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Entertainment more important than culture
Cultural policy in Serbia has to define concrete goals that would redefine allocation of modest assets that our country in transition can afford. The priorities have to be precisely defined just like the line between entertainment and art. more >
Icom drops Turkish committee
The International Council of Museums (Icom) has ditched its Turkish committee, which is backed by the country’s ministry of culture. Julien Anfruns, the director general of Icom, which is backed by Unesco, says that the accredited Turkish arm, established in the 1960s, “has unfortunately not moved with the times, despite discussions since 2010”. more >
Traditional festivals face new challenges
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has planned to tighten inspection and regulations so that traditional festivals will be organised more carefully to improve safety and order. more >
Signs of times as Melbourne theatre heeds deaf
When Sydney-based actor Luke Watts steps on stage in Tribes this week, he will become the first member of the deaf community to play a leading role for MTC, according to the company's general manager, Ann Tonks. Watts, who has severe to profound hearing loss, said theatre companies needed to make their productions more accessible to the deaf. more >
Traditional culture promoted for new wave of hallyu
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will push Korean traditional culture as the new driving force for “hallyu,”or Korean Wave. more >
Funding art with food
Wednesday Wagbas, a new initiative at the Townhouse Gallery, is aiming to give funding to artists for new projects at a time of increasing uncertainty in the Egyptian visual art scene. more >
Creative Economy with Andrew Senior
On 7 February, the Ministry of Culture organises, through the Secretariat of Creative Economy a talk with the creative economy expert Andrew Senior. more >
Military Funding vs. Funding for the Arts: What Does the Difference Say About American Values?
During World War II, Britain's finance minister recommended to Winston Churchill that they cut arts funding in order to better support the war effort. Churchill's reply was, "Then what are we fighting for?" This remark resonates with an enormous difference in values between the U.S. and Europe. more >
Lifting Jamaica's brand quality - cultural diplomacy strategy required
In her swearing-in speech on January 6, Jamaica's Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller acknowledged, inter alia, that included in her mandate is the imperative to "protect the good name of Jamaica at home and in the international community". more >
Agreement for Arts Education signed
National Institute for Fine Arts and the Centre for Economic Research and Teaching will together create a centre to collect and analyzes information on arts education in Mexico. more >
The Capital Region of Denmark enters into a strong new cultural collaboration
For the first time, a cultural agreement has been signed between the region, the municipalities and the government, according to a press release issued by the Capital Region of Denmark.
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Pulling Out All the Stops on Arts Funding
Performing arts organizations face a general funding crisis. Opera Boston closed its doors this January after a number of successful seasons because one donor (who singlehandedly gave more than 15 percent of its budget by himself) pulled out. more >
Stars queue up to participate in new online plays on demand service
Richard Eyre, Simon Callow and Tilda Swinton are among the names lined up to curate work for a new online video on demand service screening plays, dance productions and concerts alongside backstage and interview footage. more >
Culture Ministry lays out monuments profitability plan
The Culture Minister, Rosa Cruz e Silva, said on Wednesday in Ebo district, central Kwanza Sul province, that her ministry is working on the drafting of management plans of the existing monuments and sites in the region, taking into account the definition of access rules for their profitability.
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Provisions Research Residencies
Provisions Library, a non-profit instigator of arts and social change in Washington DC, is pleased to launch research residencies that investigate futures for creative civil society. more >
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