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ABOUT THIS MAGAZINE ENCATC NEWS is an information service for ENCATC Members produced by the ENCATC ENCATC in Contact 7 Secretariat in Brussels. ENCATC NEWS is an electronic magazine for all those interested in policy developments, news, happenings and research in the field of culture and education. A shorter digest version is made for non ENCATC in Focus 11 members.
EDITOR GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens ENCATC Networking 15 CONTRIBUTOR Elizabeth Darley
ABOUT ENCATC ENCATC is the leading European network on Cultural Management and Cultural Policy ENCATC Building Capacity 17 Education. It is an independent membership organisation gathering over 100 higher education institutions and cultural organisations in over 40 countries. ENCATC was founded in 1992 to represent, advocate ENCATC Research 19 and promote cultural management and cultural policy education, professionalise the cultural sector and make it sustainable, and to create a platform of discussion and exchange at the European and international level. News from ENCATC members 21
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How should we be teaching cultural entrepreneurship in the 21st century?
Dear members, Dear colleagues,
During these changing times the focus of the 5th Annual ENCATC Annual Policy Debate will be on “Teaching and Learning Cultural Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century”. To be held on 3 July in Brussels, this event will gather renowned experts including academics, researchers and policy makers from Europe and the United States who will debate how to teach and learn cultural entrepreneurship.
On a political level there is a call for more entrepreneurial skills within arts education programs in order to make the cultural and creative industries more resilient, to let them grow and to make them more profitable. One of the four strategic objectives of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training until 2020 is ‘enhancing creativity and innovation, including entrepreneurship, at all levels of education and training’. The specific aims of the Program Creative Europe are also clear: to help the cultural and creative sectors seize the opportunities of the digital age and globalisation; to enable the sectors to reach their economic potential, contributing to sustainable and inclusive growth, jobs, and social cohesion; and to give Europe's culture and media sectors access to new the creative industries who will be change agents international opportunities, markets, and and resourceful visionaries that organize financial, audiences. At the political level governments in all social and cultural capital, to generate revenue continents are realizing that the cultural and from a cultural and creative activity.
creative sectors are fundamental for advancing This Policy Debate is designed for academics, prosperity, inclusiveness and sustainability. researchers, cultural managers and professionals, As key observers and as innovators that are policy makers, EU representatives, students, tasked with preparing the next generation of our artists and the wider public interested in culture work force, universities, colleges, training centres and creative industries and cultural and think tanks across the globe have entrepreneurship.
increasingly sought to offer courses and programs This event will also be the European launch of the to prepare students for the creative economy of book Creating Cultural Capital. Cultural the future, and especially for careers as cultural Entrepreneurship in Theory, Pedagogy and entrepreneurs. Practice following the American launch held on 10 How do academic institutions, in each of their June at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The programs, try to connect creative students to book’s editors and authors will be in Brussels to potential employers, or prepare them to create discuss their work and take questions from their own business? From the perspective of participants. employers, activists and community organizers, what are the critical skills and elements that must Yours truly,
be present or be developed in these programs? GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens What is the connection between practitioner and ENCATC Secretary General academic approaches to cultural entrepreneurship training? How different is education in cultural entrepreneurship from an arts management program? And is there an ethical debate involved in the role of the art manager or cultural entrepreneur? During this debate ENCATC wants to shed light on the training of professionals for
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http://www.westminster.ac.uk/international ENCATC Contact: Aimee Fullman moreLearn about the University of Westminster: interdisciplinary areas overlaps with other fields and showcase where the domains of art and culture have a distinct perspective and additional value to offer intellectually both and in practice. conferences are segregated from larger conversations with little of the discussion on the value of arts and culture crossing over beyond niche areas or applied outside narrow contexts; I area strongly worth believe strategically this thinking is about an as a network; perhaps by linking up with joint relevant conversations or occurring with the arts and cultural field including public and audience engagement have a larger impact in other related fields like international relations, policy and management which within many of us our already include programmatic folds. In my experience, arts and culture isn’t always on the radar and at opportunities to support the process of personal network explore development what could be acrosspossible. Additionally, I the believe there are sector many overlooked and opportunities to I’d think like about to inter see and the trans disciplinary cooperation and I would love to see some of the conversations ENCATC: How would to like see you ENCATC further develop in future? I am in favor of creating more robust connections with other like of Europe and opening up dialogue which I see ENCATC actively and pursuing. I believe what in life I often see lacking in professional membership groups are ongoing mentoring or pairing in in combining forces with other like capture impact and value and importance make of cultural diversity freedom and of cultural expression. a difference in our respective societies including support for the preexisting relationships with other networks based including out the of North Association America of and I Arts would between my multiple professional affiliations towards love Administrator a community larger of practice.I am always interested to Educators be able to support additional connections and learning ENCATC: What are your personal expectations concerning the ENCATC network? My personal expectations during this first year are to learn more about the opportunities this network offers and understand how our program can best be meaningfully involved in the future. I also have strong meet the needs of our student constituency whose way of working will mirror real world cultural collaboration.Wepractices also are interested in being ofpart theof global conversation and on inter around external cultural relations, cultural diversity and social impacts of arts and culture. our our field as well as a way to cultural and leverage policy fields. This programme is primarily our an on collective impact on shared issues of is importance being trained in in e the