Publications in April 2008
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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 >
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 >
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 >
D'Art report: Ethics in Cultural Policy
The publication argues that cultural rights are central to the identity, coherence and autonomy of nations. 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 >
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 >
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 Council Annual Report 2006-2007
A summary of the Arts Council's 2006/07 activities. 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 >
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 >
Managing the Arts Worldwide
A new international magazine for those working in the performing arts business or studying to enter it. more >
Artist Space Development: Financing and Advocacy
Two research reports from the Urban Institute on financing and making the case for artists spaces. 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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
Cultural Diversity seminar reports
Reports have been published on a series of cultural diversity seminars held in Barcelona, Spain, in December 2005. 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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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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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 >
Cultural diversity forums
Development Gateway's forums are online spaces where members can comment on issues of interest. 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 >
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 >
Artist’s Resale Rights
A report on the impact on Artist’s Resale Rights on the UK art market and artists. 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 >
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 >
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 >
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