National Arts Agency News in November 2009
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The Australia Council supports the work of Australian artists - across the country and around the world! more >
Resale royalty rights for visual artists
Legislation to introduce a resale royalty right scheme to ensure Australia's visual artists receive a portion of the proceeds from the resale of their works was passed by the Senate on 26 November 2009. more >
Sustained arts patronage in economic downturn
Corporate donors and individuals continued to give to the arts in spite of the economic downturn in 2008. For their contributions, 128 sponsors will be honoured at an awards dinner officiated by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, on 26 November 2009. more >
Australian visual artists to benefit from passage of resale royalty right legislation
Australian artists will receive a portion of the proceeds from the resale of their work with the passage of the Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Bill 2008 through the Parliament today. more >
Mentoring scheme – new media marketing
Arts Audiences is pleased to announce details of the New Media Mentoring Scheme, in which experts from a variety of organisations offer their time, for free, to mentor arts organisations seeking to build relationships with new and existing audiences online. more >
2009 Arts Supporter Award Ceremony
Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts at the 2009 Arts Supporter Award Ceremony on 20 November 2009, 7.00pm at Lasalle Ica Galleries. more >
A World class Digitial Economy for Britain
The Digital Economy Bill, introduced today, sets out Government plans to ensure the UK is at the leading edge of the global digital economy. more >
Address by His Excellency, President J G Zuma to the report back meeting with performing artists / cultural industry sector
Address by His Excellency, President J G Zuma to the report back meeting with performing artists / cultural industry sector; Sandton Convention Centre, 17th November 2009. more >
Appointment of Director
The Board of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Elvas Mari as Director of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe with effect from 2 November 2009. Mr Mari has been the Acting Director fo the Council since the retiring of the substantive Director Mr T. Chipangura in November 2008. more >
Atelier de renforcement des capacités des acteurs de la culture sur le docuement de strategie de reduction de la pauvreté (DSRP)
Atelier de renforcement des capacités des acteurs de la culture sur le docuement de strategie de reduction de la pauvreté (DSRP). Le 10, 11, 12 novembre 2009 à l’hôtel Ngor Diarama. Allocution Prononcée Par Monsieur Sahite SARR SAMB, Directeur de Cabient du Ministre de la Culture et de la Francophonie. more >
Expertos españoles e ingleses debaten sobre innovación y creatividad cultural
Los ministros de Cultura de España y Gran Bretaña, Angeles González-Sinde y Ben Bradshaw respectivamente, han inaugurado hoy el XIII Foro Hispáno Britanico. Dicho encuentro, en el que han participado expertos de ambos paises, se ha celebrado durante toda la mañana en la sede de la Embajada británica en Madrid, bajo el lema Innovación y creatividad en el mundo de la cultura. more >
Ministers of Culture from Central America meet in Costa Rica
Panama, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala and Costa Rica discussed the regional agenda for the period 2009-2011, the Central American culture portal and the diagnosis of culture information systems and indicators in the region. more >
Ministros de Cultura de Centroamérica se dieron cita en Costa Rica
Panamá, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala y Costa Rica conocieron y discutieron temas de su agenda como la agenda regional de Cultura para el período 2009-2011, el portal centroamericano de cultura y el apoyo al diagnóstico sobre el estado de los sistemas de información e indicadores culturales en la región. more >
National Endowment for the Arts presents live webcast of its Cultural Workforce Forum on Friday, November 20, 2009
National Endowment for the Arts presents live webcast of its Cultural Workforce Forum on Friday, November 20, 2009. The public is invited to watch a discussion of how art works as part of the real economy. more >
President Jacob Zuma meets artists and cultural workers
President Jacob Zuma today (Tuesday 17 November 2009) met with around 500 representatives of the South African cultural industry in Sandton, Johannesburg. more >
Spanish and British experts discuss innovation and cultural creativity
Ministers of Culture of Spain and Britain, and Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde respectively Ben Bradshaw, today launched the British Hispanic Forum XIII. This meeting, in which experts from both countries took part, was held throughout the morning at the headquarters of the British Embassy in Madrid, under the theme Innovation and Creativity in the World of Culture. more >
Steady increase in Arts Supporters
A total of 187 Arts Supporters contributed $3.7 million to the arts in 2008, 9% more than in the previous year. The arts scene received the generous support from 41 individuals and 146 corporations against the backdrop of the economic recession. These sponsors will receive the Arts Supporter Award from their beneficiaries at a ceremony on 20 November. more >
Support of Morris Roda Productions on the Miriam Makeba Tribute
Regrettably the Department of Arts and Culture has withdrawn its support from the Miriam Makeba commemorative events planned for the 7-9 November. more >
Unlimited, UK's largest ever disability arts programme launched as part of London 2012
Unlimited is the result of a three year consultation process across the disability, arts and disability sports sectors. Unlimited provides the disability arts and cultural sector with an unparalleled opportunity to develop new work for the world stage. more >
Workshop on the capacity of cultural actors in the strategy for poverty reduction (PRSP)
On the 10, 11, 12 November 2009 at the Hotel Ngor Diarama a workshop on the role of cultural actors in poverty reduction took place. The opening remarks by Sahit SARR Samb, Director Cabinet Minister of Culture and Francophonie are provided. more >
Charity Commission Information
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, in partnership with Arts & Business, is currently working with the newly-established Charity Commission for Northern Ireland to roll out a series of information seminars designed specifically for arts organisations in February and March of next year. more >
Christophe Harbour sponsors netional carnival
The Christophe Harbour Development Company is the latest entity to step forward to support the St. Kitts and Nevis National Carnival 2009/2010. At a recent handing over ceremony, the company’s Director of Government and Community Relations, Ellis Hazel, said that carnival is an annual celebration of what is uniquely Kittitian and Nevisian. more >
Instalan nuevo Comisionado de Cultura en EUA
En acto celebrado en la sede de la Secretaría de Estado de Cultura en esta ciudad, fue juramentado el nuevo Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en Estados Unidos, Carlos Humberto Sánchez Morel. more >
Installation of new Commissioner of Culture in the U.S.
