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January 2008
Online Magazine: Culture and Development
The Regional Office of Culture of the UNESCO for Latin America and the Caribbean has developed an on-line version of the magazine Culture and Development (Revista Cultura y Desarrollo). more >
After the Art Wars
A look at the history of the National Endowment for the Arts. more >
Supporting Excellence In The Arts
Sets out new ways to recognise and reward high-quality work in the arts, and place risk-taking and innovation at the centre of the funding framework. more >
Cultural Diversity Programming Lens Toolkit
An interdisciplinary tool to systematically analyse and evaluate whether programmes, policies, and practices promote the concept and principles of cultural diversity. more >
Economic Development Quarterly Vol.22 No.1
Contains a number of articles on creative and cultural industries. more >
Public Art: A New Year Provocation for 2008
Critical thought-provoking essays that aim to raise debate and stimulate discussion on public art. more >
Database of Existing Codes, Guidelines and Practices
Examples of ethical and conduct codes in a cultural setting. more >
Culture, a fundamental Union right
The European Community's cultural rights instruments. more >
Videos for Grantmakers Shoptalk
A selection of videos that capture the insights and dilemmas of grant making from the point of view of the individual grant maker. more >
An invitation to test drive the arts
An analysis of creative New Zealand’s ‘Test Drive the Arts’ scheme to build and retain new audiences. more >
It opens a whole new world: Older people’s perceptions of the role of the creative arts as leisure in their lives
Examines the benefits gained by older people through participation creative arts and makes recommendations for policymakers and funding bodies. more >
A Sustainable Arts Sector: What Will It Take?
A new publication on multi-dimensional policy approaches to achieving artistic, financial and organisational sustainability in the arts. The authors argue for the establishment of a public-private endowment fund for the arts in Australia. more >
Journal of Aging, Humanities, and the Arts
Launched in 2007, this journal is dedicated to interdisciplinary appraoches to creativity and ageing. more >
Directory of Cultural Administration Training Centres
An interactive on-line database of information on cultural administration training centres around the world. more >
The Spirit of Alberta
The Government of Alberta has developed the 'Spirit of Alberta' - a cultural policy for the Canadian province of Alberta. more >
Rainbow paper: Practice makes perfect, a learning framework for intercultural dialogue
A learning framework for intercultural dialogue. more >
Measuring the Value of Culture: Methods and Examples in Cultural Economics
A new book looking at economic methods that can be used to put a price on the arts and cultural goods. more >
February 2008
Beyond the creative industries: making policy for the creative economy
Two new pieces of research that shed light on the interaction between the creative industries and innovation in the wider economy. more >
Building a Creative Innovation Economy report
A report that highlights the value of the creative sector in driving innovation and growth throughout the economy. more >
The position of cultural workers in creative industries: The south-eastern European perspective
What lies beneath the ‘glossy’ surface of the statistics about creative industries? more >
Creative Britain: New Talents for the New Economy
A strategy document for the UK's Creative Industries. more >
Culture and sport improvement toolkit
An improvement tool covering all aspects of how an organisation operates to improve its cultural and sport services to local people and enhance their quality of life. more >
The politics of diversity in Europe
Examines political and ideological notions of culture and diversity in Europe. more >
Culture and Learning Consultation Paper
Challenges cultural professionals and educationalists to provide a new and coherent direction for creative learning and for encouraging creativity through culture. more >
Journal of Cultural Economics vol. 32 no. 1
Volume 32 number 1 of Journal of Cultural Economics is available on the Springer web site. more >
International Journal of Arts Management Vol. 10 no. 2
Abstracts for the latest edition of the International Journal of Arts Management can be viewed online in English and French. more >
At Arm´s Length
Geraint Talfan Davies, former Chairman of the Arts Council of Wales, gives a graphic account of a battle to maintain the arm’s length principle in arts funding in Wales. more >
International Journal of Cultural Policy, vol. 14 no. 1
A special issue on Nordic cultural policy. more >
Las ponencias de la Conferencia foro internacional sobre políticas culturales y derechos culturales están publicadas en Internet
La presentada por Edwin Harvey, sobre la relación entre los instrumentos normativos internacionales del derecho cultural y las políticas culturales nacionales en el contexto latinoamericano. more >
The Papers of the International Conference Forum on Cultural Policies and Cultural Rights are Published On-line
Edwin Harvey’s presentation on the relationship between international legal instruments on cultural rights’ and national cultural policies in Latin America. more >
March 2008
First Ordinary Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Cultural Diversity
A number of documents have been published following the first Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. more >
Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events
Routledge has released a call for papers for its recently launched Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events. more >
Entering Cultural Communities: Diversity and Change in the Nonprofit Arts
Interviews leaders, staff, volunteers, and audience members from eighty-five nonprofit cultural organizations to explore how they are trying to increase participation and the extent to which they have been successful. more >
From Economy to Ecology: A Policy Framework for Creative Labour
An examination of the concept of the creative economy and of how the current labour policy framework should adapt to the realities creative professionals in Canada and internationally. more >
The Status of the Artist legislative approach and Rethinking of Status of the Artist approach?
