IFACCA, 14 July 2017, International

As Chair of the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA), I am delighted to announce that Magdalena Moreno Mujica has been appointed as the new Executive Director and will commence her role on 1 August 2017.

IFACCA, 09 July 2017, Samoa

On Friday 7 July people from all over the Pacific came together to showcase a tribute extravaganza to honour the memory and legacy of Seiuli Tuilagi Allan Alo Alapati Va’ai, President of the Samoa Arts Council, who passed away on Tuesday 27 June after a short battle with cancer.

IFACCA, 19 June 2017, International

To refine the theme and develop the structure and contents of the Summit programme, IFACCA and JKKN are seeking a Programme Director with demonstrable international experience and networks in the field of arts and cultural policy as well as knowledge of arts and cultural issues in Malaysia and/or Southeast Asia.​ Expressions of Interest close Thursday 6 July 2017.

IFACCA, 15 June 2017, Malaysia

MOBILE MINDS: Culture, Knowledge and Change will be the theme of the 8th World Summit on Arts and Culture to be held in Kuala Lumpur on 11-14 March 2019. The World Summit, to be co-hosted by IFACCA and the National Department for Culture and Arts (JKKN) of the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism and Culture, is expected to attract arts leaders and key policy makers from up to 80 countries. The theme i…

IFACCA, 14 June 2017, International

In 2016 IFACCA partnered with Arts Council Malta to host the World Summit on Arts and Culture [link] . In preparation for the Summit, IFACCA produced a Discussion Paper to provide participants and speakers with background reading on the Summit’s theme: At the crossroads? Cultural Leadership in the 21st century. The Discussion Paper looked at the concept of cultural leadership from different persp…

IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, 12 June 2017, International

As part of the ongoing series of Arts Leaders Talk videos, IFACCA has released a 10 minute video compilation of interviews conducted with leaders of arts councils and ministries of culture from around the world at the 2016 World Summit on Arts and Culture in Valletta, Malta. The compilation is based on ten shorter individual interviews which explore effective leadership in the culture sector, the…