocacy Day is the only national event that brings together a broad cross section of America’s cultural and civic organizations, along with hundreds of grassroots advocates from across the country, to underscore the importance of developing strong public policies and appropriating increased public funding for the arts. more >
What Price Culture? The Challenge of Cultural Development in the Caribbean
In 2004, the vitality of festival economies around the world and the success of Caribbean based festivals throughout North America and Europe encouraged CARICOM to adopt a New Strategic Plan to reposition the pre-eminent Caribbean Festival of Arts. more >
EDUCATE | INNOVATE | ACTIVATE: The 2011 Annual Conference
Join your colleagues this spring for our annual conference as we explore new ways to educate our students, innovate our teaching, and activate the communities in which we live and work. more >
¿Qué precio para la cultura? El reto del desarrollo cultural en el Caribe
En el año 2004, la vitalidad de las economías de los festivales en el mundo y el éxito de festivales basados en el Caribe en América del Norte y Europa llevaron a CARICOM a adoptar un Nuevo Plan Estratégico para reposicionar el preeminente Festival Caribeño de las Artes, también conocido como CARIFESTA, como el más importante festival caribeño. more >
Green Strategies for the Arts Field, 5th international seminar
On April 13, the Wanås Foundation, in collaboration with Kristianstad konsthall, presents the international seminar Green Strategies for the Art Field. The aim of the seminar is to provide a unique discussion and hands-on advice on how museums, art galleries, artists, and others working in the cultural field can find environmentally sustainable methods of working. more >
Measures of Support for Intangible Cultural Heritage : Governments, Institutions and Municipalities
Call for papers. This conference will provide a way for participants to discover best practices in the field and to evaluate how the experience of certain countries or municipalities could apply elsewhere. It will also provide ways to learn from actual regional case studies in order to better reflect on the whole process of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. more >
21st IAMA International Conference: Emerging Stronger - inspiring artistic leadership in a changing world
Artistic leadership is at the heart of everything we do and informs how music organisations define themselves. In a world that was already changing at a rapid pace, the current financial challenges have added a further critical dimension to the question: who are we and what are we here for? more >
IETM Spring Plenary Meeting in Stockholm,
Under the working theme “Whose Story is it?” we intend to address a number of questions and challenges which face everyone – and we mean everyone- who has an ambition to develop their art forms, practices, methods, conditions, structures within society at large. more >
Call for papers: Measures of Support for Intangible Cultural Heritage : Governments, Institutions and Municipalities
Through this conference the Conseil québécois du patrimoine vivant (CQPV) will bring together professionals and decision-makers in the field in order to encourage the exchange of international expertise. more >
Conference of Donors for Culture in Haiti
Culture's impact is essential in situations such as the one Haiti has faced since January 2010. For this reason, UNESCO immediately advocated the integration of culture in the reconstruction strategies more >
May 2011
International Festival of Cultural Diversity
Established in 2008, the International Festival of Cultural Diversity is part of the worldwide celebration of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on 21 May. more >
Sixth International Conference on the Arts in Society
The 2011 Arts Conference will address a range of critically important issues and themes relating to the arts in society. Plenary speakers will include leading thinkers and practitioners in the arts, as well as paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by researchers and practitioners in all fields of artistic engagement. more >
Creative City Summit 2011
The 2011 Creative City Summit Planning Committee would like to invite the general public and CCNC members with inspiring community cultural revitalization examples to share your experiences in London this May. more >
Advanced training for festival executives in Singapore 2011
The European Festivals Association (EFA) offers you two one-week intensive courses: The first course will be on 14 to 21 May 2011 in Singapore, and the second course will be on 24 to 31 October 2011 in Izmir, Turkey. The aim of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers is to exchange experience and act as an agent to pass on knowledge to the next generation of festival executives. more >
Cultural Consumers and Copyright
This symposium aims to broaden the scope of copyright discussion by bringing in cultural consumers’ perspectives. more >
Music, Politics and Agency
Can music change anything, or does its potency lie merely in its exemplary status as an organised human activity? What are the effects of power relations on music and to what extent is music itself a site at which power relations can be reinforced, challenged or subverted? more >
Building Bridges, Crossing Borders
The ASSITEJ PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES will be a significant event for the entire Öresund Region. A cornucopia of international performances will be presented to children and young people in Copenhagen and Malmoe, to their parents and grandparents and to everyone, who already has – or now will find – an interest in exciting, innovative theatrical expressions and new international visions and outlooks. more >
21 May: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
