National Arts Agency News in January 2012
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1.8 million young people have free entry to cultural services
Since 2010, 1.8 million young people have availed of the free entry to 19 cultural centres. This has resulted in the increase of paying visitors, 24% more in 2010 and 15.5% more in 2011. more >
Art is also culture
Article by the President of Funarte, Antonio Grassi. more >
CNCF awards grants to artists and organisations
The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) presented grants to help several local organisations and individual artists pursue their work. more >
Culture and creativity as engines for a stronger and innovative Europe
Article by the Danish Minister for Culture Uffe Elbæk more >
Digitisation alters cultural production and consumption
In Finland more and more cultural material is produced and consumed in digitised form. In book production, the publishing and use of printed reference books have decreased because the Internet makes up-to-date information available almost instantly. Growing amounts of library and museum materials are also published digitally on the web.
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European Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou visited the Ministry of Culture
Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt met on Monday, 16 January 2012, with Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, Sports, Media and Youth. They discussed, among other things, Norway's participation in the EU's Culture programme and the MEDIA 2007 programme. more >
Ministry of Cultures participated in the meeting of cultural officers
The Ministry of Cultures participated in the 2nd Meeting of Cultural Officers of capital cities on 26 January in La Paz. more >
Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs have shortlisted candidates for the post of CPO
Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs have shortlisted candidates for the post of Chief Programme Officer. more >
National Council for Culture and the Arts renews its National Board
Ministry of Culture, Luciano Cruz-Coke met with the President of Chile in order to introduce the new members of the National Board of the National Council for Culture and the Arts more >
Rosa María Chan is the new Minister of Cultural and Natural Heritage
Anthropologist Rosa Mara Chan is the new ViceMinister of Cultural and Natural Heritage. more >
Satisfactory balance of the promotion of reading and writing
Ministry of Culture presents a satisfactory balance of its strategy to promote reading and writing. more >
Shaikha Mai Bint Mohammed Inspects
As part of the continuous follow-up to urban projects that contribute to the development of cultural and infrastructure sectors, H.E the Minister of Culture Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa visited the National Theatre for the third time in a few months to inspect works progress in the project. more >
Statistics of Brazilian Creative Economy
Measuring the numbers and data about Brazilian culture is one of the objectives of the Secretariat of Creative Economy. more >
Strategic plan of intersectional culture online
The Strategic Plan of Intersectional Culture of the Government of Cape Verde has been published online. more >
Arts Council commits an additional €740K in 2012 to see 33 arts organisations & artists tour
Audiences all over the country will have an opportunity in 2012 to enjoy some of the best in literature, visual arts, dance, film, theatre, music, traditional arts, street arts and circus, participatory arts and activity specifically for young people, with 33 arts organisations and individual artists receiving funding from the Arts Council to specifically tour work in Ireland to venues nationwide. more >
Creative people and places fund opens for applications
The Arts Council has today (30 January 2012) launched a new £37 million fund to ensure more people living in places where levels of involvement are currently low, experience and are inspired by the arts. more >
Culture and Sustainability
The importance of culture in the pursuit of sustainable development was the theme of the seminar on "Culture and Sustainability, Road to Rio +20", held on 29 January in Porto Alegre by the Ministry of Culture. more >
New UNESCO video: Fighting the illicit traffic of cultural property
The new UNESCO Venice Office 15’ video on sensitization and awareness-raising on the fight against the illicit traffic of cultural property is now available in 9 languages of South-East European countries. more >
Partnership to boost support for youth in Arts, Culture and Heritage Sector
The Department of Arts and Culture and the National Youth Development Agency have joined forces to support young South Africans with an ambition to excel in the Arts, Culture and Heritage Sector. more >
PledgeMe re-launch
New Zealand’s first creative crowdfunding platform PledgeMe will re-launch this month with a brand spanking new website and celebratory party. The online initiative is the brainchild of Wellington-based entrepreneurs Anna Guenther and Camilo Borges, and offers Kiwi creatives alternative options in funding their projects. more >
Press release regarding the Amendments to the Stage and Film Classification framework and the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts
