Publications in February 2009
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D'Art report: Defining and Mapping Intangible Cultural Heritage
The D’Art was undertaken in collaboration with Museums Galleries Scotland, as a preliminary study of the issues, both theoretical and practical, in making an inventory of ICH in Scotland in conformity with the UNESCO Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage. more >
Culture and creative industries in Germany 2009
In recent years, the discussion on culture and creative industries has attained a high level of public attention in Germany. more >
Making the intangible tangible: the economic contribution of Australia's copyright industries
This report looks at the economic contribution of Australia's copyright industries. more >
A Statistical Profile of Artists in Canada
This report shows that there are 140,000 artists in Canada who spent more time at their art than at any other occupation in May 2006. The number of artists is slightly larger than the number of Canadians directly employed in the automotive industry (135,000). more >
Welsh Omnibus Survey
Report summarising the findings from annual research into arts attendance and participation among adults aged over 16 years in Wales. more >
Researching the social impact of the arts: literature, fiction and the novel
A contribution to current debates in the field of cultural policy, about social impact of the arts. It explores the conceptual difficulties that arise in the notion of the arts and the implications of these difficulties for attemps to generalise about their value, function and impact. The paper shows how literature sits uneasily in the main system of classifying the arts. more >
Cultural Trends: Volume 18 Issue 1
Cultural Trends: Volume 18 Issue 1 is now available online at informaworld. more >
International Journal of Cultural Policy, Volume 15 Issue 1
Volume 15 issue 1 of the International Journal of Cultural Policy is available online. more >
Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society Volume 38 Number 4
Volume 38 number 4 (Winter 2008) of The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society is available online. more >
On Board: serving on the board of an arts organisation
Effective governance is one of the most important aspects of running a successful arts organisation. But what makes a great board? What are a board’s responsibilities? And how do you attract terrific board members? more >
Colombia: collection of documents on cultural policy
The Ministry of Culture of Colombia has recently collected a series of texts presenting its cultural policies and programmes, in a volume entitled Políticas culturales (documento de trabajo). The collection covers topics such as the promotion of cultural entrepreneurship, the protection and promotion of tangible and intangible heritage, international cultural relations and the setting-up of a cultural information system. more >
European Cultural Foundation: diversity and cultural cooperation
A reflection on cultural cooperation involving regions that neighbour the European Union (Western Balkans, the Arab Mediterranean countries, as well as Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine) by Ghislaine Glasson Deschaumes. more >
White paper on visa issues, Europe and artists' mobility
Freemuse, the European Live Music Forum (ELMF) and the European Council of Artists (ECA) have published a discussion paper entitled Visas – the discordant note. A White Paper on visa issues, Europe and artists' mobility. more >
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