Further to the adoption of UNESCO’s Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity in November 2001, the General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed 21 May as World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. more >
2nd International Scientific Conference on cultural topics
The Arts Research Institute of Ilia State University (Georgia) in cooperation with Stichting Caucasus Foundation (Netherlands) invites MA and PH D students from the fields of Arts Science/Practice, Cultural Policy/Management/Tourism to send in their thesis until 10 April 2011 for this conference which takes place in Tbilisi (Georgia). more >
Horizons: Artists Perspectives on Residencies
Res Artis provides a critical forum for residency programmes, convening international meetings and conferences where the exchange of ideas, practices and creative models test cultural assumptions and stimulate participants to open their institutions to new ways of creative interactions between the local and the global. more >
Pacific Regional Cultural Statistics Training Workshop
This workshop is aimed at providing an opportunity for cultural experts and National Statistics Offices in the Pacific to understand the linkages between cultural policy and cultural statistics through the 2009 UNESCO Framework for Cultural Statistics (FCS). more >
June 2011
Live! Global Performing Arts Exchange
LIVE! Singapore is a unique meeting point for performing arts professionals to keep updated on the current trends influencing the performing arts world and future directions of various performing arts forms in Asia and globally. more >
Europa Nostra Annual Congress
The Europa Nostra Annual Congress will take place next year on June 7-11 in the World Heritage City of Amsterdam, bringing together Europa Nostra members and representatives of the entire cultural heritage movement from all over Europe. more >
¿Cómo crear valor en la economía digital? Unas respuestas en la Cumbre mundial del derecho de autor
La Confederación Internacional de Sociedades de Autores y Compositores (CISAC) anuncia la tercera edición de la Cumbre Mundial del derecho de autor (7 y 8 de junio de 2011, Bruselas). more >
How to Create Value in the Digital Economy? World-Renowned Creators, Political Leaders and Key Industry Players to Convene at World Copyright Summit in Brussels
Today, CISAC (the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers) announced the main programme topics and speakers for the third World Copyright Summit – 7 & 8 June 2011, Brussels. more >
Creative Rural Economy Conference: From Theory to Practice
This is a unique event! It is a multi-location conference offering participants an opportunity to experience sessions in a university setting as well as in the heart of creative rural Ontario - Prince Edward County. more >
Cyfrwng 2011: International Conference on Media and Culture in Small Nations
The Cyfrwng Media Wales Conference is one of Europe's leading conferences for television, new media, film, radio, journalism, performance and visual art. Attended by academics, students and media industry professionals, it aims to address some of the key issues facing the media in Wales and other small nations today. more >
International Conference on Arts, Society and Sustainable Development - Call for abstracts
The Faculty of the Arts at the Tshwane University of Technology is inviting abstracts for papers to be delivered at its Arts, Society and Sustainable Development Conference. more >
The Inclusive Museum Conference 2011
The Inclusive Museum Conference is held annually in different locations around the world. The inaugural Conference was held at the National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, the Netherlands in 2008, the Second International Conference on the Inclusive Museum was held at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia in 2009, and the 2010 Conference was held at Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul, Turkey. more >
July 2011
11th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management
11th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC 2011), Antwerp, Belgium, 3-6 July 2011. This scientific conference will address various sectors of the arts and cultural industries. Papers are welcome on all arts and cultural management areas more >
Creative Regions Summer School
The Creative Regions Summer School is an exciting week of intense learning for postgraduate students, practitioners and policy makers interested in engaging with the current debates and research surrounding the role of the creative economy in local and regional development. more >
Communicating the Museum: The Museum and You
Our theme this year is the Visitor Experience and the vital role it plays in building and retaining audiences. more >
Moral Economies of Creative Labour
In analyses of the cultural, media and creative industries, considerable attention has been paid to the negative, unethical or amoral aspects of the labour process – the exploitation of ‘precarious’ workers, the self-exploitation that results from internalizing mechanisms of control, and the damaging aspects of inequality and individuation at work. more >
2nd Kumasi Biennial Symposium: Community Arts In Focus
The problem the symposium addresses is the widening gap between contemporary African artist and the community in changing times. more >
International Arts Professionals Summer School
The International Arts Professionals Summer School is an intense week of inspirational learning for creative practitioners, arts managers and cultural project managers interested in engaging with the current debates and research in the management of visual and performing arts organisations. more >
Fourth International Conference on African Culture and Development
The Secretariat for the International Conference on African Culture and Development (ICACD) invites you to submit abstracts / presentation ideas for ICACD 2011: Theme: “Culture and global security: Analyzing current threats and harnessing opportunities”. more >
We Are More - Culture Conference
