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Hungary’s government tightens grip on arts
Right-wing leadership stands accused of controlling the cultural sector for political ends. more >
Ministry of Culture and UNHCR sign an agreement
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Ministry of Culture have signed a cooperation agreement of joint actions with EU funding. more >
Art and culture for children and young people
Minister of Culture is committed to promoting access to art and culture for children and young people. more >
Minister hails institute
The Minister for Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Chief Edem Duke, has hailed the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) for its programmes, saying they promote the country’s rich cultural heritage. more >
Magdalena Granadino is the new Secretary of Culture
Madgalena Gradadino is the new Secretary of Culture, formerly in charge of the Culture Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. more >
The circus is alive and well in Colombia
A study by the Ministry of Culture has revealed the rich variety of Colombia's booming circus industry, reported newspaper El Tiemp Wednedsay. more >
Three different directors of the Secretariat of Culture in 31 months
The officer who has been conducting the culture program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the most likely candidate as the new Secretary of Culture after her predecessor was sworn as Deputy Ministry of Education. more >
Colombia recognises the art of circus
Giving more visibility to the world of the circus is one of the objectives of the Ministry of Culture for this year. more >
More than 160 million Chilen pesos to culture and art projects
Regional Arts Development Fund allocated more than 160 million Chilen pesos to fund 32 culture and art projects in 2012. more >
Protests Stepped Up in Defence of Culture Ministry
Culture workers stepped up their protests against the folding of the culture portfolio into a much bigger ministry under the incoming government on the eve of Culture Day, with calls for a boycott of the official ceremony at which the top national prizes for artistic achievement will be handed out tonight. more >
Australian cultural policy: a model for the UK
This country deserves a coherent, government-wide policy for culture, says John Holden, it's time once again to learn from the Australians. more >
Advice to Fundraisers: Go West (and East and South)
Michael Kaiser Blog: Several weeks ago I read in a British publication an article about the reasons corporations support arts organizations. The central message of the piece was that corporations support the arts because they benefit from the reflected glory of the arts organization. When the corporation is visibly linked to an organization that is known to produce important art, the corporate brand benefits. more >
Art is Culture – Opening Night
Last year was the Year of Big Art! We hosted 13 shows – over 800 works -which, in the absence of a National Gallery of Art, provided unprecedented access for artists to display and sell their work, and an invaluable art resource for teachers and for students doing their SBAs as well as local and visiting persons interested in Grenadian art. more >
Arts workers need more training and investment, says government
The creative industries suffer from an “under-investment in human capital”, have too few training opportunities and unfair access to jobs, according to a new report backed by the government. more >
The cultural sector in Spain contributes nearly 4% to GDP and employs 2.8% of Spanish workers
The Minister of Education, Culture and Sport, José Ignacio Wert, appeared for the first time in front of the Culture Committee of the Congress of Deputies to shell out the outlines of the cultural policy portfolio. more >
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