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Inside/Insight Festivals : 9 Festival Directors - 9 Stories
Nine directors from four continents who have headed or are still at the head of festivals share their thoughts; their dreams and dilemmas; the problems they have encountered, and how they succeeded or failed to solve them. And above all: how they established artistic landmarks in the times and environments that were their own. more >
Handicap et accès à la culture
Il ressort du courrier que nous recevons de notre public et surtout de nos actions de terrain qu’il existe un certain mécontentement chez les personnes présentant un handicap, et particulièrement lorsqu’il s’agit d’un handicap sensoriel. D’une façon générale, elles se sentent les laissées pour compte de l’offre culturelle. more >
NEA Arts Data Profile Series: Issue 1
This online research tool, "Equal Opportunity Data Mining: National Statistics about Working Artists" offers 70 searchable tables with figures on working artists by state and metropolitan area, by demographic information (including race and ethnicity, age, gender, and disability status), and by residence and workplace. more >
La internacionalización de las Industrias Culturales y Creativas españolas
Los efectos de la crisis económica que arrastra España junto con las otras economías periféricas del sur de Europa desde hace ya cinco años, están devastando nuestro tejido productivo entre los cuales se incluye el de la industria cultural y creativa —ICC- que ha sido uno de los sectores más pujantes y dinámicos de nuestra economía en las años anteriores a la crisis. Este estudio presenta un análisis de las distintas variables que afectan a las ICC en el contexto de un mercado global, tratando de determinar su potencial de la internacionalización. more >
Study on the Valuation of Works of Art for Lending and Borrowing Purposes
This study, carried out between 2011 and 2012, aims to assist the
European Commission and EU Member States by providing updated knowledge
on the methods for the valuation of works of art in Europe and
considering measures to facilitate the mobility of collections, through a
survey of museums, governments and curators.
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The Dwarfing of Europe?
This month, the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) launches the first in a new series of publications that will examine the role of Europe in a changing global context through the lens of cultural experts from around the world. In this first volume of The Dwarfing of Europe? series, thinkers from the Balkans, Belarus, the Middle East and Asia reflect on the continent’s identity, triumphs and foibles. more >
Heritage, a driver of development: Rising to the challenge
ICOMOS France is proud to announce the release of a publication based on the 2011 ICOMOS General Assembly Symposium. This paper copy is entirely bilingual and forms a synthesis of the issues formulated during the scientific symposium on Heritage as a driver of development held at the UNESCO Headquarters end of 2011. more >
Le patrimoine, moteur de développement : enjeux et projets
COMOS France est heureux d’annoncer la parution de la publication issue du Symposium scientifique internationale de l’Assemblée générale 2011 de l’ICOMOS. Cette publication papier, entièrement bilingue, fait la synthèse des problématiques évoquées lors du Symposium scientifique organisé à l’UNESCO sur le thème "Patrimoine, moteur de développement". more >
Heritage and resilience: issues and opportunities for reducing disaster risks
This paper presents the current thinking in the field as well as various examples – from different regions of the world - of how heritage can be better protected from disasters while contributing to the resilience of societies. more >
The Culture of Possibility: Art, Artists & The Future
This clear-eyed, deeply informed, profoundly optimistic vision of the true power of the arts provides a fresh framework for all those in the arts, for those who love the arts, and for a much wider audience. more >
Conference Report: "European external cultural relation - Expectations from the outside"
On 12 December 2012 around 80 experts from the fields of European cultural affairs and external cultural relations met at the conference “European external cultural relations: Expectations from the outside” in order to discuss the perceptions and expectations for European external cultural relations from the outside. more >
The importance of culture in achieving sustainable development
Sustainable Development Brief (No. 23): Sustainable development occurs within cultural contexts. Therefore, culture must be integrated into sustainable development strategies. In addition culture is a driver of sustainable development. more >
The contribution of the arts and culture to the national economy
Arts Council England has published 'The contribution of the arts and culture to the national economy', an independent report commissioned by the Arts Council and conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). more >
Mapping South: Journeys in South-South Cultural Relations
Commissioned by international arts organisation The South Project, 'Mapping South: Journeys in South-South Cultural Relations' is a publication celebrating 10 years of cultural exchange and dialogue between arts practitioners from countries of the southern hemisphere. more >
The Value of Presenting: A Study of Performing Arts Presentation in Canada
'The Value of Presenting: A Study of Performing Arts Presentation in Canada' includes a comprehensive historical and contemporary overview of the performing arts ecosystem. It reveals that performing arts are valued by the vast majority of Canadians – across socio-economic differences – and it provides a new perspective on younger Canadians’ interest in live performing arts. more >
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