arts, a global, professionally between global themes and their local environments. As we are located in the UK, it is important for be a us part ofto key European networks. We see our involvement in related global networks as a way to share and learn from peers our about the most effective practices for higher education and experiential learning in about ENCATC: Why did you join ENCATC? The new graduate programme in lnternational Cultural Relations is interdisciplinary in nature and aimed at been an invited speaker in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia and has focused her researchon international cultural engagement and cultural diplomacy, comparative cultural policy, cultural and diversity the societal value of arts and culture. For additional info, please visit http://www.westminster.ac.uk/ Education, National Endowment for the Arts, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, and Wolf East (American Voices in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon). Aimee is a US cultural engagement, cultural development and cultural experiences diversity. Professional include working in University, the U.S. Center (Americans for for University Arts the Arts, and and American Culture, Foundation Council Center/Sustain on Foundations, Arts, Harvard Institute for International MA/Diploma and Certificate in years, International she Cultural Relations. has For administration as worked over a 15 researcher in and practitioner international with cultural a focus policy, on international and arts/nonprofit In 2014, Aimee Fullman joined the University Programme of Westminster Director/Principal as Lecturer the and founding Course Leader of the new online
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What is needed in Taiwanese society at present is probably worldview, mind a “gestalt by the principles of autonomy, flexibility, inclusiveness, and plurality, TACPS strives to bring about an public forums, rigorous intellectual debates and media influences. TACPS provides a platform for scholars, artists and cultural practitioners to exchange their works, experiences and and institutional positions for capacity building. ideas across disciplinary lines The founding of TACPS represents the rise of an independent, professional, yet the grassroots, third think sector for Taiwan’s cultural policy research. TACPS cast impacts is upon dedicated cultural to governance informing in Taiwan. policies thatBased on may socially embedded will also play a critical role in monitoring and evaluatingand governmental cultural policy practicesin in the form of failed failed to provide a clear mid reasons is the lack of consistent and persistent ground research on cultural policies and open accesses for citizens to participate fully in cultural making.policy and and citizens’ engagement in public cultural Cultural Bureaus and the newly established Ministry of Culture in sphere.2012) are unable to integrate and allocate Nevertheless, pubic cultural sectors the (including already limited City cultural resources to meet the expectation of citizens. For a decade, the government Since the 1990s, Taiwanese artists, academics, and cultural NGOs practitioners have in been engaging art actively and positively in public making cultural their affairs. attempts Policy to makersdevise localized in discourses Taiwan and are models of practice in cultural policy, industries, sphere that would facilitate cultural collaborations, dialogues, engagements different and agents, rational debates including among academia, NPOs, cultural institutions in Taiwan and abroad. cultural enterprises, creative industries and governmental heritage, performing arts, visual arts, art critics, community regeneration, cultural arts market, cultural economy, film and and media studies, popular music, to internationalcreative cultural relations. The industries, mission of TACPS to is create an open and accessibleknowledge sharing platform, todevelop and a public May May 16 practitioners and academics assembled and announced Cultural Policy Studies (TACPS). the TACPS is an inauguration autonomous and not of the Taiwan of Association TACPS of come across a wide range of disciplines ENCATC: On 16 May of this as year, President of the Taiwan of Cultural Association Policy Studies you were part of an explain? important landmark event for cultural policy in Taiwan. Could you please the the drafting of Culture Basic Law, and the Global Outreach Office of Ministry of Culture in Taiwan may also interestingbe for the European colleagues. culture and political economy in international cultural relations European cultural strategies through a macro networks and cultural public sphere experiences of working as a contract columnist for the United Daily News in in Taiwan, consulting member for Taiwan could be of some interest to ENCATC members. My ENCATC: Are you currently working on or have any upcoming research, activities or projects could be interesting for ENCATC members? that My current research on the operators will also assist to overcome such challenges. strategy for a reciprocal cultural collaboration will be critical to the development of positive cultural relations between Asia and Europe. exchanges inthe field of cultural management and cultural policy helps. Investment in linguistic and cultural translation may enhance mobility. And long lasting collaboration intercultural among international networks educators, with researchers, positive students, policymakers, engagement cultural and managers and ENCATC: Do you have any suggestions for overcoming challenges? such There is no short taking and creativity in the newly costs, uneven emerging flows of cultural exchange students, entrepreneurship. and unbalanced Yet economic development the and between cultural linguistic relations barriers, European travel and collaborations. Asian academics and institutions all pose challenges to European/Asian There are very different cultural contexts, value orientations, keeping modes of in interactions and Europe ways of and relation compatible, Asia. strategies In to East incorporate the Asia, capitalist cultural ethos practitioners or entrepreneurial are spirit trying of hard profit to seek critical, yet ENCATC: Based on your internationalobstacles encounteredyou’ve with European/Asian collaborations? work experience what are some of the challenges and
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the the Raymond Lemaire Conservation at the University of Leuven International (Belgium) Centre — for Alliance (England,UK) as associate partner. Education), Heritage Association of Historic Europe Towns International and Cultural Centre Regions),(Krakow, Poland) (the and the European of six partners coordinator), ENCATC (the European Network Cultural on Management and Cultural Policy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth The two Programme (2007 qualitative and demonstrate that quantitative cultural contribution heritage to makes a key studies studies regarding the economic, social, cultural, and environmental impacts of cultural heritage, in order to assess the value of cultural heritage. The project also aimed to provide conclusive evidence Europe (CHCFE) was launched in July an 2013 ambitious with goal: to collect and and analyse accessible evidence existing European political figures gathered in Oslo. The Project The EU evidence an audience of academics, cultural heritage researchers, professionals, and distinguished Prévot Government. In addition project to results, presenting CHCFE the makers and experts also final discussed project implications for partners, policy Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Issue:
