Festivals: Assistance to Arts and Culture Festivals
Description
D'Art Report: Assistance to Arts and Culture Festivals
Informe D'Art (en español): Apoyo a festivales artísticos y culturales
D'Art Topics in Arts Policy no.21, October 2005
IFACCA and Budapest Observatory
This inquiry was undertaken by Peter Inkei of the Budapest Observatory in response to some disquiet within Hungary at the level of subsidies given to festivals by the National Cultural Fund of Hungary (NCF) and the NCF’s subsequent desire to get a picture of levels of support for festivals internationally. The report begins with an overall analysis of the responses to the D’Art questionnaire. The author notes that, based on the responses, Hungary appears to be the only place where cultural and artistic goals and granting criteria are combined with those of tourism. According to the report, most respondents said there was no separate structure for the support given to festivals in their countries, with the exception of Canada, where the Arts Presentation Canada Program (APC) of the Department of Canadian Heritage funds non-profit organisations that present arts festivals, and Australia, where there are two festival-specific funding programmes, Festivals Australia and the Major Festivals Initiative.
The report discusses responses to the question of whether agencies had a working definition of ‘festival’ and notes that most respondents said there was no precise definition. It examines whether respondents had a special programme for, or special assessment criteria to, festival funding applications, and whether funding agencies provided targeted application materials or information sheets. The report also examines trends in demand from festivals for funding over the past ten years, noting that five respondents said there had been an increase in demand, and other respondents estimating the likely percentage of its grants budget going to festivals. It states that most respondents said they did not provide any non-financial assistance to festivals and that control, accountability and evaluation are critical issues for funders everywhere. The report concludes with appendices providing information about the respondents to the survey and a list of reference and resources compiled by Christopher Madden of IFACCA from the D’Art responses and a search of on-line databases.
Publications
Intellectual Property Issues and Arts Festivals: Preparing for the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts Solomon Islands 2012
The 11th Festival of Pacific Arts will be held in the Solomon Islands in 2012. At the request of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) undertook a scoping mission to report on the intellectual property and traditional cultural expression management for the Festival. 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 >
Festivals in Europe
Festivals in Europe, by Anne-Marie Autissier looks at the booming of festivals throughout Europe and raises questions and analysis : How are festivals born, how do they develop? How do they balance local interaction and international cooperation? How do they economically, culturally or socially impact on their respective territories? more >
Cahier de l’Atelier: Arts festivals for the sake of art?
'Cahier de l’Atelier' is an invaluable reference book about arts festivals, full of vivid personal anecdotes, thoughtful insights and inspirational, daring visions. 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 >
Festivals and events - summary policy paper
A page that outlines the Arts Council of Ireland's support to festivals. more >
Festival Jungle - Policy Desert? Festival Policies of Public Authorities in Europe
A research report on publicly-funded international artistic festivals in Europe. more >
Towards more accurate measurement of the value of the arts to society : economic impact and willingness to pay studies at the Standard Bank National Arts Festival
The accurate measurement of the value of the arts to society is becoming increasingly important in developing countries, like South Africa, where the arts must compete with housing, health, education and the like for public funds. 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 >
Estimating the Marginal Utility of Different Sections of an Arts Festival
research paper on measures of utility that visitors derive from various sections of the National Arts Festival held once a year in Grahamstown, South Africa. more >
D'Art Report: Assistance to Arts and Culture Festivals
This inquiry was undertaken by Peter Inkei of the Budapest Observatory in response to some disquiet within Hungary at the level of subsidies given to festivals by the National Cultural Fund of Hungary (NCF) and the NCF’s subsequent desire to get a picture of levels of support for festivals internationally. more >
Festival-world: State of affairs and suggestions on how to improve subsidization
A summary of research undertaken by the Budapest Cultural Observatory on festivals and festivals support policies. more >
Irish Festivals Irish Life: Celebrating the Wealth of Ireland’s Festivals
An independent report that provides an overview and analysis of the Irish festivals movement and makes recommendations for future support and development of the sector. more >
City Support for Festivals and Celebrations - Policy Review & Recommendations
Vancouver city's review of festivals, which and sets out a framework, number of policy objectives, definitions etc. more >
News
NAFEST 2009 has been rescheduled