This international conference is organized in cooperation with Culture Action Europe – an umbrella arts advocacy organization focused on improving European cultural policies – within the Europe-wide campaign for the arts and culture called ‘we are more’. more >
August 2011
Seoul Educators Workshop 2011 in Alliance with Lincoln Center Institute
The Seoul Educators Workshop 2011 has an ambitious agenda: to challenge both arts educators of all arts genres and general classroom teachers to not only define their goals in relation to an arts education with a new perspective, but also to define their role as individuals and as members of the community. more >
Value of Culture: on the Relationship between Economics, Culture and Arts
Culture manifests itself in everything human, including everyday business, political, and intellectual life. Cultural values influence negotiations and creativity in the environments where all of us - the city planner, the politician, the teacher, the business leader, the curator and the spectator - are forced into the relationship between economics and culture. more >
The International Summer School in Cultural Economics
The third edition of the International Summer School in cultural economics led by professor Arjo Klamer, Erasmus University and organized by CREARE Foundation aims to advance knowledge in cultural economics and its application to practice. more >
The Language of Art & Music: "A Three Piece Puzzle: The Relationship between Culture, International Relations and Globalization"
"A Three Piece Puzzle" is an international Conference taking place in London from August 25th - 29th, 2011 to explore the relationship between culture, international relations, and globalization through a program of workshops, lectures & discussions, debates, film screenings, art exhibitions, performances and cultural activities. more >
September 2011
Arterial Network First Conference on the African Creative Economy
Call for papers: The aims of the conference are to provide a theoretical and statistical overview of the African creative economy as a basis for future interventions and advocacy purposes, and to identify and develop African expertise in this area. more >
Seminario / Taller Cooperación Cultural y Desarrolo
Cada vez más Cultura y Desarrollo aparecen como términos fuertemente imbricados. A pesar de los reduccionismos economicistas hoy resulta impensable el desarrollo sin considerar las variables culturales de las comunidades, a punto tal que ya no puede hablarse de un modelo único de desarrollo aplicable universalmente. more >
10th Anniversary International Colloquium on Arts, Heritage, Non-Profit and Social Marketing
This special anniversary Colloquium provides an opportunity for academics and practitioners to present, engage with and reflect upon theoretical and empirical research at the forefront of arts, heritage, non-profit and social marketing research. more >
European Culture Congress
The European Culture Congress Programme comprises more than 100 events – from discussions, workshops and meetings with artists, to concerts, film screenings, sound shows, plays, performances and exhibitions. more >
Race and the Cultural Industries
A one-day conference organised by the Media Industries Research Centre (MIRC), University of Leeds, in conjunction with the MeCCSA Race Network and the ECREA Media Industries and Cultural Production Temporary Working Group. more >
Race and the Cultural Industries Conference
This conference will explore issues of race in contemporary cultural industries (film, television, music, theatre, publishing, radio etc.). more >
Se presentó en Mar del Plata el IV Congreso Iberoamericano de Cultura
Frente a un auditorio formado por invitados de distintos ámbitos del quehacer local y medios de prensa, el intendente de la ciudad, la subsecretaria de Gestión Cultural, y la directora de Política Cultural y Cooperación Internacional de la Secretaría de Cultura de la Presidencia de la Nación Argentina presentaron este evento que se realizará a mediados de septiembre próximo. more >
The forthcoming IV Ibero-American Congress has been presented at Mar del Plata
This event, that will take place in September, was announced at an auditorium filled with guests from varying sectors of the local life and the press, by the city’s major, the Subsecretariat of Cultural Administration and the Culture Secretariat of the Presidency’s Director of Cultural Policy and International Cooperation. more >
MGS Conference 2011 - Collaborating to Compete
‘Collaborating to Compete’ will demonstrate how museums and galleries can create opportunities for significant and dynamic change. It will explore the wider themes of sustainability, innovation, entrepreneurship, social enterprise, partnership and resilience. In times of economic difficulties and of rapid change, Collaborating to Compete will demonstrate how museums and galleries can create opportunities for significant and dynamic change. The conference offers a packed programme of speakers and breakout sessions that highlight inspirational examples of best practice in the 21st century. The programme pivots around three central themes: new partnerships; sustainability and entrepreneurship. more >
Call for 4 no-fee presentations in 2011-12
As part of the Statistical Insights on the Arts series, Kelly Hill will conduct four presentations in 2011-12 for no speaking / preparation fee. more >
Creative Industries in the Periphery
Call for papers. The seminar in Poznań will focus on two research questions. First one concerns what role the concentration of creative and cultural industries plays at different geographical scales and contexts? In particular, how do these concentrations work in small towns and rural areas versus the more traditional larger city perspective? more >
ArtLab 11. Dialogues about Cultural Management
International debates on cultural co-production, cooperation and cross-border mobility are held at the 6th Edition of Fondazione Fitzcarraldo’s annual meeting on cultural management. more >