The MCCA has been one of the proponents of legislative change in this respect, and has over the past months worked very closely with the Ministry in suggesting alternatives to the existing classification framework. more >
£1/2 Million Research Fund To Stimulate Digital Innovation in Scottish Arts and Culture
Creative Scotland, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) today (17 January 2012) announces the Digital R&D Fund for Scottish Arts and Culture, a new £500,000 fund to help projects harness digital technologies to connect with wider audiences and explore new ways of working. more >
Building digital capacity film and audio workshops
Booking is now open for January and February's Building digital capacity for the arts workshops, with more workshops being announced later in the year. more >
Creative New Zealand announces further Earthquake Assistance Grants
In November and December 2011, Creative New Zealand approved a further $146,745 in grants from its Earthquake Emergency Response Fund to help re-establish an active arts scene in Christchurch. more >
Culture of spirituality and creativity
New regulatory framework to ensure protection of historical and cultural heritage. more >
First in a lifetime experiences for the year of Creative Scotland
Creative Scotland has invested over £1.2 million to create First in a Lifetime opportunities for people to enjoy, or take part in, creative activity. Ten projects have been supported, stretching from the Shetland Islands to Dumfries, which will offer unique inspirational experiences for thousands of people. more >
Manama is the Bahraini Capital of Arab Culture for 2012
Minister of Culture says that Bahrain has embraced knowledge and qualified to set up an Arab cultural infrastructure more >
Ministry of Culture gave Indigenous integration the first step
With the commitment to turn to aspirations of Indigenous peoples into rights culminated in the "First Intersectoral Public Policy for Indigenous Peoples," organized by the Ministry of Culture. more >
NI Businesses to join the Creative Revolution
The Arts Council is encouraging local businesses to tap into the global economic shift towards the creative industries, with funds to help local businesses transform their creative ideas into commercial success. more >
Raising Spirits: Second Roundtable Seminar
SOS Malta, Mater Dei Hospital, VOICES Foundation, Malta Council for Culture and the Arts and the Malta Cancer Foundation invite you to the second Raising Spirits half day seminar with the aim of bringing together stakeholders to discuss an Action Plan that will introduce regular Artistic and Creative Activities in Maltese Healthcare Settings. more >
The Minister said words taken out of context from an old interview
Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidow: I have never allowed any of my statements or actions in any way to infringe upon the right of people to be different more >
The Ministry (of Culture) organized the second session in "Directing and cinematography"
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development in cooperation with the Cultural and Scientific Association in Dubai, Sunday, January 15, launched a specialized course in "directing, and cinematography," which runs until 30 of this month, at the Cultural and Scientific Association in Dubai. more >
The Ministry funds788 arts and cultural education projects during school year 2011/12
The Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture will dedicate 500,000€ per year for art education programs in state schools. The funding will support 788 arts projects in schools around Austria. more >
The Ministry improves the condition of self-employed artists through new regulation
From 1 January 2012 a new regulation to increase the annual fee subsidy under the Social Security Act of Artists improves the condition of self-employed artists by raising the grant to 1560 € with extended health and accident insurance. This represents an increase of 52%. more >
World Design Capital in 2012
ogether with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen and Lahti, Helsinki is the World Design Capital 2012. The Finnish state is strongly involved in this project. The Ministry of Education and Culture as well as the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, are providing joint financial support amounting to five million euros. more >
Danish Agency for Culture
The Danish Agency for Culture is an agency under the aegis of the Danish Ministry of Culture, established on January 1, 2012. The agency is a merger of three former agencies: The Danish Arts Agency, the Heritage Agency of Denmark, and the Danish Agency for Libraries and Media. more >
Jorge González Sainz takes over as chief of staff for the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
Jorge Sainz González, a graduate in Economics and Law and Doctor of Economics, has today taken over as Chief of Staff for the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports. more >
Jorge Sainz González toma posesión como jefe de gabinete del ministro de Educación, Cultura y Deporte
Jorge Sainz González, licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y en Derecho y doctor en Economía, ha tomado hoy posesión como jefe de Gabinete del ministro de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. more >
Funding for design
From 1 January 2012 Mondriaan Foundation and Fonds BKVB will be united in Mondriaan Fund. more >
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