National Arts Agency News in February 2009
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The new subsidy system for the arts
A new system for subsidising cultural institutions will have less political interference; such decisions are largely left to the cultural sector. In this way professionals play a greater role. more >
Preparatory meetings FESMAN
President Abdoulaye Wade will chair the opening ceremony of ''Rencontres'' Preparatory 3rd World Festival of Black Arts (FESMAN) in Dakar. The 3rd FESMAN is scheduled from 1 to 14 December 2009 in Senegal, where thousands of participants are expected to attend from black world communities. more >
Rencontres préparatoires du FESMAN
Le président Abdoulaye Wade présidera la cérémonie d’ouverture des ‘’Rencontres’’ préparatoires du 3ème Festival mondial des arts nègres (FESMAN), lundi à l’hôtel Méridien Président de Dakar. more >
A new liaison group formed between the Arts Council and the County and City Managers' Association
One of the key objectives of Partnership for the Arts was to review and further develop our current partnership with local authorities, paying particular attention at policy level to our important relationship with the County and City Managers’ Association. more >
Arts Audiences - a partnership project between the Arts Council and Temple Bar Cultural Trust
This important project seeks to clarify and address issues around audience development and experience in the arts, recognising that in constrained economic times, it is of greater than ever importance that arts organisations maximise engagement with, and revenue from, their audiences. more >
Minister's Creative Australia Advisory Group meets for the first time
The first meeting of the Creative Australia Advisory Group was held in Sydney on Friday 20 February. The group consists of distinguished representatives from Australia's arts community whom the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts invited to come together to develop, discuss and debate new ideas for the sector. more >
$17m Centre to boost creative industries
A $17 million Creative Industries Innovation Centre will provide free hands-on assistance to small and medium businesses in the creative sector to boost their productivity and realise their potential for wealth and job creation. more >
Arts Council England announces proposed restructure to save £6.5million a year
Arts Council England today announced details of a proposed organisation-wide restructure that will save £6.5 million a year in administration costs and invest these savings in the arts. more >
Commemorative stamps on the 7 arts disciplines
Halfway into the month-long celebration of the Philippine International Arts Festival, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) launch National Arts Month (NAM) commemorative stamps featuring the seven disciplines of art on February 20, 2009. more >
Creación histórica del Ministerio de Culturas
El Ministerio de Culturas es un proceso que se inicia el 2005. more >
Historic Creation of the Ministry of Cultures
Through the Supreme Decree 001, Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Republic, has created, within his new cabinet, the Ministry of Cultures, directed by Pablo César Groux Canedo. more >
Arts Council urges sector to respond to funding inquiry
The Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure (CAL) at Stormont, which scrutinises the work of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL), is conducting an inquiry into ‘The Funding of the Arts in Northern Ireland’. more >
Arts funding for touring exhibitions
Minister for the Arts Peter Garrett has announced funding of more than $1 million to support the development and touring of 15 cultural exhibitions through the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program. more >
Campbell marks 35 years of the public library service
Culture Minister, Gregory Campbell, hosted a reception to recognise the contributions made by Education and Library Boards to the development of the public library service. more >
Culture Minister meets Scotland's artistic community
Culture Minister Michael Russell met with representatives of Scotland's artistic and creative communities on February 18, 2009. The meeting gave artists the chance to share their views on current issues. more >
First online music festival held for pupils and students
An art performance was held at Can Tho University in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on Feb. 21 to introduce the first nation-wide online music festival for pupils and students. more >
NAC launches international arts residency - a crucible for new ideas, exchanges and creativity
The National Arts Council (NAC) has unveiled its third initiative under the third phase of the Renaissance City Plan, the International Arts Residency. The performing, visual and literary arts sectors will benefit from $2 million in funding over five years, to support Singapore arts practitioners’ participation in residencies overseas and hosting entities for international residencies located in Singapore. more >
President Obama appoints Carole M. Watson as Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities