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give give an overview of the CHCFE study and its based results, and policy the second making “What in implications for Europe?” evidence heritage policy. to open perspectives and future implications for European cultural mapping and analysing existing evidence of the impact of cultural heritage in two years and resulting the CHCFEin final publicationEurope recommendations. and over the course of Speaking in between the conference’s two panel discussions "Making the Case", which was intended to As an invited speaker at the Cultural Heritage Counts for Europe’s concluding conference held on 12 June 15 in Oslo, Norway, ENCATC Prof. Claire Thematic Giraud Area “Understanding Heritage” shared her reactions to the CHCFE process of constraints? starting any project: What is the situation? What is the problem? Who are we? Whatobserve? With what means? What do assets and what we want to heritage heritage and complex its context. Whether we are venturing into the unknown or into very familiar territory, it is necessary to agree before To illustrate my point, let me use a metaphor we are crossing a river on a bridge connecting two banks in a landscape which represents cultural The1. Process asis valuable as the research result reflections from this collective project us? In can the brief inspire time allotted to us, some I basic, yet essential would reminders and focus will on a do points.few What can experience we over take these away last from 2 this years? shared What Issue:
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for Europe. cultural management and policy education like to focus on research and training in the cultural and heritage sector which represents a challenge and and priorities. For example, as an academic and researcher in a nearby field, member of Encatc range of Recommendations. I think everyone here can see how recommendations can at contribute to least their activities one or more of these 3. From Research3. to action: promoting a collaborative approach The findings of the study have inspired for us a thus an asset damaging to European if heritage and for policies we to implemented,be if it was ignored. consider it. It would be used. used. Part of the complexity, this polymorphic diversity is even a common interpretation, vocabulary (heritage, holistic participatory process, evaluation, etc.) identity, approach, clarification and an governance, explanation of the concepts Does a group come to a What consensus interpretation on is heritage? proposed and in what frame of reference? Realities are often different behind would have a chance to emerge, especially in such an international research project. carries with it its Indeed, own culture, time and ina given space. Is a this any culture internalized? given heritage If we shuffle the cards and change our focus, other differences of various kinds as well as disparities East East and West as some minutes Prof. ago. This Purchla reality was mentioned made by evident just having two research teams, and fromone Belgium. one from Poland required for Intercultural dialogue. exchange The project and also shows some differences between maturation of networks, of different Integrated in the nationalities process of reflection, this diversity and cultures. of approach is an add value if given the time and and the researchers steering disciplines, responsible for committee heritage structures or that included recorded. This diversity also characterizes the Consortium of the "Cultural Heritage Counts for Europe" project 2. Diversity2. and Disparities to considered be First, the research reflects the diversity of European heritage and can been found in the examples well on the process, including some collected feed backs. phase of collecting and synthesizing data and time for action which exploitwill these results. the In the end, an overview on the project in needed as take distance is also needed before one river moving from bank to the other, I mean between the Issue:
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Debate with international fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg, Anne Abrima Chapelle, Erwiah on Rosario the “Empowerment Dawson Fashion” of attended Women by in & ENCATC Cultural Happy Hour guests BOZAR. at ENCATC Cultural guestsENCATC Happy Hour atelier the visit Belgianmost ofprominent fashion ofone the designers, Meert. Nina invited invited ENCATC guests to get a with taste a special of screening of Mexico a classic Mexican film, Arráncame Vida la (Tear This Heart Out, 2008).
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the the world of fashion and creative industries to guest guest mingled professionals, academics, researchers. and with policy The next Cultural Happy Hour makers, will step away from cultural Pictures of ViviennePHILIPPE TOUSSAINT The Honeydress”. Westwood”, In true Cultural and “JEAN Happy concluded with a Hour networking cocktail ENCATC’s fashion, the evening exhibitions on fasion including “THEBELGIANS An Unexpected Fashion Story”, Story “BELLISSIMA of The Five Dresses, “JUERGEN TELLER in in Fashion” Windels, Anne Chapelle, Abrima Erwiah. ENCATC’s guests Rosariothen visited four Dawson and Happy Hour guests gathered at the BOZAR Centre for Fine internationally Arts renowned fashion to designer von Fürstenberg on Dianethe hear a lively debate with with with other professionals from the culture, education and business sector. On the evening of 4 June, 47 ENCATC Cultural workspace filled with sketches, fabrics, garments patterns, and more. convivial This moment to network in her evening creative space was also a internationally renowned Belgian fashion designer. She also unveiled collections her during current and an upcoming intimate tour of her beautiful store and atelier shared in Ixelles, her Ms. innovative Meert design business philosophy, model, challenges explained and she presented her overcame the to become the first Hours, 22 Brussels’ guests atelier of gathered one Belgian of fashion to the designers, most discover prominent the international fashion scene and fashion’s the contextlarger of female empowerment. role in For this year’s fifth edition of the Cultural Happy centred centred on theme of cultural industries. Both were opportunities to learn fashion and creative more and about Belgium’s contribution to the Themost two recent Cultural Happy Hour evenings Issue: The Cultural Happy Hours Hours Happy Cultural The of initiative an are connect with a variety of stakeholders based in cultural, Brussels through culture; business and create and innovative partnerships among education index.php?id=293 sectors. Learn more about the Cultural Happy Hours: An initiative of ENCATC launched in early 2013, in partnership with the Creative Europe Desks Wallonie Vlaanderen, the Cultural collaborations and knowledge transfers Happy among networks and organisations acting in the field Hours of arts and culture based in aim Brussels, strengthen the to Belgian artistic and cultural catalyse scene and its European international projects by enlarging partnerships, their audience, cross sectorial exchanges,
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Cultural Policy & Cultural Management Research
Rewarding excellence in PhD research
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS DEADLINE EXTENDED: 15 July 2015
Who will win the ENCATC Award in 2015?
