National Arts Agency News in November 2007
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Call to Keep Our Arts Alive
Keep our Arts Alive is the plea of the arts sector, as the Arts Council of Northern Ireland embarks on the second phase of a campaign for improved funding for the arts. more >
Cultural investment in seaside resorts
A £45 million funding boost will help culture and the arts regenerate some of England's most run-down seaside resorts. more >
Book Launch - Making Visible the Invisible: Three Decades of the Singapore Arts Festival
Commissioned by the National Arts Council to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Singapore Arts Festival, this is the first attempt to document the genesis and the growth of the Arts Festival over the last three decades. more >
NAC-Arts Victoria MOU Celebrates
This MOU is one of the most active MOUs that NAC has entered into, paving the way for Singapore artists to engage in collaborations and exchanges with Australian artists. more >
Hearings on Museum Funding Announced
Museums of all kinds, from art to zoos, are encouraged to participate in an important new study on public funding in the United States. more >
Paulina Urrutia, Minister of Culture
A short profile of Chile's Minister of Culture, Paulina Urrutia. more >
Arts and Culture inaugurates 89 interns
The Department of Arts and Culture is supporting 89 interns to increase awareness of job opportunities in the arts, culture and heritage sector and instill a better understanding of the sector. more >
Public Art through the lens
ArtOutside, is an initiative aimed at celebrating all aspects of public art in Wales and coincides with the launch of the name and identity for the new public art organisation in Wales. more >
Cultural Sector Skills and Training Research Project
A project seeking to establish the extent and nature of skill shortages and issues relating to vocational education, training and professional development within New Zealand's cultural sector. more >
First Round of Participants in Education Leaders Institute Announced
The first round of grant recipients in the Education Leaders Institute, which aims to put more muscle behind the mandates for arts education, have been announced. more >
Report on libraries across the USA
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has issued its first library statistics report on library agencies across the USA. more >
Safeguarding Per Cent for Art in Health and across the Public Sector
The Arts Council has produced a case in defense of Northern Ireland's 'percent for art' principle for public buildings. more >
Participation in the Education, Youth and Culture Council
The principal focus of the Culture section of the Council of Ministers is the adoption of a resolution regarding a European cultural agenda. more >
Takeover Day: Students take control…
This exciting event involves two groups of pupils from schools in the region who have been invited to ‘take over’ our office for the day as part of a national campaign. more >
National Endowment for the Arts Announces New Reading Study
Follow-up to Reading at Risk links declines in reading with poorer academic and social outcomes. more >
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
A new program that aims to increase opportunities, through festivals or other events and activities, for local artists and artisans to be involved in their community and for local groups to commemorate local history and heritage. more >
New Arts Board heralds new era for creativity in Wales
Rhodri Glyn Thomas, Welsh Assembly Government Heritage Minister has chaired the first meeting of the Arts Strategy Board. more >
Film Project Debuts in Los Angeles
The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities announces that seven American and international filmmakers will participate in the second year of AFI Project: 20/20, which makes its debut at the American Film Institute (AFI) AFI FEST 2007. more >
Passages magazine on Swiss literature policies
The latest edition of Pro Helvetia’s magazine Passages provides an in-depth look at Swiss books, reading and literature policies. more >
Progress towards set up of Creative Scotland
Plans to establish Creative Scotland - the body that will support the country's creative practitioners and the Scottish Government's cultural policy plans were set out today. more >
The internationalisation of cultural life
The Ministry of Culture has produced an information pamphlet on its international policies and programs. more >
Arts Council reports unprecedented level of demand for funding from arts sector
The Arts Council, the Irish government agency for developing the arts, reports demand for 2008 in excess of €130 million, €60 million more than was available to the Council for grant-giving in 2007. more >
China, Lithuania to promote cultural cooperation
Both sides agreed to enhance cultural cooperation and promote mutual understanding and friendship between peoples of the two countries. more >
Innovation and accountability - the arts debate findings unveiled
The public and the arts community believe Arts Council England should give more priority to innovation in the arts. more >
Minister of Arts and Culture ,Dr. Z. Pallo Jordan refutes R13-Million “Unexplained Expenditure.”
The Minister of Arts and Culture has clarified confusion around the Auditor-General's 'qualified report' for the Department. more >
Turkey to introduce new promotional campaign
Traditional handicrafts and cuisine will be the cornerstones of a new campaign by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to promote the image of Turkey internationally. more >
Research into Public Engagement and Architecture in the Republic of Ireland
The tender process has opened for research into public engagement with architecture in Ireland. more >
Assessing excellence in the arts
The DCMS has initiated a review on how public sector support can encourage excellence, risk-taking and innovation in the arts, and how to establish a non-bureaucratic method to judge the quality of the arts. more >
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