National Arts Agency News in March 2007
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Northern Ireland campaigns for arts funding at the House of Commons
The funding battle in Northern Ireland is heating up as the Arts Council presented the case for increased funding, and less funding disparity between NI and other UK locations to the Performing Arts Alliance Group at the House of Commons. more >
Study Finds Welsh More Cultured and Culturally Aware
A new study from the Arts Council of Wales confirms that the arts are playing an increasingly central role in Wales, both from a social and an economic perspective. more >
Arts Council Ireland Looks to Youth
The Arts Council Ireland will this year distribute an extra €185,000 across sixteen organisations working in the area of young people, children and the arts. more >
Australia Council Releases Report on Arts and Education
The Australia Council’s new partnership with the Queensland University of Technology's ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI) has borne its first fruit. more >
Australia Council Says MMM
The Australia Council’s Maker to Manufacturer to Market (MMM) initiative is entering its third year. more >
NEA Announces New Grants Program
The National Endowment for the Arts has established a new grants program designed to help music and dance companies perform at significant international festivals. more >
Seychelles Heritage Foundation Appoints Directors
The newly formed Seychelles Heritage Foundation has appointed its inaugural Board of Directors. more >
Youth Music Initiative Gets Seal of Approval
The Scottish Arts Council’s Youth Music Initiative has been declared a resounding success. more >
New appointments to lead the Arts Council in dance and visual arts
In news from Arts Council England this week, two leading figures from dance and visual arts have been appointed. more >
What are people 'twittering' about?
Twitter, a way to broadcast short text messages to large groups of people, is growing about 20 percent a week and in only seven months is already up to 60,000 users. More than a million messages, known as "twitters" to those in the know, have been sent out. more >
Gioia Testifies to Remarkable Progress
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia has presented President George W. Bush’s Fiscal Year 2008 budget request of $128.4 million to the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee. more >
Government announces funding for Pro Helvetia
The Swiss government will allocate CHF135 million to Pro Helvetia for the period of 2008-2011, CHF8.8 million less than the amount Pro Helvetia had applied for. more >
NEA Announces Challenge America Fast-Track Grants
The National Endowment for the Arts is to distribute 136 “fast track†grants of $10,000 each. more >
Arts Council England put art in your pocket
Arts Council England will distribute free artist-designed travel wallets to people in Yorkshire, as part of its Art in Your Hand project, to make art available on everyday objects. more >
Arts Council England responds to the Government’s announcement on Olympic funding
Arts Council England has released its response to the announcement that funds will be diverted from England’s cultural sector in aid of the 2012 Olympics. more >
Arts Council Presents Case for Funding
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has presented the case for further arts funding to a group of parliamentarians. more >
Northern Ireland seeks cultural assistance
Northern Ireland has revealed that it’s not only feeling the pinch in arts funding, but it has sought expert opinion in planning for the future of the performing arts. more >
Scottish Arts Council encourages theatre touring
Scotland is getting serious about touring theatre, with the release of a new strategy that is designed to make theatre accessible to as many people as possible. more >
More SCOPE to life after dance
A world-first Australia Council program will assist Australian dancers to better plan and manage their professional careers. more >
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