The ENCATC Research Award on Cultural Policy ELIGIBILITY and Cultural Management was launched in 2014
The PhD thesis submitted to the call must have Research by the European network on cultural management been defended between the dates of 01/01/2014 and cultural policy education, ENCATC, to reward and 30/06/2015 and be qualified with cum laude. All the best recently published PhD thesis presented by the PhD’s must be presented in English although a young researcher. the original version can be in another language.
This prestigious recognition aims to stimulate HOW TO APPLY academic research in the field of cultural policy Candidates must send the following documents: and cultural management with an emphasis on its applied implications. The ENCATC Award also has A cover letter the ambition to contribute to the process of creating A summary of the PhD thesis in English a network of scholars who are competent in doing Letters of recommendation of two university comparative research projects in cultural policy and Jury Members involved in the public
defense process cultural management.
The ENCATC Award is granted to a recently Applications which do not meet eligibility criteria or published PhD thesis exploring, through do not respect the application procedure will not be comparative and cross-cultural research, issues at accepted. The requested documents should be sent stake and taking a step from evaluative (descriptive) to [email protected].
to comparative applied research. In addition, the Research ENCATC Award is rewarded to a PhD thesis that EVALUATION GUIDELINES can inform policymaking and benefit practitioners An international Jury will evaluate the applications active in the broad field of culture. and select the winner. For this Award, ENCATC uses a very broad definition of culture, going from The ENCATC Award targets emerging the arts, heritage and culture to the cultural and researchers in the field of cultural policy and creative sectors. In 2015, the thematic areas (not cultural management up to 35 years of age from exclusive) for the competition are the following: Europe and the rest of the world. Developing intercultural and trans-national Granted each year, the Award consists of the dimensions of cultural policies and cultural translation of the winning PhD thesis into English management issues; or French and its publication in the Cultural Culture as tool for soft power; Management and Cultural Policy Education Book Creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation; Series, a new series of publications specialising in Participation and digitization; topics related to cultural management and cultural Values and ethics in cultural policy and policy headed by ENCATC. The international cultural management. dissemination of the ENCATC Book Series is
ensured by Peter Lang, an international publishing QUALIFICATION CRITERIA group based in Switzerland and operating Research throughout the world. Quality of the research and the research methodology In 2015, the ENCATC Award Ceremony will be Originality organised in Brussels in November alongside the Innovative character European Culture Forum. International dimension of the research Comparative perspective of the research Relevance and inspiration for the field and/
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Present your latest research in the field of cultural management and cultural policy with leading academics and researchers from around the world
DEADLINE EXTENDED: 20 July 2015
ENCATC is accepting abstracts abstracts for the 6th
Annual ENCATC Research Session that will be held on 22 October during the 23rd ENCATC Annual Conference, “The Ecology of Culture: Community Engagement, Co-creation, Cross Fertilization” to be organised in Italy, in the city of Lecce next 21-23 October 2015. Proposals from any relevant discipline will be considered, provided CALL FOR that they make an original academic contribution to ABSTRACTS OPEN the study of arts management and cultural policy.
TOPICS OF INTEREST Research Papers are welcome on all arts management and cultural policy areas including:
Arts and culture education
Cultural policy and arts management 3.0 BY CC mamnaimie Culture and local, regional and national development Abstracts and papers can be submitted in any of
Cultural heritage management the conference official languages: English, French Cultural and creative industries and Italian. However, all oral presentations of Culture in external relations and cultural accepted papers must be given in English. diplomacy
Cultural networking PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES Research in the following subject areas is All accepted papers will be published in an particularly welcome: electronic book of proceedings (with ISBN number), which will be handed to all participants at the Digital means for audience development conference registration. A selection of the best Participatory governance of cultural heritage papers presented at the ENCATC Research Cultural and creative sector: Session will also be considered for publication in Research entrepreneurship and innovation the ENCATC Journal of Cultural Management Promotion of cultural diversity: cultural and Policy, edited and published by ENCATC. external relations These papers will go through a standard double- Monitoring culture and creative interventions: blind review process. Papers passing the review urban futures and social engagement process will then be published in the ENCATC Journal. Submission guidelines for the 6th Volume will be made available on the ENCATC website in
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BELGIUM BRAZIL University of Antwerp Center for Advanced Studies in Integrated Conservation (CECI)
Registration is open for the Summer Call for Papers: School in Fashion Management e-book 40 Years after the Manifest of Amsterdam
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Amsterdam and its repercussions on the
preservation of built cultural heritage. The
publication will include papers tackling this main theme under the following, though not limited to, News from members sub-thematic areas:
a. Conflicts between authenticity, integrity, and significance; b. Integrated conservation – theory and practice; The courses are a mixture of lectures from c. Education as a component of citizenship international academics and professionals within building; the fashion business, exercises, cases, on-site d. Public policy – trends of patrimonialization visits in both Antwerp and Paris and lively group discussions. For more information: http://ceci-br.org/ceci/en/noticias/701-40th- The Summer School is also an opportunity for anniversary-of-the-manifest-of-amsterdam.html participants to build their international network and exchange insights in different fashion communities, Practical Information: research and businesses with fashion trailblazers City, Country: Olinda, Brazil and professionals from all over the world. Organizer: Center for Advanced Studies in Integrated Conservation (CECI)
