Publications in May 2009
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D'Art report: Regulation of Radio Music
The objective of the research is to examine legislative and other types of regulation relating to music broadcast by public service broadcasters and commercial local radio stations in certain countries. more >
Examining new ways to fund the production and presentation of theatre
This document sets out ideas which encapsulate, from an Arts Council perspective, some of the challenges facing both the theatre sector and the Council regarding how best to fund theatre production in the future. more >
Guía para la evaluación de políticas culturales locales
La Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias (FEMP) ha editado la Guía para la evaluación de políticas culturales locales, dirigida a los responsables culturales, tanto políticos como técnicos, de los gobiernos locales. more >
Guide pour l'évaluation des politiques culturelles locales
La Fédération Espagnole des Municipalités et Provinces (FEMP) a publié un Guide pour l'évaluation des politiques culturelles locales. Il s’agit d’un guide pratique présentant des outils pour l’élaboration et l’auto-évaluation des politiques culturelles locales. more >
Guide to evaluate local cultural policies
The Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) has edited a Guide to evaluate local cultural policies. Taking as a framework the Agenda 21 for culture, the Guide has been conceived to assess and improve the policies on culture of Spanish municipalities. more >
Potentialities and issues at stake in creation and culture towards development
This presentation discusses the contribution of the cultural sector to the national economy and development, and to international trade, and looks at culture as a resource for local development. more >
Agenda 21 for culture launches its newsletter
In May, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and the City of Barcelona launched the first issue of the newsletter of the Agenda 21 for culture. This publication contains resources related to the Agenda 21 for culture and local governance on culture, including events, publications and other relevant developments. more >
Arts Sponsorship Outlook Survey
The global financial crisis will impact on corporate sponsorship of the arts, with 49 per cent of companies stating that they expect to decrease their arts sponsorships over the next 12 months. more >
Background Note: Commonwealth arts policy and administration
This paper attempts to give an overview of Commonwealth arts policy and administrative developments from Federation to the present day. more >
Creative Ecologies: Where Thinking is a Proper Job
Creativity depends on a mix of environmental conditions, such as diversity, change, learning and adaptation. This radical combination of creativity and ecology provides a holistic, visionary model for everyone who wants to think for themselves and develop new ideas. more >
Culture as a catalyst for creativity and innovation
The 2941st Council meeting of the culture ministers of the EU took place in Brussels on the 12 May 2009. A policy paper was adopted on creativity. more >
Cultural Trends Vol 18, Issue 2
Cultural Trends: Volume 18 Issue 2 is now available online at informaworld. more >
International Journal of Cultural Policy Volume 15, Issue 2
Volume 15, Issue 2 of the International Journal of Cultural Policy is now available online at Informaworld. more >
Volunteering in Museums
The research, commissioned by Museums Galleries Scotland not only looked at the role and impact of volunteers in museums and galleries but also the impacts of volunteering on workforce development, the volunteers themselves and on communities. more >
Art and contemporary critical practice: reinventing institutional critique
Art and Contemporary Critical Practice. Reinventing Institutional Critique is published by eipcp - european institute for progressive cultural policies and edited by Gerald Raunig and Gene Ray. more >
Commonwealth arts policy and administration
This paper attempts to give an overview of Commonwealth arts policy and administrative developments from Federation to the present day. It will not deal with film policy as that will be the subject of a separate paper. more >
Cultural blogging in Europe
Who blogs? What are they blogging about? Which audiences and communities are being engaged? What are the language-specific issues and the economic models? And how sustainable are they? more >
Cultural tourism goes virtual: audience development in Southeast European countries
The book entitled Cultural Tourism Goes Virtual: Audience Development in Southeast European Countries, is the latest in the series of Culturelink research studies in the course of the past few years on the subjects connecting new technologies and culture. more >
Ministry for Culture and Heritage Statement of Intent 2009-2014
The Ministry's Statement of Intent as a downloadable pdf form (399k) or as an html webpage. more >
2008 annual report: emphasising transparency
The Swiss Arts Council looks back on an intensive year. The 2008 annual report informs on the facts and figures. It is available in German, French and Italian. more >
Children and Young People's Culture Team Prospectus
This document provides an overview of the children and young people's culture team, which brings together for the first time a range of government-funded programmes in DCSF and DCMS offering cultural experiences for children and young people. more >
CLICK Año 4, Nº 17, Fiestas and Festivals
CLICK is Laboratorio de Industrias Culturales’ e-bulletin of short format and periodic circulation, created to communicate news, update statistical information and present research reports. more >
CLICK Año 4, Nº 17, Fiestas y Festivales
CLICK es el boletín electrónico del Laboratorio de Industrias Culturales, de formato breve y circulación periódica, pensado para comunicar noticias, actualización estadística y avances de investigación. more >
Launch of Panorama
A collection of information sources on the subject of intercultural dialogue - collated by independent cultural policy expert Lidia Varbanova, has just been launched online. more >
Report: Traduttore Traditore? Recognizing and Promoting the Critical Role of Translation in a Global Culture
The Seminar brought together more than seventy literary translators and writers, agents, publishers, critics, scholars, cultural authorities, and translation advocates from around the world to shed new light on the unsung art of literary translation and on the vital role translators play in making literature accessible to international audiences. more >
The Europe of festivals
Written by fifteen researchers and cultural professionals in the frame of the European Festival Research Programme (EFRP) initiated by Dragan Klaic, Festivals in Europe offers analysis and tells stories by means of words and pictures, from Helsinki to Barcelona and from London to Zagreb. more >
Support granted by the Arts Councils 2008
In 2008, the support for artistic activities by the Arts Council of Finland (ACF)1 was altogether € 25.3 million. The support was allocated as grants, subsidies, prizes and salaries of artist professors and regional artists. more >
A new agenda? - the European Union in the age of culture
This book addresses key questions concerning the content of the European Agenda for Culture and how it will affect European and national cultures. It aims to provide a creative insight into the interaction between EU policies and European culture. more >
Asia-Europe dialogue on arts, culture and climate change – conference report
In October 2008, the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), in association with Cultura21 international and other organisations, conducted the Asia-Europe Dialogue on Arts, Culture and Climate Change in Beijing, China. The conference report is now available. more >
Eurocities report on intercultural cities
The EUROCITIES network, in co-operated with the Council of Europe and the European Commission, organised a programme of city visits, among 23 participating local authorities. The experiences has now been compiled in a new publication. more >
Information systems to support the mobility of artists and other professionals in the culture field: a feasibility study
A feasibility study for a European wide system of information on the different legal, regulatory, procedural and financial aspects to mobility in the cultural sector. This study was carried out by ECOTEC Research & Consulting Ltd for the European Commission. more >
New Zealanders’ use of broadcasting and related media
How are New Zealanders using broadcasting media? Is TV really dying? Are New Zealanders using the internet more for information and music? Research commissioned by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and Te Puni Kōkiri looks at New Zealanders’ use of traditional media (such as television and radio) and new media (such as the internet, portable music devices, and cell phones). more >
Declaration of intent for the creation of a cooperation framework among euroamerican cultural networks
The 'Declaration of Intent for the Creation of a Co-operation Framework identifies four basic principles in order to foster collaboration, namely: cooperation, innovation, research and training. The text of the agreement has now been made available in several languages on the Internet, and its authors invite other networks to join the initiative. more >
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