National Arts Agency News in February 2006
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French and German ministers meet
Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, France's Minister of Culture and Communication, and Bernd Neumann, Germany's minister delegated to cultural affairs and media, have officially closed the symposium between French and German cinema professionals on the topic of the prospects for Franco-German cinematographic co-operation. more >
Sweden invests $US7 mill on Vietnamese music
Sweden has pledged $US 7 million to a cooperative project on traditional Vietnamese music. The project will run till 2010, with Swedish experts helping to record the music and network it in the international arena. more >
Vietnamese artists urged to contribute
Vietnamese Politburo member, Nguyen Khoa Diem, head of the Party Central Committee’s Ideological and Cultural Department, recently urged artists and arts organisations to make culture part of social development. more >
International Arts Strategy launched
The Scottish Arts Council and the British Council Scotland have established a joint head of international arts position, which will oversee the International Arts Strategy. more >
Ministry of Culture to host cultural conference in Granada
Spain takes up the baton in the so-called “Berlin-Paris-Budapest” axis of conferences held to highlight the importance of the role of culture in building a new Europe. more >
Multi-language Cultural policy glossary
What is meant by “intercultural dialogue”? What is the correct translation of “Beitragsverordnung” in French, Italian and English? Help is now at hand! more >
ACE EXPANDS CULTURE FINANCE PROGRAM
The Culture Finance project, first developed by Arts Council England, North West has now been rolled out to include Yorkshire. Culture Finance helps creative businesses prepare to access various types of funding and aims to increase the availability of all types of finance to the arts and creative industries sector. more >
Report reveals most artistic small community
In a new report funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, it has been revealed that the area of Cape Dorset is the most 'artistic' municipality of Canada's rural regions. more >
Spanish Ministry hosts festival
The Spanish Ministry of Culture hosted the International Contemporary Art Festival last week, with an 80 metre square stand, designed by architects Dario Gazapo and Concha Lapayese. more >
Plans revealed for South African culture
The Department of Arts and Culture for South Africa has revealed their intentions for the promotion of arts for 2006 and 2007. more >
Wales Arts Council welcomes review
Following the recent upheaval in Wales on the arts policy that Culture Minister Alun Pugh is trying to instigate, the Arts Council of Wales has released a statement welcoming a review into the future of the organisation. more >
50 years of Philippine - Japan Friendship
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of good diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Japan, with the ratification of the Peace Treaty and Reparations Agreement signed on the 23rd July 1956. more >
New portal on education, culture and active citizenship
Interarts has recently launched FORTE, an Internet portal describing practices in the field of education, culture and active citizenship of young people. more >
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