News News from members For more information and to apply: http://www.antwerpmanagementschool.be/en/our- ENCATC Contact: programs/executive-programs/summer-school-in- Karla Nunes Penna fashion-management [email protected] Contact: Nina Jacobs [email protected]
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CANADA FRANCE Dr. Lidia Varbanova ESC / Burgundy Business School
Emerging education in arts and culture Save the Date management in Tajikistan: “Encourager l’entrepreneuriat culturel training of trainers as a start-up phase et créatif : un investissement d’avenir pour le territoire”
24-25 septembre 2015 // Dijon, France
La Coursive Boutaric, en partenariat avec l’ESC
Dijon Bourgogne, vous invite à deux journées de News from members réflexions autour de l’entrepreneuriat culturel et créatif parce que nous croyons au potential de ce secteur! Programme détaillé à venir The Open Society Institute, Assistance Foundation prochainement! Tajikistan has undertaken the first steps towards establishment of the MA program in arts and Contact: cultural management in the country. The four Christine Sinapi training of trainers’ seminars in 2015 are part of the [email protected] first phase in this process. Their main aim is to assist in strengthening the scientific, informational ITALY and teaching capacity of university professors who choose to teach courses in the field of arts and MeltingPro culture management in their respective universities. Laboratorio per la Cultura
The first seminar on entrepreneurship, innovations
and marketing in the arts for representatives of
educational institutions and cultural activists was
held on 1-5 May 2015 at the recreation area “Djakhongir”, Varzob, near Dushanbe. The seminar News from members was conducted by ENCATC member, Dr. Lidia Varbanova - a leading international expert and educator in arts management who is involved with the start up of the new program.
The start up phase of the arts management education in the country is based on a feasibility study and needs assessment, elaborated last year as a result of collaborative consultation process. Arts Skills for the Creative Economy is a unique University professors, cultural professionals and project focused on the theme of the creative activists in Tajikistan strongly support the industries amongst the six funded in 2014 by the development of arts and culture education and Erasmus+ Programme – Sector Skills Alliances, training in the country as an important factor for ArtS - skills for the creative economy rises to the increasing the professionalism, organizational challenge to improve the level of professional capacities, management competences, and development of individuals in the Cultural and innovative business models in the arts. The Creative Sectors (CCS) and to strengthen the
emerging arts management education in Tajikistan degree of resilience to the continuous changes that
will be developed in partnership between leading News from members characterize our time. universities in the country and will hopefully open new doors for international cultural and educational In the next three years, the ArtS partnership of 13 cooperation. The role of ENCATC in the organizations will define and forecast the CCS development phase is very much anticipated and labour market needs in Greece, Italy and Spain will be needed, especially in identifying a foreign and design appropriate teaching and training partnering university and establishment of a methodologies in order to deliver a joint training Resource centre in arts management in Tajikistan. programme that will respond to these needs, providing low-skilled, unemployed and self- Contact Ms. Lolisanam Ulugova “Art and Culture” employed artists the opportunity to update their program coordinator of OSI AF professional competences and acquire [email protected] Phone: 44 107 28, management, business and networking skills. 44 107 50, 227 55 58. For more information: ENCATC Contact: http://arts-project.eu/ Dr. Lidia Varbanova [email protected]
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LITHUANIA LITHUANIA Lithuanian Culture Institute Vilniaus kolegija/University of Applied Sciences
Lithuania in Krakow: Season of Culture International Scientific-Practical October – November – December Conference
This autumn in Krakow there will be lots of st HIGHER EDUCATION: PERSPECTIVES Lithuanian heard from the 1 of October the Season of Culture will be opened. Various events AND CHALLENGES
are organized by the Lithuanian Culture Institute in
14 October 2015 // Vilnius, Lithuania cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of the
Vilniaus kolegija/University of Applied Sciences News from members Republic of Lithuania, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the Republic of Poland, Kraków Municipality, Honorary Consul of Lithuania in Kraków, Malopolskie Region, other partners.
On the 1st of October an exhibition “YIVO In Vilnius: The Beginning Of The Legend“ will be opened at the Galicia Jewish Museum, late on, at the invites you to attend the International Scientific- International Culture Centre an exhibition of Practical Conference “Higher Education: paintings and photography by Mikalojus Perspectives and Challenges” to celebrate the 15 Konstantinas Čiurlionis will be presented. It‘ll be year activities’ anniversary of Vilniaus kolegija/ possible to see the Tapestry of Sigismundus University of Applied Sciences. Augustus from the collections of the National Museum Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania at The aim of the Conference - to review the
the Wawel Royal Castle, to hear the orchestral significance of higher education in the national
works by Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis and development context and to promote discussion on
Eugeniusz Morawski at the Karol Szymanowski issues of strengthening the attractiveness of the News from members Philharmonic in Kraków. In the frames of the sector in different countries. “Conrad Festival“ Lithuanian fiction will be The conference will be held in three languages: presented with such authors as Kristina Lithuanian, Russian, English. Sabaliauskaitė, Herkus Kunčius, Alvydas Šlepikas, Giedra Radvilavičiūtė and Leonidas Donskis being The general topics of the conference include present. changes in studies’ environment, educational methods in the context of lifelong learning, innovation development in the national economy and culture, training of socially responsible personality, and communication with social partners: experience and perspectives. The conference will also have a special focus on fashion and arts industry: perspectives and professional challenges.