Multiculturalism, Conflict and Belonging
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. more >
4th IMC World Forum on Music
Speakers and participants from Asia, Africa, Oceania, Europe, the Arab world and the American continent will meet to discuss the correlation between music and social change. more >
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 >
October 2011
Bite the Big Apple! New York Arts & Cultural Management Tour 2011
In five days arts professionals hear, see and talk about a range of programming approaches, curatorial issues, income generation, the development of community partnerships and diverse audience development by New York arts industry’s finest. more >
5th World Summit on Arts and Culture
The Australia Council for the Arts and IFACCA will co-host the 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture in Melbourne, Australia, in October 2011. more >
IETM Autumn Plenary Meeting
The 2011 IETM Autumn Plenary Meeting in Krakow, from 6 au 9 October, will take place under the sign of..."party". more >
5th Young Cultural Policy Researchers Forum
Aimed at providing young/early career cultural policy researchers with the opportunity to meet fellow researchers, share their experiences and analyse topical research issues regarding content and methodology, the YCPR Forum will bring together in Helsinki, on the 11-12 October 2011, researchers, students, academics and cultural policy experts in the cultural field drawn from a wide range of countries in Europe and beyond. more >
ENCATC 2011 Annual Conference: "Culture Forecast"
The ENCATC Annual Conference will center around three themes that have recently been focal points in arts and cultural management. These are among others Culture and the City, New Audiences as well as Networking. more >
Call for Papers: Making Culture Count, Rethinking measures of cultural vitality, wellbeing and citizenship
The submission of abstracts for presentations at this conference, on diverse aspects of cultural measurement, are invited. In particular, proposals that address the following topics are welcome:
- Critical accounts of forms of cultural measurement, including cultural indicators.
- The emergence of new cultural measures, such as categories of cultural vitality, wellbeing, citizenship, sustainability and heritage.
- Cross-cultural measurement, the relationship between mechanisms and categories of measurement and cultural difference.
- Community-driven cultural indicators, including attempts to democratise the processes of cultural measurement.
- The use of arts-based processes in the measurement of culture.
- The implications of new technologies, digital research methods and information visualisation for the measurement of culture.
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Video Challenge - Participation Call
As part of the programme for the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the 2001 Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, UNESCO launches an international video challenge for young people between 18 and 24. more >
37th annual Social Theory, Politics and the Arts Conference
Call for proposals. Cultural Policy and Arts Management in the 21st Century: Changes and Continuities. As the first decade of the new century has come to a close, it has become clear that the new century may bring realignment in arts and culture infrastructure. Change is all around us. more >
Artspoken Queensland Regional Arts and Culture Conference 2011
Bundaberg Regional Council will host the Artspoken - Queensland Regional Arts and Culture Conference from 13 – 14 October, 2011. This biennial Conference is an opportunity to explore new ideas and share excellence in arts and cultural development. more >
Arts and Health Seminar
On the occasion of the 19th Annual Conference in Helsinki of ENCATC (European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres), the ENCATC Thematic Area ”Arts and Health” will join forces for a debate about the art, culture and cultural management in the context of health. more >
Creative Entrepreneurship for a Competitive Economy
The role of the Creative Economy as a provider of growth to the wider economy and contributor of added value to a range of agendas, is by now familiar to many. more >
Advanced training for festival executives in Izmir 2011
The European Festivals Association (EFA) offers you two one-week intensive courses: The first course will be on 14 to 21 May 2011 in Singapore, and the second course will be on 24 to 31 October 2011 in Izmir, Turkey. The aim of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers is to exchange experience and act as an agent to pass on knowledge to the next generation of festival executives. more >
XIth edition of the Conference «European Culture»
“European Culture” isn’t understood as a specific identity, but as encompassing all the cultural expressions manifested in Europe and in relation to other continents. more >
5th Annual Conference of the University Network of the European Capitals of Culture
The conference focuses on two major themes that are of interest to the network and the European Capitals of Culture movement: 1) Culture in/and Crisis? and 2) European Capitals of Culture in/and Crisis? more >
November 2011
Yulkuum-Jerrang: 3rd Indigenous Economic Development Conference
Following the success of the 2009 conference hosted by the Koori Business Network (KBN), this unique conference will provide key stakeholders with an opportunity to share perspectives, increase business and create employment opportunities. more >
First Conference on the Heritage of the Indian Ocean - Call for Papers
This conference is organized by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication (ENSAM/DAC-OI), the Higher National School of Architecture of Montpellier and the Department of Cultural Affairs in Saint Denis (Reunion Island, Indian Ocean) from 2 to 4 November 2011).
