National Arts Agency News in February 2002
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Australia Council excited by ARCO results
Dr Terry Cutler, Chair of the Australia Council, believes that the gains from Australia's recent presentation at the 'Arte Contemporaneo' (ARCO) Fair in Madrid wil be far-reaching and long-term. more >
Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs' Head calls for 'cultural volunteerism'
Hayao Kawai, the 74 year-old clinical psychologist who now heads the Japanese national government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, has announced a new newsletter to encourage the populace to engage in 'cultural volunteerism'. more >
Arts funding announced in England
The Arts Council of England, along with Regional Arts Boards in the north of the country, have recently announced funding to theatre and dance practitioners. more >
HKADC announces new council members
The Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) recently announced its new membership, including Chair and Vice-Chair, appointed from 2002 until 2005. more >
New award to support emerging Irish architects
The Arts Council of Ireland has joined forces with the Office of Public Works to offer a major new award in architecture. more >
Singapore provides a different kind of arts space
The National Arts Council of Singapore has taken over ten shopfronts along a major road, in its latest move to provide space to arts groups at subsidised rental. more >
Australia Council funding announced
Australia's national arts funding body, the Australia Council, has recently announced almost AUS$4 million in funding for visual arts and craft, community cultural development and literature. more >
Cultural tourism – music to the ears in Scotland
A new report by the Scottish Arts Council (SAC) and Visit Scotland, 'Soundtrack for Scottish Tourism', shows that traditional musicians can give a boost to the tourist experience, while simultaneously benefiting a resurgence of interest in authentic local music. more >
NEA likely to get small funding increase
The US National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has been offered an increase of US$2 million in President George W Bush's proposed budget, recently presented to Congress, bringing the organisation's total to $117 million for the fiscal year of 2003. more >
Scottish Arts Council announces funding
The UK's National Lottery Fund has awarded grants worth more than GB£6 million to various community projects, the Scottish Arts Council (SAC) announced recently. more >
New Vice Chair for Scottish Arts Council
Scottish Arts Council announced its new Vice Chair, Dale Idiens, in late January. more >
Museum of Belize opens
The new Museum of Belize in Belize City was opened by the South American republic's Prime Minister, Said Musa, earlier this month, in a celebration attended by Caribbean and Central American leaders, prominent Belizeans and the Ambassador of Taiwan, Charles Tsai. more >
Creative NZ welcomes 'innovation strategy'
National arts development agency Creative New Zealand has welcomed the New Zealand Government's recognition of the creative industries in its latest innovation strategy. more >
Maori Made Mark launched
Creative New Zealand's 'Toi Iho' Maori Made Mark, a registered trade mark denoting quality and authenticity for the nation's indigenous creators, was launched last week at the Auckland Art Gallery, Toi o Tämaki. more >
Canada's Art Bank celebrates 30 years
The Canada Council's Art Bank, which rents contemporary Canadian art to government and private sector organisations nationwide, is celebrating its 30th anniversary of operation this year. more >
News from England's Regional Arts Boards
Recent news from England's ten Regional Arts Boards, which are currently in a process of transfer to a new organisation also encompassing the Arts Council of England (ACE). more >
Cayman Islands begins work on cultural policy
The Cayman Islands' Culture Ministry is beginning work on the nation's first cultural policy document. more >
NZ and Australia collaborate to sell arts of region
Creative New Zealand is working collaboratively with its partner across the Tasman Sea, the Australia Council for the Arts, to market arts product from the Pacific region internationally, according to a news report in Creative's quarterly magazine, On Arts. more >
National Arts Month underway in the Philippines
National Arts Month in the Philippines was launched by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) last Friday, 1 February, with a program inspired by traditional dayanas, or marching bands, that perform around the community at dawn to signal the start of a fiesta. more >
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