Photo: D. Matvejev, scene from the play “Heroes’ Square”. Director, set and light Articles prepared by the conference presentations, designer — Krystian LUPA, Lithuanian National Drama Theatre. Co-produced by – that meet the academic requirements, will be International theatre festival „Boska Komedia“
published in a peer-reviewed Conference News from members Also Lithuania will become the Focus at the 19th Proceedings.
International Book Fair in Kraków, a Lithuanian Practical information: Contemporary Art will be presented at the Venue: Vilniaus kolegija/University of Applied contemporary art gallery Bunkier Sztuki, in the Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Creative frames of the International theatre festival “Boska Technologies, Vilnius, Lithuania Komedia“ a performance staged by Krystian Lupa at the Lithuanian National Drama – Thomas Conference fee: 15 EUR Bernhard “Heroes’ Square“ – will be presented and, Contact: [email protected] in the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology in Krakow an exhibition “Quiet Life. For more information: Modern Lithuanian Photography” will be opened. http://en.viko.lt/international-scientific-practical- conference/ For more information:
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SAVE THE DATE Summary of the 2015 AAAE European Culture Forum 2015 Annual Conference
26-27 November 2015 // Brussels, The 2015 AAAE conference took place April 16-18, Belgium 2015 at the University of Oregon’s Portland campus. Over the three-day event, more than 120 Registration will open in July for the 2015 edition of program directors, educators, practitioners and the European Culture Forum that will take place on students gathered to take part in a broad and News from our 26-27 November in Brussels. engaging program of sessions.
The European Culture Forum takes place every two partners years with prestigious speakers and lively discussions on the hottest topics in the field of culture. It is a great opportunity for European policy makers and the cultural and creative sectors to meet and exchange about common challenges and developments in the field.
This year's Forum will address how talent and creativity can boost innovation, growth and jobs; the digital single market; social cohesion and
intercultural dialogue; and how culture can strengthen Europe on the global scene. Participants can expect inspiring panel discussions, artistic performances, networking opportunities and The conference began with a reception at the much more! Museum of Contemporary Craft, and a keynote
address from Eloise Damrosch, Executive Director News from our of the Portland Regional Arts and Culture Council. Damrosch shared the story of the creation and institution of the city’s Art Tax, a funding initiative partners for arts education in Portland. She gave an overview of the process to implement the tax, discussed lessons learned, and took questions.
The three-day conference program was packed with two plenary panels, cultural visits and sessions
on a wide range of topics, including data-driven arts management, pedagogy and assessment, recruitment and retention, and emerging arts management models.
On Saturday, April 18 the afternoon’s programming
was focused on international arts administration SA2.0
- education issues. Annick Schramme (president of
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beogles CCBY Member), and Alan Salzenstein (AAAE/DePaul University) discussed the global aspects of arts Venue: Flagey Building, Brussels administration education and the ways in which partners Twitter: #CultureforumEU service organizations are connecting and collaborating for the benefit of students. The More information will be made available here: afternoon’s programming continued with a series of http://ec.europa.eu/culture/index_en.htm international sessions focused on study abroad,
cultural management, and international policy.
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Arts and Health Brussels Creative Forum Australia
Celebrate Creative Ageing Syndey Now, it’s time for culture
25-27 August 2015 // Sydney, Australia 28-29 August 2015 // Brussels, Belgium
Celebrate Creative Ageing Sydney is a new annual international event which explores the importance of older people engaging in the arts and creative activities to foster good health and wellbeing as
they age. News from other
Evidence demonstrates the powerful impact that organistions the arts have on the health and wellbeing of older Brussels Creative Forum wants to be the place people – enhancing quality of life for people where the cultural and creative richness of seeking to remain fit and well as they age and for Brussels, and by extension Europe, is put in the people with a chronic condition such as depression spotlight. The goal: to inform and sensitize the or dementia. Health benefits through arts activities, public and to be a forum where artists, such as dancing and singing, include improved professionals from the sector and elected officials mobility and motor control, improved heart and meet. respiratory function, greater self-esteem and confidence, less reliance on medication and Brussels Creative Forum is a place of exchange, personal care, higher social engagement and ideal for linking people to each other, great to find beneficial effects on mental health. inspiration and new ideas. Good know-how will be exchanged, cross-disciplinary connections will be Celebrate Creative Ageing Sydney will explore
made and people will come together to find what ageing looks like in the 21st Century and the innovative solutions for urban development. benefits of creative ageing in terms of health, Creative entrepreneurship will be stimulated in an fitness, wellbeing and quality of life. The role of environment of dialogue and the sharing of
local government and the role of artists in News from other experiences. supporting older people to age well will be examined. The Brussels Creative Forum is a yearly interactive organistions event accessible for everyone. It consists of two In addition, Celebrate Creative Ageing Sydney will parts: a presentation to the audience of the cultural consider ways to challenge the barriers for older programmation and meetings between people to access cultural activities and events, professionals. including how to change ageist attitudes in society, the most effective ways of disseminating All people involved in the cultural and creative information to older members of society, advocacy industries will take part at this new dynamic in the for public policy, improved transport options, and City of Brussels and support the Brussels Creative moving isolated older people from the widespread Forum. Because we believe that developing these reliance on television to engaging with community sectors in Brussels, capital of Europe is an life in a more active, meaningful and rewarding important challenge. way. Brussels Creative Forum invites you to come and Innovative creative ageing programs and research discover its great cultural and artistic offer on 28 will be showcased and reviewed encompassing and 29 August 2015 at in Square Brussels on the “Arts on Prescription”, “Imagination and Dementia”, Mont des Arts. “End to Loneliness Campaign” and “ Reaching the hard to reach and most vulnerable older people For more information: News from other through Creative Ageing programs”. http://www.brusselscreativeforum.be/en/ organistions
Expert speakers, from overseas and Australia, will bring clarity to these issues. Participants will engage in conversation and debate. Facilitators and artists will present demonstrations and workshops to increase knowledge and skills in the area of supporting and caring for older people.