NAFEST 2009 has been rescheduled. The new dates are: Saturday 10th October to Sunday 18th October, 2009 more >
'Smear' row poet to open festival
A poet who resigned from a prestigious post over an alleged smear campaign against a rival is to open this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival. Ruth Padel is to speak about her great great grandfather Charles Darwin. She is among writers and politicians from 45 different countries taking part in the festival from 15-31 August. more >
New Zealand's Venice Biennale opening ceremony viewed across the world
The streets of Venice rang with the unlikely sounds of a kapa haka performance announcing New Zealand's presence at the world's oldest contemporary art event. The ceremony was viewed by an international audience. Keep up to date with New Zealand at the Venice Biennale at www.nzatvenice.com more >
Central Highlands to host International Gong Festival
The inaugural International Gong Festival will be held sometime between July and September in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai. The festival will celebrate the Central Highlands’ gong culture, which was recognised by UNESCO as a unique part of the world’s oral and intangible heritage in December 2005. more >
AU countries will take part in panafrican festival
48 member states of the African Union (AU) announced their participation in the 2nd Panafrican Cultural Festival which will be held in Algeria from the 5th to the 10th of July 2009. 32 countries confirmed their participation by sending the lists of their delegations, indicated the Minister of Culture, Mrs. Khalida Toumi in Algiers. more >
Vietnam to host 2nd Asia-Europe Film Festival
The Vietnam Cinematography Department, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has liaised with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to organise the 2nd Asia-Europe Festival on May 15-22 in Hanoi. more >
D’Art report on Festivals now available in Spanish
The Spanish translation of D’Art no. 21 Assistance to Arts and Cultural Festivals, which reports on national agency approaches to the support of arts and culture festivals, is now available. more >
Russians up the ante at Cannes
The Russians are returning to Cannes big time, with a Market pavilion twice the size of last's year stand. Highlights include a round-table discussion on the business prospects for Western producers of independent cinema in the Russian market during a time of financial crisis, scheduled for May 15, and a discussion on co-production opportunities for Russian and international filmmakers that will include representatives from key government funding agencies and leading Russian producers on May 18. more >
The 2009 Heritage Month celebration this May
This month of May, Filipinos celebrate the Filipino Heritage Festival with the theme "Awit at Sayaw," highlighting the age-old as well as modern interpretations of Filipino music, bringing it to life through a variety of performances. more >
EFA launches FestFlash on innovative and creative arts festivals
The European Festivals Association published the first edition of the FestFlash on Creativity and Innovation – a series of newsletters spotlighting concrete examples of festivals acting as laboratories of creativity and promoters of innovation. more >
Boris Johnson scraps multicultural music festival Rise
Boris Johnson has scrapped Rise, London's popular annual multicultural music event, despite insisting last year that major festivals are an "important way" of bringing Londoners from diverse backgrounds together. more >
Singapore Arts Festival 2009: outreach programme engaging audiences at every level
The Singapore Arts Festival 2009 announced today details of its month-long outreach programme as part of the Festival’s broad and inclusive programme, ranging from popular classics to contemporary creations. more >
Launch of FestLab for creativity and innovation
On 27 March, the European Festivals Association (EFA) presented the FestLab for Creativity and Innovation, an initiative in the framework of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009. EFA invites festivals from across Europe and the world to sign up to this initiative and join forces. more >
I do think we take festivals for granted
Last week, the minister announced the latest block of funding from the new Expo Fund, which has been designed to help promote Scottish artists in all the festivals, and also contribute towards the national and international touring of some of these acts in the future. more >
Not quite full circle
Guyana seems determined to take advantage of Carifesta 10 to develop projects designed to ensure something sustainable remains after the fireworks and pageantry of the closing ceremony fades. more >
Culture and money
No one should doubt that festivals have an economic impact - but are the claims made for them overstated? more >
Reflecting On Festivals- A Critique Of NAFAC
At a four-day training workshop, participants discussed challenges and issues of government policies and national arts festivals. more >
Turkey at the heart of European music
In April Turkey will sign the Arts Festivals' Declaration on Intercultural Dialogue initiated by the European Festivals Association. more >
Call for papers for two workshops on arts festivals
The European Festival Research Project has put out a call for submissions for two research workshops in 2008: Urban Impact Of Artistic Festivals, Helsinki, and Festivals Of Theater For Children And Youth, Moscow.
