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January 2012
Yerevan, World Book Capital 2012
Yerevan, World Book Capital 2012 will bring together experts and professional from the region and all over the world and will serve as an impetus to promote publishing and raise awareness that books can serve as a medium which encourages cultural, political, social and economic development. more >
International Workshop on Culture as a Network
Call for papers: The value of the workshop is to discuss and understand how Social Network Analysis can become a valuable tool for the economy of culture. more >
February 2012
Radius of Art
Experience from international artistic and cultural projects offers clear evidence of their relevance for the processes of democratization and the development of civil society. more >
Webcast - Improving Arts Learning through Standards & Assessment: A National Endowment for the Arts Research Roundtable
The National Endowment for the Arts will host a webcast, Improving Arts Learning through Standards & Assessment: A National Endowment for the Arts Research Roundtable on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM EST at www.arts.gov. more >
State of the Arts 2012: Artists shaping the world
State of the Arts, the national conference for the arts and culture sector, is returning for its third year on Tuesday 14 February 2012 with an exciting programme based around the artist's role in a changing society. more >
State of the Arts: Artists shaping the world
State of the Arts, the national conference for the arts and culture sector, is returning for its third year and will be hosted by the Arts Council in conjunction with the BBC, Salford City Council and Manchester City Council. more >
The International Conference on Cultural Diplomacy & the UN
The “Conference on The United Nations and Cultural Diplomacy” is one of a three – part series of International Conferences held by the ICD on the issue of ‘International Institutions and Global Governance: The Role of Cultural Diplomacy’. more >
March 2012
2nd Forum on Festivals in the Arab Countries
Over two days, a bunch of festival presidents, organizers, managers, and art directors will gather to exchange information and expertise about different issues of festivals exploring the way to improve and upgrade the levels of festivals in the Arab countries. more >
5th 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 >
Arts Reach National Arts Marketing, Development and Ticketing Conference 2012
of top arts marketing professionals will gather on March 16-18, 2012 at New York University for the Arts Reach National Arts Marketing, Development & Ticketing Conference Spring 2012. The theme of the Conference is Strengthening Your Patron Relationships. more >
Research on the contribution of sustainable cultural entrepreneurship
The conference aims to bring together the contributions of researchers, consultants and policy makers from all over the world on these two issues of cultural entrepreneurship and sustainability. more >
April 2012
UNCTAD XIII - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Theme: Development-centered globalization: Towards inclusive and sustainable growth and development. On 26 April a 'special event' will be held, with the topic 'High-level Policy Dialogue on the Creative Economy for Development'. more >
Cr8net 2012
Cr8net is the brainchild of CIDA, the Cultural Industries Development Agency. more >
Public and Private Cultural Exchange-Based Diplomacy: New Models for the 21st Century
At the onset of the 21st century, cultural diplomacy is encountering new challenges as policymakers,
artists, and cultural leaders adapt to a rapidly changing global environment.
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May 2012
Making Culture Count: Rethinking measures of cultural vitality, wellbeing and citizenship
In recent years, culture and cultural development have become internationally recognised as important dimensions of contemporary governance and public policy. more >
Sustainable Creativity in Healthcare
With an emphasis on a participatory approach, the Anniversary Conference will provide an opportunity for experts, and all those interested in Arts in Health Practice and Evaluation across the globe to come together. more >
Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE) Conference 2012
Join your AAAE colleagues May 31 - June 2, 2012, in the greater Los Angeles area, as Claremont Graduate University hosts the next conference. more >
June 2012
Tourist and Cultural Itineraries: From Memory to Development
The conference seeks to promote the meeting of tourism and patrimonial professionals who devote their efforts to enhancing these itineraries, circuits and attracting visitors, who likewise reach out to local or international bodies to foster the possibility of making known their interests, and involve university scholars who analyze and research the economic, social, historic or territorial impact of these memorable itineraries. more >
17th International Conference of the Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI)
All scholars, business practitioners, consultants and policy-maker with an interest in the economics of culture and the creative industries are encouraged to attend the conference. more >
17th International Conference of the ACEI
The Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI) invites you to attend its 17th international conference on cultural economics to be held at Doshisha University, Kyoto, from Thursday June 21st to Sunday 24th, 2012. more >
International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Society 2012
ICKCS 2012, aims to bring together researchers, scientists, engineers, and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research results about all aspects of Knowledge, Culture and Society, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted. more >
July 2012
11th Festival of Pacific Arts
The Council of Pacific Arts is looking forward to the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts. 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 visual and performing arts management. more >
Arte-Polis 4: Creative Connectivity and the Making of Place
Call for Papers: Abstracts due by 6 February 2012. Building on the successes of previous Arte-Polis international conferences and design workshops in 2006, 2008 and 2010, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) is proud to present Arte-Polis 4, an international conference and workshop with the theme "Creative Connectivity and the Making of Place: Living Smart by Design". more >
Soundtracks: Music, Tourism and Travel
As an expression of culture, a form of intangible heritage, a signifier of place, and a marker of moments, music provides an important and emotive narrative for tourists. more >
7th International Conference on Cultural Policy Research
The ICCPR 2012 organized by the Centre for the Study of Culture, Politics and Society (CECUPS), University of Barcelona, in collaboration with the International Journal of Cultural Policy, is intended to address the challenge of rethinking cultural policy analysis from the broader parameters of the relationship between culture and politics. more >
August 2012
Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability
The LEAD network is accepting session and pre-conference session proposals for the 2012 LEAD conference. Selected sessions will be on topics relevant to the mission and goals of the LEAD network and be of interest to ADA/504 Coordinators, Accessibility Managers, Arts Administrators and other cultural professionals. more >
September 2012
6th Art of Management & Organisation Conference: Creativity & Critique
Creativity has always been synonymous with the arts, but not with management. Indeed, managing creativity has been constructed as a perennial problem for organizations, creatives not being seen as comfortable with bureaucracy, nor willing to sacrifice autonomy. But recently, their entrepreneurial spirit has been mythologised and the creative industries have been elevated to the status of role model for the knowledge economy. more >
October 2012
38th Annual Conference on Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts
Our Communities, Our Cultures: Perspectives, Policies, Practices.
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Euromed 2012 - International Conference on Cultural Heritage
The International Conference on Cultural Heritage (CH) brings together researchers, policy makers, professionals and practitioners to explore some of the more pressing issues concerning cultural heritage today. more >
November 2012
12th ELIA Biennial Conference
The 12th ELIA Biennial will take place on 8-10 November 2012 in Vienna, Austria, hosted by the University of Applied Arts (Die Angewandte). more >
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