For more information and to register: http://artsandhealth.org.au/creative-ageing.html
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The Best in Heritage Museum Ideas
14th edition Museums Re-imagined in the 24-26 September 2015 // Dubrovnik, Era of Participatory Culture Croatia
1 October 2015 // London, England
event - Museum Ideas attracts the world's most fascinating museum innovators and challenges them to share transformative ideas in concise, powerful talks.
This leading international conference presents a
valuable opportunity for professional inquiry and News from other development with a packed schedule of
progressive sessions from leading thinkers in the organistions global museum community.
Join hundreds of museum colleagues from around the world to share the latest ideas and insights
http://www.thebestinheritage.com/conference/about globally. Museum Ideas attracts a truly international crowd – the 2014 conference attracted a global mix The Best in Heritage is an international, annual of delegates from 24 countries, including the US, survey of award-winning museum, heritage and Japan, Mexico, Korea, Iceland, Spain, Germany, conservation projects. More than twenty projects Norway, France, Sweden and China. from the world, proclaimed the best in the previous year on national or international level, are invited to the conference to present their success stories. In brief, they display and celebrate excellence from
the field of museums and heritage.
The aim is to have a diverse and interesting programme offering an insight into innovative News from other
practices, successful management approaches, organistions extraordinary professionalism and into present day Image credit: Museum Hack, NYC. trends and tendencies.
The widening profession needs quality information Participants are invited to discover the latest and benchmarking occasions; there are, annually groundbreaking ideas about participatory practice, more than a hundred awarded, new or renewed leading-edge digital initiatives, innovative institutions world-wide and a great number of storytelling, interpretation and exhibition design, exceptional projects hardly known to the progressive public engagement, inventive and international professional public. All of them inclusive programming - plus pioneering new deserve further professional and public attention. thinking for collections, leadership and the future of Besides, we live in an increasingly competitive museums.
world where standards of excellence, i.e. Speakers this year include Kaywin Feldman, expectations, be it from public or our other Director and President of the Minneapolis Institute stakeholders, are rising steadily. of Arts and current board chair of the American Alliance of Museums; Rose Hiscock is Director of Presentations are structured is such a way as to the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney;
produce the most usable insight into the awarded Victoria Suzman, Project Cataloguer at the British News from other project and its protagonists. The participants learn
Museum; Synthia Griffin, Curator of Community organistions by the best examples while their "least" profit and Regeneration Programmes at Tate Modern, remains the inspiration, stemming from specific Daryl Karp, Director of the Museum of Australian differences in the same, grand domain of heritage. Democracy; and Peter Higgin, Enrichment Director at the ground-breaking theatre company For more information: Punchdrunk. Further speakers will be announced http://www.thebestinheritage.com/ soon.
For more information: http://www.museum-id.com/event-detail.asp? id=437
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Network of European Museum International Network for Organisations Contemporary Performing Arts
“Learning in Museums and “General Mapping of Types of Impact Young People” Research in the Performing Arts Sector” “Learning in Museums and Young People”
In recent years arts focuses on museums and culture have informal and non- been increasingly formal learning asked for ‘numbers’. opportunities for Alongside data young people, about easily particularly aged 14- quantifiable (and
News News from other 25. It was conducted traditionally in the context of measured) aspects organistions current issues for such as attendance, young people in Europe and the challenges they ticket sales, number are faced with, in the social field, as well as of productions etc., concerning their employment opportunities. Based the sector is now on an outline of this "frame" the more-than-ever expected to provide important role of museums is discussed. figures about job
The report highlights benefits and impacts of young creation, market people cultural engagement in terms of personal development and well-being, active citizenship, social skills competitiveness. Other aspects much less easy to quantify, but already proven as crucial and specific
development and employment opportunities. to the arts, like the impact on individual well-being, The study begins with the definition of a “Basic community development and social cohesion, are Framework”, aimed at introducing from a general required to be translated into numbers – and
point of view some important issues referred to the sometimes regarded as less important than actual context, the more-than-ever important role of economic aspects. museums, with a particular attention to young people. This stress for figures is generating diverse News from other reactions. Many artists and culture professionals Then, the study is divided in 4 main sections, fear (and sometimes have evidence) that ‘numbers’ organistions aimed at: introducing the tangled relation between will become the only valid argument to advocate for museums and young people, exploring museums’ (or justify) public funding for the arts. In some cases role in the digital era, investigating the museums’ arts are pressured to prove their social, cognitive, role to face social exclusion, and looking into the health, intellectual, spiritual and other impacts only multifaced concept of accessibility and in economic (or even just mathematical) terms. The disadvantage referred to young people with some general impression is that culture is expected to kind of disability. provide a way out of the “crisis” not by helping individuals and societies to find new meaning and The topics chosen for this report have been values – thus facing the crisis in its exquisitely suggested by the NEMO - LEM Working Group, cultural sense – but by delivering economic results. because of their relevance about the ever- And yet, in some cases (and in some countries) the changing relation between museums and young task of measuring the impacts of the arts is people and their direct connections with Europe welcomed by artists and cultural professionals as a 2020 and other important EU strategies, initiatives way to embed evaluation and self-assessment into or recommendations. their own professional development, and in doing Download the report here: so, developing a stronger relation and mutual
News News from other http://www.ne-mo.org/fileadmin/Dateien/public/ knowledge with their funders.