In a november ceremony at the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture in New York, Carlos Humberto Sanchez Morel, the new Dominican Commissioner for Culture for America was sworn into office. more >
Music seminar ends
The Music Seminar which brought international executives to the country to lead a three 3-day crash course into the industry wraps up here today. The seminar is organized by Invest SVG in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and several local industry stakeholders. more >
People and culture in Scotland, 2008
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published a range of statistics relating to cultural attendance and participation by adults in Scotland. more >
Perspectives on participation
Perspectives is the place where the challenges facing the new organisation Creative Scotland can be discussed, contrasted and compared. Perspectives is presenting and debating provocative ideas about realising Scotland’s cultural potential. more >
Ratheen regeneration project completed
A series of colourful murals depicting scenes from community life were unveiled in Cookstown today. The £6,373 project funded through the Arts Council’s Re-imaging Communities Programme, has seen the Ratheen Avenue play park transformed, with sectarian graffiti removed and 12 artworks installed to create a new shared space. more >
Days of Culture of the Azerbaijan Republic closed in Turkmenistan
The ceremony of closing the Days of Culture of the Azerbaijan Republic in Turkmenistan was held at the Palace of Mukams of the National Cultural Centre of Turkmenistan. more >
IMLS Director Anne Radice and First Lady Michelle Obama Honor Arts and Education Programs for Underserved Youth
Anne-Imelda Radice, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), joined First Lady Michelle Obama in honoring young people from 19 communities in the U.S., China, Egypt, and Mexico who engage in after-school arts and humanities programs. more >
Margaret Hodge reports ‘outstanding success’ for Government scheme to accept artworks in lieu of inheritance tax
Paintings by Titian, Van Dyck and David Hockney as well as many other cultural works - with a combined value of £19.8 million - were saved for the nation last year thanks to the Government’s Acceptance in Lieu (AIL) scheme, Culture Minister Margaret Hodge told Parliament today. more >
Still at least 22 cities and areas in the running to become first UK ‘City of Culture’
The competition to become the UK’s first City of Culture in 2013 has entered its next phase with 22 cities submitting their Outline Proposals by last month’s deadline. more >
Biggest ever St Andrew's 'Do'
Culture Minister Michael Russell today unveiled Edinburgh's St Andrew's Day programme, a key part of the Homecoming Scotland Finale Celebrations taking place across the country. more >
Communities across Scotland inspired by the Arts
National Lottery funding of over £2.5 million will be used to inspire thousands of people in communities across Scotland to participate in the arts. more >
Pupils actively involved in arts and culture
In line with the ambitions of Minister Plasterk, young people are being assisted to familiarize themselves with one or more arts or culture activities. This is according to results from Culture Card spending, which was introduced in the 2008-2009 school year.more >
smART talk 02 Crack Web Marketing
Creative New Zealand and The Big Idea | Te Aria Nui are running the second in a series of three online forums aimed at arts and creative sector professionals in any creative field. smART talk 02 Crack Web Marketing is hosted by The Big Idea and aimed at those who want to grow audiences using web marketing. more >
Arts Council England publishes criteria for regular funding
Arts Council England today published the criteria it uses to make decisions about which organisations to fund regularly. more >
Arts are big contributor to economy, can drive new jobs -- report
The arts make a very significant contribution to the Irish economy and can be a major driver for jobs and investment, new data released today has shown. more >
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