National Arts Agency News in January 2006
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Arts and Education Programs for Youth to be Honoured
Young people from around the USA and Mexico that take part in extra-curricular arts activities will be honoured at a ceremony in January. Laura Bush will be presenting the honours at the 2005 Coming Up Taller Awards. more >
Spanish culture minister presents the outcomes of 2005
The Spanish minister for culture, Carmen Calvo, has today presented the outcomes for Spanish cinema in 2005, as well as the basics of a support plan for the cinematographic industry launched by the ministry. more >
Arts Council England, East appoints leader for children's theatre
Following a nationally advertised tender process, a new organisation has been selected to lead the provision of Theatre for Young People (TYP) in the East of England. more >
Board created for music by French ministry
Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, installs the Board of governors for modern music (BGMM) on Monday January 16 at 5pm. more >
Irish Arts Council commits €51 million to arts in 2006
The Arts Council of Ireland has committed €25.7 million to the Abbey Theatre to carry out its programme of work over the next three years - 2006, 2007 and 2008. It is the largest grant ever made by the Arts Council and it is also the first time a three-year funding programme has been put in place for the National Theatre. more >
NZ Book Council launches new program
New Zealand's Book Council is offering 'Booked Out', a series of new events in Auckland, which will allow readers to meet authors. more >
French Ministry opens Cultural Economy Week
The French ministry for culture and communication organised the first edition of "Cultural Economy Week," at the George Pompidou National Centre for Art and Culture, during the 12th and 13th of January, 2006. more >
Arts Council of Wales fights dismissal
The Arts Council of Wales held an emergency session on the 3rd of January 2006 following the decision of the Assembly Government's Culture Minister to not renew the appointment of Geraint Talfan Davies as chair of the board. more >
Australian dance hit in US
Australian dance is a big hit in the US it seems, with a leading performing arts presenter recently revealing that US universities are particularly interested in Australian exports. more >
Egyptian culture ministry focuses on museums
The Egyptian Ministry of Culture will be focusing on museums for 2006, with five new museums to be built. The focus comes at a time when Egypt is struggling to preserve newly discovered and stored artifacts. more >
Ministry and DJs meet on noise pollution
Early this month, the Barbados Government sought assistance from local DJs and entertainers in order to discuss proposed legislation on noise pollution. more >
Namibian Arts Council on its way
Recently the National Arts Council of Namibia discussed a four-day fact-finding mission to Zambia, in the hopes of creating collaborations with other arts councils in the area. more >
NEA launches online music education
The National Endowment for the Arts and Jazz at Lincoln Center have launched a new national music education initiative. More than 2000 high-school teachers will have access to web-based curriculum. more >
UK’s first National Centre for Carnival Arts launched
The National Centre for Carnival Arts was launched recently as £6.2 million was raised to create the Centre. Launched by the Luton Carnival Arts Development Trust, they received funding from Arts Council England, East, the East of England Development Agency, ERDF Objective 2 and Luton Borough Council. more >
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