Examines the Canadian approach to the status of the artist question and offers some new thinking about how best to deal with the unique characteristics of workers in the creative economy. more >
Design works: Towards a national policy
Scans design policies around the world to draw lessons for Australian design policy directions. more >
Links between health psychology and the arts
A special edition of the Journal of Health Psychology with a selection of empirical and theoretical reports on the linkages between health psychology and the arts. more >
Annual report: Arts Council and Culture Council
The 2007 Annual Reports of the Flemish Culture Council and Arts Council are available online. more >
Social Effects of Culture
Examines the relationship between four cultural activities (reading books, attending live performances, visiting art galleries and attending movie theatres) and social phenomena. more >
The Economic Environment of American Symphony Orchestras
Major symphony orchestras in the United States regularly spend more money than they take in, and some dip so far into endowments that they risk their long-term survival, according to a new report. more >
Dance Review
A report to government on dance education and youth dance in England. more >
Report of the culture voucher committee
A report proposing a tax exemption scheme for sports, recreation and hobbies to be expanded to include more cultural activities. more >
London: A cultural audit
An overview of London’s cultural environment, including comparisons with New York, Paris, Tokyo and Shanghai. more >
Learning, Arts, and the Brain
A report on scientific findings on defining and evaluating relationships between arts training and the ability of the brain to learn in other cognitive domains. more >
Arts royalties and droit de suite
The March 2008 issue of Gas Quarterly focuses on issues related to arts royalties across literature, design, music, theatre and visual arts. more >
A passion for excellence - An improvement strategy for culture and sport
A strategy to support local governments as 'leaders of place'. more >
The State of Cultural Infrastructure: Policy and Issues Dialogue
A series of background research papers to be used for a series of regional roundtables on cultural infrastructure’s vital role in creative cities and sustainable communities. more >
Visual Arts Summit
Arts Research Monitor, March, Volume 6, no 10 is a special issue summarising issues explored at a visual arts summit held in Ottawa, Canada, in November 2007. more >
Tools for Culture: The Resonance & Use of Online Tools in the Cultural Sector
LabforCulture's latest Research in focus topic, 'Tools for Culture' presents an overview of how the cultural sector is (or is not) taking up online technology tools for collaboration across Europe. more >
The Heritage Game: Economics, Policy, and Practice
A new book by Alan Peacock and Ilde Rizzo that shows how economic analysis can be used to help formulate better heritage policies and overcome potential policy problems. more >
Federal Government Support for the Arts and Culture in Official Language Minority Communities
Assesses the support provided to official language minority community artists and organizations by federal government arts and culture institutions. more >
Sharing Diversity: National Approaches to Intercultural Dialogue in Europe
A study that maps national intercultural dialogue policies and strategies in European countries. more >
Arts Management Newsletter No. 80
A selection of articles on audience development in the arts from an arts management viewpoint. more >
Cultural Trends Vol. 17 No. 1
Volume 17, issue 1 of Cultural Trends is available online. more >
Arts and Cultural Heritage - An Information Development Plan
Identifies the agreed priorities and action for statistical information development in the area of Arts and Cultural Heritage. more >
Compendium of cultural policies in Europe: 9th edition
The 9th edition of the Compendium on Cultural Policies in Europe has been released. more >
Venues policies and programmes
A dedicated area of the Arts Council of Ireland's website where you can find goals, actions and publications relating the the Arts Council's venues policies. more >
The impact of ‘central places’ on spatial spending patterns: evidence from Flemish local government cultural expenditures
Analyses whether and how municipalities influence each other in this decision to spend resources on the arts. more >
Unfortunately we could not...: Effects of denial decisions on grants
Looks at the working grant system from the viewpoint of the artist who receives a denial decision on his or her working grant application. more >
On Entrepreneurship and Education in Cultural Life
A Report on the 15th ENCATC Annual Conference, held in Sweden in June 2007, on how education and training institutions address this issue of cultural entrepreneurship. more >
CultureWork: The mid-career arts and culture professional
A two-part instalment of CultureWork that explores what it means to be a mid-career arts and culture professional today. more >
April 2008
Hands-on Regional Strategies for Creative Industries in Bergen, Tartu and Turku
The outcome of a project to develop creative industries strategies or action plans at the local government level in three Baltic-Nordic countries. more >
Artist Space Development: Making the Case
Considers how artist space developments have been positioned and the arguments made to garner support for them, the advocacy strategies used, and the impacts claimed or anticipated. more >
Thinking Creatively and Competing Globally: The Role of the Arts in Building the 21st American Workforce
A number of publications on the outcomes of the 2007 Americans for the Arts National Arts Policy Roundtable. more >