organistions topics/Audience_Development/ The work aims to help researchers, policy-makers, Museums_and_Young_People_NEMO- academics and cultural professionals gain a LEMWG_study_2015.pdf general overview of existing models, trends and key issues.
Download the publication here: https://www.ietm.org/sites/default/ files/150421_ietm_general_mapping.pdf
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CULTURE / COMMISSION: EU Culture Ministers designate two European Capitals of Culture for 2019 At their Council meeting on 19 May in Brussels, European Union Culture Ministers designated the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv and the Italian city of Matera as the two European Capitals of Culture for 2019 to join the more than 50 cities have been European Capitals of Culture over the last thirty years. Plovdiv will be the first Bulgarian European Capital of Culture ever. Under the motto “Together”, Plovdiv - with its important Roma communities - aims to highlight the multi-cultural dimension of the city. By opening up
CULTURE / COMMISSION: EU Cultural Heritage Prize Grand Prix and Public Choice Award winners announced On 11 June in Oslo, the 28 winners of the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards were celebrated and for the first time, the seven winners of the Grand Prix and the Public Choice Award were announced. The seven Grand Prix laureates, selected by independent juries and entitled to receive €10,000 each include: the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary; the Salt Valley of Añana, Latest EU Policy Basque Country, Spain; the Armenian Church of St. Giragos in Diyarbakir, Turkey; Wonders of Venice: Developments
CULTURE / COMMISSION: How Europe can use the full potential of cultural heritage for local economies and society On 12 June in Oslo, the European Commission applauded the results of the Cultural Heritage Counts for Europe (CHCFE) project which provides compelling evidence of the value of cultural heritage and its impact on Europe’s economy, culture, society and the environment. Tibor Navracics, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport urged for more policy to support Europe’s cultural heritage and highlighting the project’s important contribution, he said: “Wherever investment in cultural and
EDUCATION / COMMISSION: The Bologna Process: higher education reforms among participating countries still too uneven
On 13 May 2015, Education Ministers of the 47-country European Higher Education Area met in Yerevan, Armenia for a two-day conference to discuss progress in improving higher education systems and enabling students to move more freely across national borders under the so-called Bologna process. The
latest Bologna Implementation report, published on 12 May, showed that much work remains to be done. On average, only 7 of 10 students finish their higher education programme, while half of the countries'
EDUCATION / COMMISSION: Latest EU Policy New Erasmus+ Students and Alumni Association aims to increase impact on participants Developments On 12 June in Brussels, a new umbrella association, the Erasmus+ Students and Alumni Association (ESAA), was officially launched to represent students from inside and outside Europe who take part in Erasmus+. The new association brings together four existing associations: Erasmus Student Network, Erasmus Mundus Student and Alumni Association (EMA), the Erasmus Foundation, and Erasmus+ Oceans. “Erasmus+ is one of Europe’s flagship projects, and rightly so. Studying in another country,
EDUCATION / COMMISSION: Erasmus+ Master Loan Scheme launches in Spain to demonstrate viability on a larger scale In June, the first loans for graduates taking their Master's degree abroad became available under the Erasmus+ Master Loan Guarantee Scheme. The scheme’s first agreement in Spain (with more to follow in other European countries) will provide financial support for Spanish students taking their Master degree in
one of the 33 Erasmus+ Programme Countries, or students from these countries moving to Spain for a Master. This first Erasmus+ Master Student Loan Guarantee contract is the first step for the scheme and
EDUCATION / COMMISSION / PARLIAMENT: Needs for European education system to contribute to a stronger Europe On 16 June in Brussels, the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Tibor
Navracics, held an exchange of views as a part of the annual structured dialogue with the European Latest EU Policy Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education. In his address, he urged for Europe’s education Developments system to develop social, civic and relational competences; ensure inclusive education for all children; strengthen critical thinking and media literacy; and promote inter-cultural dialogue. “We must use all our
EDUCATION / COMMISSION: EU Ministers see innovative vocational education and training as key for jobs and growth With a vision for more innovative and internationally competitive European vocational education and training (VET), ministers from the EU Member States, the four candidate states, and Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein, as well as the social partners and representatives of the European Commission gathered in Riga on 21-22 June. The meeting’s main objective was to further deepen VET cooperation all across Europe in response to new challenges and opportunities that have arisen from the rapidly developing labour market and other socio-economic changes that are having impact on the labour market. “With jobs,
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EDUCATION / COMMISSION: EU and Central Asian Ministers for Education set priorities for higher and vocational education Taking place on 25-26 June in Riga, Latvia, the first meeting of the EU and Central Asian Ministers for Education brought together Ministers for Education and high-level officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Poland, the United Kingdom, Estonia, Spain and Sweden, and the European Commission Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development and the European External Action Service. During the meeting, they agreed on three priorities to be the main areas of cooperation between the EU and Central Asian countries in the field of higher education and
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