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Secretary General
Organising and leading the daily activities of the European Festivals Association. more >
Community festivals to be boosted by Assembly
Next week the Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister is expected to unveil a new 'matching funds' scheme for community-based festivals which will operate in part through local councils. more >
Southern Africa: Poor Funding Chokes Cultural Festivals
Lack of sponsorship, commitment and infrastructure in some Southern African countries contributed to the demise of the arts festival meant to create a mutual understanding among the people of the region. more >
Book Launch - Making Visible the Invisible: Three Decades of the Singapore Arts Festival
Commissioned by the National Arts Council to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Singapore Arts Festival, this is the first attempt to document the genesis and the growth of the Arts Festival over the last three decades. more >
£100m cost of keeping city festival in lead role
THE cost of keeping Edinburgh's festivals ahead of the growing competition in the UK and abroad has been officially estimated at more than £100 million. more >
Festival funding talks 'positive'
A meeting between Northern Ireland's Arts Minister and Queen's University over the future of the Belfast Festival has been hailed as "positive" . more >
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
A new program that aims to increase opportunities, through festivals or other events and activities, for local artists and artisans to be involved in their community and for local groups to commemorate local history and heritage. more >
CIRCLE Meeting
The annual Round Table of CIRCLE (Cultural Information and Research Centres Liaison in Europe), which looked at the impact of, and government approaches to, festivals. more >
Funding festivals preserves culture
All three levels of Canadian government think festivals are worth supporting. more >
Board reviews Festival and regional cultural issues
Simona Lauti, the Executive Director of the Festival, says preparations are well under way for the region’s largest cultural gathering. more >
Cash for cultural festivals at centre of funding flap
Federal Tories are denying a "boondoggle" over a summer sponsorship program for local arts and culture festivals announced in the March budget. more >
Indian city seeks transformation through arts festival
Can an arts festival transform an entire city? In Europe, certainly. Cannes, Salzburg and Edinburgh have all benefited enormously — in jobs, tourism and image — from being branded as festival cities. So why not also Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, India's largest state? more >
Ireland’s Small Festivals Scheme
Organisers of small arts festivals and events will be able to apply for a maximum of €20,000 in funding support next year, Arts Council Ireland has announced. more >
Call for contributions - What makes festivals sustainable?
Research contributions are being sought for a one-day workshop being organised by the European Festivals Research Project. more >
Arts Council raises fears over Festival's financial state
The Scottish Arts Council has called for the Edinburgh International Festival board to be overhauled because of its "precarious" financial position. more >
Spanish Ministry hosts festival
The Spanish Ministry of Culture hosted the International Contemporary Art Festival last week, with an 80 metre square stand, designed by architects Dario Gazapo and Concha Lapayese. more >
Nigerian Government investigates cultural festivals.
In line with the Federal Government's policy of improving the tourism sector for economic growth, Kogi State Government has directed the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to take inventory of cultural festivals in the state for full integration into the mainstream of its culture and tourism policy more >
Demarco in talks to win art festival funding
Scottish arts impresario, Richard Demarco, is in talks with a commercial sponsor in a bid to win £40,000 in backing for a major addition to Edinburgh’s festival line-up in 2004. more >
Arts Council of Ireland introduces new funding scheme for festival and events
In line with a range of improvements in its grant application processes this year, the Arts Council of Ireland has introduced a new funding scheme to support small festivals and events. more >
Scottish arts festivals funded
Five Scottish arts festivals have received a share of £22,000 in the latest round of grants announced by the Scottish Arts Council. more >
One visa problem costs a festival two filmmakers
Internationally acclaimed Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami was unable to get a United States visa in time to attend the premiere of his new film at the New York Film Festival, prompting his friend and fellow director Aki Kaurismaki of Finland to boycott the festival in protest. more >
Scottish Arts Council parties beyond Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival may be one of the biggest parties in Scotland, but despite its close, the Scots are still celebrating; the SAC has funded another 48 festivals, which will see the nation continue to celebrate throughout 2002. more >
Events
Pre-registration: European Atelier for Young Festival Managers
The European Atelier for Young Festival Managers is a unique, intense, one-week training programme initiated by the European Festivals Association. more >
Symposium On Leadership And Governance Of Artistic Festivals
This symposium will explore the governance and leadership of festivals (e.g. governed by a Board of Directors, an artistic director, a collective or the local authority) and the impact of different structures on the festival in terms of its organisational development, its artistic programme, its ability to position itself within cultural policy agendas and the impact of political leadership. more >
2nd Pan-African Cultural Festival
The 2nd Pan-African Cultural Festival hopes to draw hundreds of thousands of people to celebrate Africa's artistic renaissance. Algeria, commissioned by the African Union (AU) to organize this festival under the banner of "African renaissance", has already received confirmation of participation from 44 countries on the 53 AU members, said Algerian Minister of Culture Khalida Toumi at a press conference in Algiers. more >
Fête de la Musique
The world's largest musical celebration, takes place on the same day, 21 June, in over 300 cities around the world. more >
Call for proposals: International theatre festivals and audience development
This symposium will investigate how theater nurtures new audiences and achieves more cultural
diversity of its own public.
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Leadership and governance of artistic festivals – call for papers
A call for papers has been launched, for presentations addressing issues such as a consideration of leadership theory, a case study approach or a comparative perspective through festivals' stages of transformation, growth and/or crisis management. more >
International Conference on Festivals & Events Research
'The State of Festival and Event Research Internationally' is the theme of the first International Festival and Event Management Research Conference in North America. more >
Nurturing Creativity: Contrast - Challenge - Change
The 2008 conference of International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) Europe is entitled 'Nurturing Creativity: Contrast - Challenge - Change'. more >
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