CreativeNews.biz virtual newspaper
A 'virtual newspaper' launched by the Creative Industries Observatory, an international academic observatory based at the London College of Communication. more >
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities enters into force
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the entry into force of the first international treaty on the human rights of persons with disabilities, after the required twentieth country ratified the landmark convention on 3 April. more >
Using intellectual property tools to protect Traditional Cultural Expressions/Traditional Knowledge related issues at Arts Festivals
A paper on intellectual property issues prepared for the upcoming Festival of Pacific Arts in American Samoa in July 2008. more >
Charitable Museums and Galleries: A guide to conflicts of interest policies, trustee benefits and transactions between trustees and charities
A guide to conflicts of interest policies for members of the governing bodies of cultural organisations. more >
Artist’s Resale Rights
A report on the impact on Artist’s Resale Rights on the UK art market and artists. more >
Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, vol. 47 no. 4
The Winter 2008 edition of The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society. more >
Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice
A new peer-reviewed journal on research, policy and best practice within the interdisciplinary field of arts and health to begin in 2009. more >
Grants to Individuals : Investing in People and Their Communities
Grants to individuals make special demands on foundations, both legally and administratively, but sometimes they’re the only way to achieve an important objective. more >
Connections between culture and well-being; Perspectives into applications of art
Proposes measures for increasing cooperation between the social, health, labour and cultural sectors with the aim of improving conditions for culture in rural areas. more >
Managing the Arts Worldwide
A new international magazine for those working in the performing arts business or studying to enter it. more >
From indifference to enthusiasm: patterns of arts attendance in England
Analyses the levels of arts attendance among English adults and the socio-demographic inequalities in the take-up of attendance opportunities. more >
Artist Space Development: Financing and Advocacy
Two research reports from the Urban Institute on financing and making the case for artists spaces. more >
Arts Council Annual Report 2006-2007
A summary of the Arts Council's 2006/07 activities. more >
D'Art report: Ethics in Cultural Policy
The publication argues that cultural rights are central to the identity, coherence and autonomy of nations. more >
Made in the Med
Made in the Med: The Challenges of Artistic Exchange in the Mediterranean, a publication on mobility in the Mediterranean area published in English & French by the Roberto Cimetta Fund, is available to download. more >
Art Following the Trend? Artists’ Voices
A research study that investigates how international and Austrian artists define their roles and functions in society and their earning capacity, and analyses contemporary developments in Creative Industries policies. more >
The World is Getting Smaller: Evaluation of BKVB Fund Foreign Studios (1989-2005)
An evaluation of and recommendations for the foreign artist studios policy of the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture. more >
Sustainability: a new frontier for the arts and cultures
Insights from researchers, artists and activists in Europe, North and Central America, Africa and Asia on environmental sustainability as a new frontier for the arts and cultures. more >
Cultural diversity forums
Development Gateway's forums are online spaces where members can comment on issues of interest. more >
State support for artists in Finland. Direct and indirect support from the late 1960s to the present
An executive summary of a report on the development of state support for artists in Finland from the late 1960s to the present. more >
Arts and Civic Engagement Audio Blogs
A series of audio conversations with practitioners and professionals who will convene the Civic Engagement Track sessions at the Americans for the Arts 2008 Annual Convention in June. more >
Art for life's sake: Dutch cultural policy in outline
The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has released an English translation of its forward cultural policy agenda. more >
Private giving for the public good
Leaders of Britain’s major cultural institutions have come together to launch a manifesto to encourage a culture of giving to the arts and heritage. more >
Cultural Diversity seminar reports
Reports have been published on a series of cultural diversity seminars held in Barcelona, Spain, in December 2005. more >
Cultural Rights: Culture and Development
A portal created by Interarts Foundation as a key element in the research that the foundation is carrying out on cultural rights and the role of culture in human development. more >
Cultural industries in Europe
A report on behalf of the Committee on Culture and Education that was tabled in the European Parliament and resulted in the Parliament's adoption of a resolution on the cultural industries in Europe. more >
Derechos culturales: cultura y desarrollo
El portal recoge información y documentación sobre temas como los derechos culturales, el desarrollo humano, los indicadores culturales, la cultura y los derechos humanos, y la diversidad. more >
State of the Arts: NAC Annual Report FY2006/07
The Singapore National Arts Council's annual report for the financial year 2006 to 2007.
