National Arts Agency News in September 2008
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Cultural well-being now online
A portal to cultural well-being resources is a new website dedicated to Cultural Well-Being. It has a range of useful tools to help local authorities promote the cultural well-being of their communities.
Developed by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, www.culturalwellbeing.govt.nz was ‘soft launched’ earlier this year to make the many cultural well-being resources easily available to councils. Its content ranges from strategy documents to useful links and profiles.
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State Prize for Design 2008 goes to Päivi Rintaniemi
The National Council for Design has awarded the 2007 State Prize for Design to Päivi Rintaniemi for her long and outstanding career as a ceramics designer and artist. more >
Inspiring Scotland's communities
Inspiring projects that will connect people and their communities through the arts and encourage long-lasting links between people, places and ideas are the next development of the Scottish Arts Council’s Inspire fund. more >
Introducing Tune Up 2008/2009
Tune Up, the Scottish Arts Council, National Lottery funded initiative that supports musicians to play in venues as far and wide as Scotland itself, is ready to hit the road with a new round of tours. more >
Andy Burnham unveils scheme to give a million free theatre tickets to young people - Free theatre offer to be launched early next year
A new scheme to encourage young people to experience live theatre was unveiled today by Culture Secretary Andy Burnham. A £2.5 million programme – funded by Arts Council England, who will manage the scheme – will be focused on some 95 venues all over England. more >
China's State Council appoints new vice minister of culture
The State Council has ended Meng Xiaosi's term as vice minister of culture. Zhao Shaohua, a woman, has been appointed the new vice minister of culture. more >
Appointment of National Arts Council Members
The Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts has appointed 11 new members to the National Arts Council for a 2 year term from 1 September 2008 to 31 August 2010. more >
Complaints against former minister are not institutional
The complaint made by the lawyer Pedro Celestino Gomez de la Fuente against former Minister Blanca Ovelar de Duarte is a personal one. It is not the Ministry of institutional education and culture... more >
Culture is not Idol Worshipping
Prince Kayode stated that "appreciation of culture is not the idol worshipping" when the Committee of Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) visited him in his office to solicit government support for its first National Catholic Festival of Arts and Culture (NACAFAC 2008). more >
Filipino individuals become National Artists
The Order of National Artists is the highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts; namely, Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film, Broadcast Arts, and Architecture and Allied Arts. more >
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia announces his future plans
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia announced today that he will leave his position at the head of the Arts Endowment in January 2009. more >
Speech by Minister of Arts and Culture launching Heritage Month
Speech by Minister of Arts and Culture, Dr. Z. Pallo Jordan at the launch of Heritage Month at Zoo Lake.more >
Website for the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Oman
The Sultanate of Oman launches an English language website for the Ministry of Heritage and Culture. more >
Arts Council Hosts Ministerial Visit to the Arts Sector
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland welcomed the new Arts Minister, Gregory Campbell MP MLA, to its headquarters at MacNeice House in Belfast today (Wednesday 10 September) to meet the Council and eminent artists and arts organisations from across Northern Ireland. more >
New Ministry of Culture and State Restructuring not welcomed by everyone in Nepal
According to Nepalnews.com and kantipuronline.com the move to create a new Ministry of Culture and State Restructuring has not been welcomed by everyone. Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (TMLP) has raised serious objection... more >
New website for the Council of Culture
The Council for Culture (Raad voor Cultuur) has launched a new website. more >
Platform for Success - Scottish Broadcasting Commission's final report
The Creative Scotland Transition Team welcomes the publication of the Scottish Broadcasting Commission’s final report, Platform for Success. We fully endorse the view that, “Broadcasting is important to the economic, cultural and democratic health of the nation.” more >
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International experts gather to save music
The Ministry is collaborating with international agencies to develop a national action plan to safeguard nha nhac music. more >
The Arts Council opens a window on architecture debate
In 2007, Arts Council England commissioned research to give an independent, objective and fresh appraisal of the value of the Arts Council’s investment in Architecture Week. more >
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