For this first event, the topics treated will be the heritage of our urban environment, the heritage of the various civilisations that have contributed to the cultural diversity of our towns and the territory of the Indian Ocean basin in general. Proposals of papers should be sent in in at the latest by 20 June 2011 to marc.nouschi@culture.gouv.fr.
They must include a title, references, and a summary of 3 500 characters maximum.
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BALANCE-UnBaLANCe 2011
The BALANCE-UNBALANCE conference will seek to bring artists together with scientists, economists, philosophers, politicians, sociologists, engineers, management and policy experts with the intent of engendering a deeper awareness and creating lasting intellectual working partnerships in solving our global environmental crisis. more >
2011 International Conference on Humanities, Society and Culture
The aim objective of ICHSC 2011 is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in Humanities, Society and Culture. more >
2011 Arts and Health International Conference
The Art of Good Health and Wellbeing, 3rd Annual International Arts and Health Conference, will present best practice and innovative arts and health programs, effective health promotion and prevention campaigns, methods of project evaluation and scientific research. more >
Shortcut Europe 2011
The conferences are a reflection on the culture in the modern world. They create an international forum for public debate about culture and cultural education and an exchange platform for practical knowledge about cultural strategies and policies. more >
The International Turkish Folk Culture Congress
The International Turkish Folk Culture Congress was started in 1975 and has been held every five years since 1981. It is organized by Directorate General of Research and Training of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the VIII Congress will take place between 21-24 November 2011. more >
I Know Where I'm Going - Remote Access to World Heritage Sites
At a time of economic crisis and environmental threat, countries everywhere are seeking to address the dual challenges of maximising the economic value of their natural and cultural heritage while protecting and preserving that heritage. more >
In Search of Cultural Policy: Cultural Trends Conference
Cultural Trends is delighted to welcome Michael Dixon, the Director of the Natural History Museum, London to give the keynote talk at the 2011 conference. Following this, Hasan Bakhshi (NESTA) and Robert Hewison (City University), with Michael Dixon, will discuss the benefits of the valuing culture debate, 2003-2011. more >
Joint Nordic Conference 2011 'The Future of Development Research'
Call for Papers: Workshop number 3, 'Culture and Development: The role and meaning of culturally sustainable development in development research and praxis'. more >
Networked: Dialogue & Exchange in the Global Art Economy
The Conference, hosted by Bloomberg, London, on the 26 and 27 November, will look at the need and role of networks in the support of artists and grass-roots organisations around the world. more >
Networked: Dialogue and Exchange in the Global Art Ecology
Networked: Dialogue and Exchange in the Global Art Ecology, an international conference to be held in London, UK, on 26-27 November 2011, will aim to answer why cultural networks are becoming so important at the local, national and international level. more >
Call for papers: The First Asian Workshop on Cultural Economics
This Workshop will be the kick-off event leading to the biannual conference of the Association of Cultural Economics International (ACEI) in Kyoto, Japan in June 2012. more >
December 2011
Conference on the African Creative Economy
The conference will bring together more than 100 delegates active in the arts and culture sector on the continent representing more than 31 African countries. more >
New Technologies for New Audiences
How can new technology facilitate a positive change in the cultural life of new audiences, including hard to reach target groups? Or more specifically, how can technology help to get to know them, look for them in new places & make new connections … more >
W/HERE: Contesting knowledge in the 21st Century
W/Here: Contesting Knowledge in the 21st Century brings together leaders from higher arts education institutions and universities across the globe for an important and timely discussion on the changing role of art education today. more >
V Training Seminar in Intercultural Dynamics
The V Training Seminar in Intercultural Dynamics of CIDOB proposes to discuss: “Knowledge Politics and Intercultural Dynamics: Actions, Innovations, Transformations”. more >
"Successful Fundraising for Arts and Cultural Organizations: Strategies in the Changing World"
"Successful Fundraising for Arts and Cultural Organizations: Strategies in the Changing World" is the professional conference inviting fundraisers, arts managers, producers, arts agents and talent managers working in various artistic disciplines from all over the world. more >
Successful Fundraising for Arts and Cultural Organizations:
The conference is inviting fundraisers, arts managers, arts consultants, arts entrepreneurs, grant writing consultants, producers, arts agents and talent managers working in various artistic disciplines from all over the world. more >
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