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Creative Economy Report 2008: The challenge of assessing the creative economy towards informed policy-making
A report that aims to help developing countries harness their creative economies and to maximize trade and development gains by recognizing the creative economy as a feasible development option for linking economic, technological, social and cultural development objectives. more >
Sharing Strengths: Commonwealth and Francophone Engagement with the UNESCO 2005 Convention
A report brings together the key suggestions, observations and challenges that emerged from a March 2008 seminar that brought together experts from Commonwealth and Francophone governments and civil society to discuss the ratification and implementation of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. more >
May 2008
Links Between Biological and Cultural Diversity
The myriad links between cultural and biological diversity are increasingly viewed as key elements in achieving sustainable development and the Millennium Development Goals. more >
Fluid cities create
A paper from Issue 20 of the Griffith Review on what makes a city culturally dynamic? more >
The Promotion of cultural Diversity via New Media Technologies: An Introduction to the Challenges of Operationalisation
A European Audiovisual Observatory publication that clarifies potential meanings of cultural diversity and its associated concepts. more >
Towards a creative Australia: The future of the arts, film and design
A record of the 'creative' stream of the Australia 2020 Summit, including recommendations for consideration by the Australian Government. more >
Support and conditions of Finnish dance productions
Trends in and importance of state grants for dance productions 1991–2008. more >
CCPR Impact Database update no.14
A newsletter containing content that has been added to the Impact Database since the end of February 2008. more >
EDUCULT Memo Spring 2008
Focuses on ‘youth and creativity’ and contains an article by Michael Wimmer on arts and education as an issue of cultural and education policy. more >
Anticipating Change in the Major Performing Arts
Considers the impacts on the major performing arts sector of trends such as rapid economic development in the Asia region and shifts in the demographics and leisure time options of the Australian population. more >
Revolution or Renaissance: Making the Transition from an Economic Age to a Cultural Age
Making the transition from an economic age to a cultural age is imperative if global harmony, environmental sustainability, economic viability, and human well-being are to be achieved. more >
Making grants efficiently in the culture, media and sport sector
A report released by the National Audit Office has found that the costs of administering grants in the culture, media and sport sector account for just over 11 percent of the total value of grants. more >
Public Support for Creative Industries
A report to the Scottish Government exploring best methods of support for Scotland’s creative economy. more >
International Journal of Cultural Policy vol 14 no 2
The latest edition of the International Journal of Cultural Policy is now available online. more >
Arts Management Newsletter No 82
Special topic for this issue is 'arts and the city'. more >
The arts, and the innovation agenda workshop
Papers are available from a one-day workshop to discuss how the arts sector can respond to the Government's innovation agenda. more >
Arts and disability action plan 2008-2010
An arts and disability action plan 2008-2010 to guide the Australia Council in its operations, programs and strategies in relation to access and equity for people with disabilities. more >
Arts, Inc.: How Greed and Neglect Have Destroyed Our Cultural Rights
Former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Bill Ivey, assesses the current state of the arts in America and finds cause for alarm. more >
June 2008
Journal of Cultural Economics vol 32 no 3
Volume 32 number 3 of the Journal of Cultural Economics is now available online. more >
Las políticas culturales del México contemporáneo en el contexto de la Convención sobre Diversidad Cultural de la UNESCO
El Observatoire des Amériques de Montreal, en el número 08-11 de junio de 2008 de su publicación Chroniques des Amériques, presenta el trabajo Las políticas culturales del México contemporáneo en el contexto de la Convención sobre Diversidad Cultural de la UNESCO de Fabiola Rodríguez-Barba. more >
Review of Arts Council England’s regularly funded organisations investment strategy 2007-08
An external review of our regularly funded organisations investment strategy and the Arts Council's responses to the review. more >
Contemporary Mexico’s Cultural Policies within the Context of UNESCO’s Convention on Cultural Diversity
An article that explores Mexico’s cultural policies within the context of the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity. more >
Our Creative Talent: the voluntary and amateur arts in England
Research that looks at the size, make-up and impact of formally organised voluntary and amateur arts groups in England. more >
Data collection for arts organisations: a pan-Tasman initiative
