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Arts Management - 50th Anniversary Issue
In February 1962, before there was a National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Management published its first issue, a modest four-pager in small type, all copy and no pictures. more >
Cultural Tourism: A How-To Guide
This guide has been published as part of the Arts Audiences: Build your Audience scheme 2011, which
focused on cultural tourism by providing the services of marketing consultant Annette Nugent to two arts
organisations for particular cultural tourism audience development initiatives. This guide complements that
work by providing information on the tourism sector and practical approaches for including visitors in your
audience development strategies.
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In Pursuit of Cultural Dialogue - A Short and Incomplete History of the European Cultural Foundation UK
After some fifty years of existence, the European Cultural Foundation UK Committee (ECF UK) decided to mark the occasion with the publication of a brief record of its history, achievements, failures and diversions along the way. more >
The Perilous Life of Symphony Orchestras, Artistic Triumphs and Economic Challenges
Stanford Emeritus Professor Robert J. Flanagan‘s book, The Perilous Life of Symphony Orchestras, Artistic Triumphs and Economic Challenges, was just released from Yale University Press and will be of interest to anyone working in, volunteering for, or listening to orchestras. more >
Europe's Foreign Cultural Relations
Cultural relations are the glue that holds alliances together. The geopolitics of the 21st century
mean we need to see a revival of cultural diplomacy.
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(Inter)Cultural Capitals across Europe
A Grundtvig-Learning Partnership on Intercultural approaches in adult education in the context of European Capitals of Culture. more >
Creative Industries, Culture and Policy
The Creative Industries sets the agenda for these debates, providing a richer understanding of the dynamics of cultural markets, creative labor, finance and risk, and how culture is distributed, marketed and creatively reused through new media technologies. more >
Exploratory Mapping of Intermediary Organisations - Supporting Performing Arts Circulation in Europe
"Creating and performing across borders is key to develop and enrich the artistic experience for both creators and audiences. However operating within the European stages is complex and risky, yet challenging! Europe features an unbalanced scenario in what comes to the performing arts sector policies, infra-structures, working and social status and thus configuring disparate conditions for mobility. more >
Measuring Cultural Diversity: Three Studies from the French Ministry of Culture and Communication
The studies, forecasting, and statistical branch (Département des études, de la prospective et des statistiques-DEPS) of the French Ministry of Culture and Communication has published three studies on cultural diversity in France in the book and recorded music industries as well as a study focusing on theatrical and video film markets in France and Europe. more >
IMLS Releases New Five Year Strategic Plan
The IMLS Strategic Plan, 2012 – 2016: Creating a Nation of Learners envisions a democratic society where communities and individuals thrive with broad public access to knowledge, cultural heritage and lifelong learning. more >
Arts Council England and Creative & Cultural Skills publish guide on internships in the arts
Arts Council England and Creative & Cultural Skills have published Internships in the arts - a guide for arts organisations. more >
Europe-China Cultural Compass
Are we meaning the same, when we say the same? -- This was the leading question at the start of the Europe-China Cultural Compass project, an initiative by partners of EUNIC in China, the Goethe-Institut, the British Council, and The Danish Cultural Institute. more >
Recommendations Cultural sector cutbacks 2013 – 2016
The following are the recommendations of the Council for Culture for a new infrastructure for cultural organisations, for which the budget of €125m is lower than that in place for the current basic infrastructure. more >
Annual Report 2010
The year 2010, in which the cabinet announced unprecedented large budget cuts, marks a new approach to cultural policy. more >
Book Sector in Spain 2010
The Observatory of Books and Reading has collected all important numbers and figures of the sector from 2010 in one publication. more >
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