President Barack Obama has appointed Carole M. Watson, Assistant Chairman for Partnership and National Affairs, as the Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Watson will serve as acting chairman until the presidential nomination and Senate confirmation of the agency’s next chairman. more >
Glorifying Turkmen carpets
Carpet weaving is one of the ancient arts of the Turkmen people that have won worldwide fame. A contest aimed at preserving and maintaining the age-old national tradition is announced by the Turkmenhaly State JSC to mark Turkmen Carpet Day which is celebrated in Turkmenistan each year on last Sunday of May. more >
Mansergh launches Learn and Explore Programme 2009
The Learn and Explore Programme takes place at the National Concert Hall and consist of events for all ages including masterclasses, school workshops, concerts, rehearsals and talks. more >
New archive to protect memory of the nation
More than 400 government and cultural representatives, librarians and archivists gathered at a workshop dedicated to ensuring that the "memory of the nation” would be officially protected through a permanent national archive. more >
Rupert Penry-Jones and Sheridan Smith get together for A Night Less Ordinary
Stars of stage and screen support free theatre tickets scheme for young people. more >
Arts and Culture for a resilient and gracious Singapore
Speech by RADM (NS) Lui Tuck Yew at the Committee of Supply Debate on Arts and Culture for a Resilient and Gracious Singapore. He stated that MICA is committed to providing support for arts and cultural development despite the economic downturn. more >
National Endowment for the arts announces new acting chairman
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today the appointment of Patrice Walker Powell as the agency's acting chairman. In this position, she will provide oversight for agency grantmaking and day-to-day agency operations and supervise administrative activities. She assumed the role on January 29. more >
Securing the future for traditional arts
Culture Minister Linda Fabiani today confirmed the membership of the Traditional Arts Working Group, which she announced at the Hands up for Trad awards in December. more >
Arts Council England and Faber announce the Faber New Poets programme
The Faber New Poets programme aims to create a culture of support for pre-first collection writers. By offering a package of financial assistance, mentorship and pamphlet publication by Faber, the scheme intends to provide care and direction for eight new poets to develop their work. more >
Grants for art projects promoting multiculturalism and intercultural interaction
The Ministry of Education has allocated a 100,000 euro appropriation for art projects promoting multiculturalism and intercultural interaction to be implemented during 2009. more >
INOV-ART program
INOV-ART is a specific Program approved within the scope of INOV – Youth Frameworks, by the Conselho de Ministros of Portugal. The program was created to provide professional integration opportunities for qualified or specifically apt youth within the domains of Arts and Culture, in international organizations of reference connected with this sector, aiming to cover 200 youths, annually. more >
Mobility programmes to strengthen Nordic-Baltic co-operation
The Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme in the field of Culture support long- and short-term network building, artists’ residencies and mobility for professional art and culture practitioners in all artistic fields. The artistic goal is to create a platform for an innovative, dynamic Nordic-Baltic art and culture life. more >
The search is on to find the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects
In the last year alone , over £54 million of Lottery funding has gone to projects in Northern Ireland. And now, The National Lottery is encouraging these projects, and the thousands like them across the UK, to enter the Awards and gain recognition for their fantastic work. more >
Culture at the heart of stimulus plan
Christine Albanel presents the measures put in place for culture, as part of the stimulus plan to respond to the effects of the financial crisis. more >
La Culture au cœur du plan de relance
Christine Albanel présente les mesures en faveur de la culture, qui s’inscrivent dans le plan de relance voulu par le Président de la République pour répondre aux effets de la crise, tel qu’il l’a annoncé dans son discours de Nîmes du 13 janvier dernier. more >
Australia Council reinvigorates its research agenda
Five new research priorities will strengthen the Australia Council’s role as a knowledge centre for the arts. more >
Australia Council releases orchestras evaluation
An independent evaluation has found that Australia’s six symphony orchestras have made a smooth transition to become fully independent companies following their divestment from the ABC. more >
New alliance promotes writing for kids
A new industry group will help promote Australia’s rich tradition of children’s literature. more >
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