Articles that explore the value of data collection, how new information arising from data can be integrated by organisations and the ins and outs of implementing an integrated audience data system by the Australia Council and Creative New Zealand. more >
Art and Upheaval: Artists on the World’s Frontlines
Artists successfully rebuild the social infrastructure in six communities devastated by war, repression and dislocation. more >
New Accents in Swiss Music Promotion
The latest edition of Pro Helvetia’s magazine Passages looks in depth at the changes in the music world and in particular at the way in which music is supported and promoted. more >
Points of Alignment: The Report of the Special Committee on the Arts and Education
A report on arts-in-education provision in Ireland that makes five key recommendations to improve such provision. more >
State on Stage: The impact of public policies on the performing arts in Europe
A detailed analysis of the relationship between governments and the performing arts in Europe over the past fifteen years. more >
Race and culture
The fifth 2008 edition of the UNESCO Courier pays tribute to Claude Lévi-Strauss, including a podcast (in French) of a lecture from his book 'race and culture'. more >
ICOMOS ethical statement
The ICOMOS Ethical Commitment Statement is to provide a tool to improve and clarify ethical conservation practice and principles useful amongst members, Associates, non-members and communities who are active in conservation. The Ethical Commitment Statement will be reviewed every 6 years. more >
Community Arts Perspectives
A new peer-reviewed online publication that aims to advance the field of community arts by providing a platform for inclusive dialogue and documentation linking academia and community. more >
Artists in the Workforce: 1990-2005
The first nationwide look at US artists' demographic and employment patterns in the 21st century. more >
Sponsorship of Cultural Events, Organisations, and Activities, 2007
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has published a report that provides insights into the drivers behind cultural sponsorship. more >
EU Slovenian Presidency declaration on culture
The recommendations based on the conference “New Paradigms, New Models – Culture in the EU External Relations” which took place in Ljubljana, 13/14 May, 2008 as part of Slovenia’s presidency of the European Union. more >
Reports from GIA 2007 Conference
Grantmakers in the Arts Reader volume 19, number 1 contains reports on sessions from the Grantmakers in the Arts 2007 Conference. more >
Asia Arts Networks
Summer 2008 edition of the Korea Culture and Arts Journal contains a number of articles on IFACCA’s Asian chapter and other Asia arts networks. more >
EDUCULT Memo Summer 2008
The summer edition of EDUCULT memo contains a number of articles and resources on arts and education. more >
Between Grace and Fear: The Role of the Arts in a Time of Change
If a major shift in worldview is taking place, what role might society’s arts and cultural resources (artists, arts institutions and cultural creatives) play? more >
Journal of Arts & Communities
The Journal of Arts and Communities seeks to provide a critical examination of the practices known as community or participatory arts, encompassing work which incorporates active creative collaboration between artists and people in a range of communities of place and interest. more >
Educating in the Arts: The Asian Experience
This book provides a comprehensive conceptual framework for analysing the arts in education and in society. more >
Arts in Education and Creativity
A literature review that provides an historical and theoretical overview of arts education and creativity. more >
Is there a problem with grants management software solutions?
An initiative to survey the grant-making community to understand whether new grants management software is warranted, which community members benefit from it, and to what degree. more >
Journal of Cultural Economics vol 32 no 2
The latest edition of the Journal of Cultural Economics is now available online. more >
Creating value: between commerce and commons conference papers
Full-text peer reviewed papers from the Creating Value conference, 25 - 27 June 2008, Brisbane.
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July 2008
Social Effects of Culture: Detailed Statistical Models
Provides strong evidence of the social effects of culture through detailed statistical models of six social indicators. more >
Creative Construct: Building for Culture and Creativity
Proceedings from this international symposium held in April 2008 are now available online. more >
Cultural Trends vol. 17 issue 2
Cultural Trends volume 17 issue 2 is available online at informaworld. more >
Innovation Policy in the Creative Industries
A call for papers has been issued for a special issue of the journal Innovation: Management, Policy and Practice. more >
Culture and intangible economy
A special edition of Communictions and Strategies, International Journal of Digital Economics, will focus on culture and intangible economy. more >
How Can Arts Leaders Play an Active Role in Cultural Planning Initiatives in Their Local Communities?
