Publications in August 2007
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The Artists Legal Outreach
The Artists Legal Outreach is a pilot project of the Alliance for Arts and Culture. It provides artists in all disciplines with access to summary legal advice and hold dialogues on arts-related issues. more >
Community Arts in Rural Settings
Adaption of a presentation by Ontario Arts Council Executive Director John Brotman at a workshop on 'Arts and Heritage in Rural Communities.' more >
Creative Economy Practitioner's Toolkit
Focusses on the role of higher-education institutions in building local creative economies and lays out specific strategies for community and regional economic-development planning. more >
Call it a tenner: the role of pricing in the arts
A new collection of essays and case studies that debunks the myths and legends surrounding pricing in the arts. more >
Multiculturalism: A position paper by the Acting Race Discrimination Commissioner
Australia’s acting Race Discrimination Commissioner Tom Calma has called on the federal government to re-commit to Australia’s successful multicultural policy to combat the ambivalence and sometimes antagonistic approach to multiculturalism in the community which has fuelled racism and racial violence. more >
Keep Arts in Schools
A website designed to equip individuals with what they need to make compelling cases for arts education. more >
Unlocking the potential through creative commons: an industry engagement and action agenda
This report evaluates and responds to the outcomes of a forum designed to follow up the Action Agenda’s recommendation that industry "engage with work occurring in the area of alternative approaches to intellectual property licensing, such as Creative Commons". more >
Arts Law Centre of Australia
The Arts Law Centre of Australia is the national community legal centre for the arts in Australia. more >
Creative Communities Initiative
A venture that aims to enhance three USA community's overall prosperity and build upon their quality of life assets. more >
Cultural indicators initiatives
Canada's Centre of Expertise on Culture and Communities has a number of indicators resources. more >
Cultural Statistics Observatory
Links to international, European and national data, expert studies and national statistical offices. more >
European Cultural Cooperation Resources
LabforCulture's research in focus on cultural cooperation. more >
European Festival Research Project
An informal international consortium of researchers brought together to analyze the dynamics of artistic festivals and to study the explosion of festivals. more >
Impacts 08
The aim of Impacts 08 is to develop a research model for evaluating the multiple impacts of culture-led regeneration programmes that can be applied to events across the UK and beyond more >
Making the Case for Culture
Six papers that detail the “how and why” culture is key to our betterment. more >
Rural Cultural Research Program
A three year (2006-2008) university-based program on rural cultural research. more >
Disability Portfolio
Guides on how best to meet the needs of disabled people as users and staff in museums, archives and libraries. more >
European industrial relations observatory
EIRO has a number of resources on artists' socio-economic status. more >
Musical Instrument Bank
A scheme to acquire quality stringed instruments to be loaned to established or gifted young musicians. more >
StarvingArtistsLaw.com
StarvingArtistsLaw.com is the launch pad for artists and writers looking for self help legal information. more >
Status of Artists in Europe
Research resources that describe, discuss and monitor the legal frameworks that influence the professional, economic and social status of artists in Europe. more >
Status of the Artist Saskatchewan
The Government of Saskatchewan has produced a number of resources on status of the artist. more >
Thematic File on Tax Incentives
A 'thematic file' on culture and tax incentives has resources from a number of countries and an excellent bibliography. more >
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Provides free legal assistance to artists and arts organizations who otherwise could not afford it. more >
Culture employment in a North American context
A comparison of employment in culture occupations in Canada and the USA from 1981 to 2001. more >
Fees and payments
Artists Information Company has a variety of resources on artists' fees and payments. more >
Region in Focus: The Nordic Region
LabforCulture's region in focus for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. more >
Arts RiPPA - 21st edition
Arts RiPPA is a digest of arts and cultural policy research... more >
Arts and Cultural Organizations
Overview of available data in the USA. more >
Australia's public diplomacy: building our image
Report of the Inquiry into the nature and conduct of Australia's public diplomacy. more >
Mission, Models, Money
What can be done to deepen understanding of the challenges facing arts organisations and how can we best ensure that their artistic and cultural endeavours thrive? more >
Performing Arts Research Coalition
A collaborative project created to offer a more unified and factually based voice on issues of common concern. more >
Beyond the Ramp: Accessibility as an organizational asset
Over the past 15 years many organizations have made their facilities, processes and programs accessible... more >
Bright Stars: Charting the Impact of the Arts in Rural Minnesota
Greater Minnesota's communities are coping with economic challenges... more >
The Law Portal
A variety of ersources on legal issues in the arts. more >
Payment of artists advice at OZCO
The Australia Council's website has recommendations on payment of artists. more >
International Comparison on Status of the Artist
UNESCO's World Observatory on the Social Status of the Artist. more >
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