ND 2.0 - NC - Iguanasan via Flickr CC BY 24th ENCATC Annual Conference 05-07.10.2016 “Cultural Management Education in Risk Societies - Towards a Paradigm and Policy Shift?!” Valencia, Spain PRESENTATION, PROGRAMME & OPEN CALLS An initiative of In partnership with With the support of www.encatc.org 1 WHAT’S HERE? CONFERENCE PRESENTATION | PAGE 3 PROGRAMME | PAGE 6 KEYNOTE SPEAKER | PAGE 8 STUDY VISITS | PAGE 9 OPEN CALLS | PAGE 10 PRACTICAL INFORMATION | PAGE 13 WANT MORE? | PAGE 14 ND 2.0 - NC - Sam Carpenter 1974 via Flickr CC BY www.encatc.org 2 PRESENTATION THEME OF THE 24th ENCATC ANNUAL CONFERENCE Ulrich Beck and others have already proposed in the Or do we need to look beyond the classical eighties that in late modernity Western industrial knowledge and competencies? And how can we societies are undergoing a process of transformation teach students also entrepreneurial skills, which are into risk societies. Traditional institutions are not able more characterized by risk-taking, dealing with anymore to respond to the fundamental global uncertainty and unpredictability in a digitalized and changes of society, like climate change, the financial globalized environment? And do the recent crisis and/or the terrorist attacks. They are overtaken adaptations of several cultural management by technological evolution, that is not a rational programmes to cultural entrepreneurship reflect a process of development and has a huge impact on broader and deeper paradigm shift? societies. Rifkin (2011) speaks about “the third Through its Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan and its industrial revolution”. All the safety checks and Communication on ‘Rethinking Education’, also the assurances are worthless according, unless we really European Commission has emphasised the need to change the rules and try to build a cosmopolitan embed entrepreneurial learning in all sectors of world (Beck, 2006). The world is not a “global village” education, including non-formal learning. One of the as McLuhan stated in 1962, but in many ways socially, four strategic objectives of the Commission is: politically, economically and culturally divided. Only “enhancing creativity and innovation, including the anticipation of global risks and the mere threats entrepreneurship, at all levels of education and have a reflexive possibility to unite people and foster training” (EU Communication, 2012). Both documents a cosmopolitan vision. call on Member States to provide all young people During our 24th ENCATC conference we want to with practical entrepreneurial experience before explore what consequences risk society has for completing their compulsory education, highlighting education in general and for cultural management the importance of learning by doing within education education. According to Noble Prize winner and and training. This requires a way of teaching in which economist, Joseph E. Stiglitz, (2014) it is essential experiential learning and project work have a major nowadays to know how we can learn and what role. governments can do to promote learning. Creating a In particular we want to reflect on the position of the learning society is crucial if we are to sustain artist in this highly competitive and globalised world. improved living standards in advanced countries. The artist-entrepreneur is becoming the new According to education in cultural management, practice. The artist-entrepreneur is working in a several questions arise: Which knowledge, skills and different way. He or she is active in different places, at attitudes are required nowadays to become a cultural different levels, and is executing several projects at manager that is able to respond to these evolutions? the same time. The artist is creating not only www.encatc.org 3 economic value, but social value as well. Although he approaches, and practical training in and for cultural or she mostly likes this flexibility and combining management and cultural entrepreneurship. different jobs (multi-job holding), the position is also Teaching cultural management and entrepreneurship very vulnerable. Therefore the artist is looking for and gives a lot of opportunities to explore new teaching exploring new forms of collaboration. Without methods that are focused on a close cooperation partners there is no survival. The impact of with the working field (co-creation is becoming more technology is huge, not only on the creation of and more the practice, also in research), the use of content, but also on the way of working (production) digital tools, the development of intercultural and the development of new business models competencies, the cross‑fertilization between different (distribution). Moreover, the role of the consumer is disciplines, the linking of theoretical insights with changing by digitization. The public has become practical skills, and the development of a high degree much more involved in the creation process. Co- of self reflection. We want to reflect on the various creation has become crucial. Consumers have theoretical concepts that today inform the creation of become collaborators. Shirky is talking about “the new cultural and creative businesses/activities, and cognitive surplus” (Shirky, 2010). we want to show and reflect on how cultural management and entrepreneurship is taught across During our conference we want to exchange ideas Europe and beyond via experiments, simulations, about the learning society, where learning takes case studies, and internships; in single courses, place, and how to learn has become more important certificate programmes, or entire undergraduate than formation. Good practices of scholarship will be (Bachelor of Arts) as well as graduate (Masters and presented that explore theoretical roots, pedagogical PhD) programmes. By exchanging our insights and experiences with our sister networks, such as AAAE (USA) and TACPS (Taiwan), we also want to use a comparative perspective on how cultural management and entrepreneurship has been taught in different parts all over the world. ABOUT THE FORMAT The 24th ENCATC Annual Conference will be held from 5-7 October 2016 in Valencia, Spain. This year, the conference will begin on 5 October with a Members’ Forum. As a benefit for more than 120 educational, cultural, research and governmental institutions, this will be an opportunity for ENCATC members and new ones who join before the conference, and ENCATC students, to get exclusive access to teaching methodology, working groups, case studies, and more in parallel Case Analysis and Workshop sessions to be led by members. On 6 October, the conference opens to the general public including academics, researchers, cultural professionals, teachers, trainers, policy makers, artists, consultants, and students from Europe and beyond. To begin, after the official welcome, our keynote, Antonio Ariño Villarroya, Vice-Principal for Culture and Equality, University of Valencia, Spain, will deliver his speech on “Education in Cultural Management and Cultural Policy in Risk Societies”. jafsegal / Flickr CC BY 2.0 www.encatc.org 4 Thanks to our member and host, the University of which will include presentations around a specific Valencia as well as the La NAU Cultural Centre, we topic or problem addressing the main theme of the have exciting cultural study visits to offer you that’ll 2016 ENCATC conference, as well as migrant issues, put you in the field and in direct contact with local digital means for audience development, cultural professionals and policy operators so you participatory governance of cultural heritage, cultural can hear first hand experiences and see in practice and creative sector: entrepreneurship and innovation, what has been discussed during the conference promotion of cultural diversity: cultural external programme. Participants will have the choice among relations, and monitoring culture and creative visits to the Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe, interventions: urban futures and social engagement. the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia - Palau de la Opera, On 7 October, in the afternoon during the Transfer the Museu de Belles Arts de València San Pio V., and Knowledge Session learn about ideas, objectives, the Institut Valencià d’Art Modern - IVAM. results and conclusions of a project, a research, or a Learn about the latest research developments and study impacting the field of cultural management and trends the wide field of cultural management and policy. policy from distinguished researchers in Europe, Asia, The programme will also include a refreshing cultural and beyond at the 7th Annual ENCATC Research programme to highlight local and regional artistic Session held on 6-7 October. These parallel sessions talent as well as many convivial networking moments are a unique opportunity to bridge research, for all participants to exchange ideas, experiences, academia, practice, and policy and foster exchanges practice and projects. among these stakeholders. It will also result in a publication (with ISBN) for Research Session We are looking forward to welcoming you to presenters selected from the open call for abstracts. Valencia this fall and we are excited for the new possibilities and synergies to come out of this event. In 2016 we are also renewing the tradition to organise in parallel to the research session, Atelier Sessions ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE The Scientific Committee 2016 of the 24th ENCATC Annual Conference is a provisional scientific committee who defines the structure and themes of the conference, selects speakers