An arts professional shares her experiences and reflects on serving as a novice chair for a community cultural planning committee. more >
Towards a Palestinian Cultural Studies
A special issue of the Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication will be dedicated to the topic ‘towards a Palestinian cultural studies’. more >
Read:write. Digital Possiblities for Literature
An overview of how companies, organisations and individuals in the commercial and funded sectors in England use Web 2.0. more >
Dance Plan 2012
A four-year action plan for the Australian dance sector. more >
August 2008
Public Art Plan 2008/09
Outlines the Scottish Arts Council’s plan to develop and support public art during 2008-09. more >
Annual Review 2008
Arts Council England's Annual Review for 2008. more >
Artistcareer Website
A new website has been launched for visual art, craft and design practitioners. more >
CCPR Impact Update August 2008
An update on research into the social and economic effects of arts, culture and major events. more >
First We See: The national review of visual education
A new report that provides a vision for the visual education of Australian students into the future. more >
International Journal of Cultural Policy vol 14 no 3
Volume 14 issue 3 of the International Journal of Cultural Policy is available online. more >
Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society vol 47 no 4
Volume 47 number 4 (Winter 2008) of The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society is available online. more >
Arts RiPPA no 22
Arts RiPPA is an arts and cultural policy research digest that profiles the range of current and planned research activity in Australia. more >
Asia Pacific Journal of Arts and Cultural Management, vol 5 no 1
Volume 5 issue 1 of the Asia Pacific Journal of Arts and Cultural Management is available online. more >
Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions and Traditional Knowledge: Gap Analyses
Gap analyses on the protection of traditional cultural expressions/expressions of folklore and on the protection of traditional knowledge produced by the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore. more >
Annual review - an athbhreithniú bhliantúil 2007
A review of the arts in Ireland in 2007. more >
After the event: Culture and sport - access and legacies
A podcast of a meeting on how to organise cultural and community events to ensure access, benefits and impacts. more >
September 2008
The Arts and Business Tax Guide
A website guide on tax concessions in the United Kingdom to encourage individual and business support to the arts. more >
Social and Economic Value of Public Libraries, Museums, Arts and Sport in Northern Ireland
A new report produced by Pricewaterhousecoopers, commissioned by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure of Northern Ireland looks at the Social and Economic Value of Public Libraries, Museums, Arts and Sport in Northern Ireland. more >
Cultures and Globalization: The Cultural Economy
This second volume The Cultural Economy analyses the dynamic relationship in which culture is part of the process of economic change that in turn changes the conditions of culture. more >
Evaluer les effets de l'éducation artistique et culturelle
Que peut-on évaluer et comment? Quels sont les effets de l'éducation artistique et culturelle sur les compétences transversales et sur les pratiques artistiques et culturelles? Existe-t-il des effets spécifiques aux différents arts ? Quel est l'impact des dispositifs de partenariat entre enseignants et artistes ou professionnels de la culture? more >
Cultivating Demand for the Arts: Arts Learning, Arts Engagement, and State Arts Policy
Audiences for classical music, jazz, theater, visual arts and other art forms have all declined as a percentage of the population in recent years, and as this new RAND report argues, reversing that trend will require more than simply expanding the supply of art and people’s access to it. more >
Arts Inc. How Greed and Neglect have destroyed our cultural rights
A book written by Bill Ivey, the former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, assessing the current state of the arts in America. more >
Evaluating the impact of arts and cultural education: A European and International Research Symposium
In January 2007, the Centre Pompidou hosted a research symposium on evaluating the impact of arts and cultural education. more >
DCMS Sustainable Development Action Plan 2008-2011
This sustainable development action plan covers the period between April 2008 to March 2011. It sets out aspirations for DCMS and the bodies it sponsors. more >
TPAM/IETM Satellite Performing Arts meeting record
Tokyo Performing Arts Market (TPAM) and International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts (IETM) Satellite Performing Arts meeting record now available on-line. The report looks at the difference between the concept of “contemporary” in Asia as compared to the occidental world... more >
October 2008
The Social Impact of the Art: An intellectual history
The book, authored by Eleonora Belfiore and Oliver Bennett, traces an intellectual history of the development of contrasting ideas around the power of the arts to bring about personal and societal change - for the better and for the worse.more >
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