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Culturelink Newsletter No. 008/March 2005

IN THIS ISSUE

News and Initiatives

1.   70 CENTS FOR CULTURE CAMPAIGN

2.   CENTER FOR ARTS AND CULTURE AFFILIATED WITH GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

Internships and Positions

3.   RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS

4.   PROFESSOR OF PAINTING, THE ROYAL DANISH ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS' SCHOOLS OF VISUAL ARTS

International Meetings and Conferences

5.   2ND OPEN ENCOUNTER OF CULTURES

6.   8TH CONFERENCE EUROPEAN CULTURE

7.   A SOUL FOR EUROPE FOLLOW-UP CONFERENCE

8.   IV MERCATOR INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

Programmes, Courses, Bursaries and Awards

9.   PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD IMMIGRATION AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY

10.   MASTER OF ARTS IN DESIGN

11.   FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR ARTS MANAGERS

12.   CULTURE AND SOCIAL CHANGES IN GLOBALIZATION: LATIN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES

13.   CALL FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS

14.   EUROPA NOSTRA AWARDS 2005

Recent Publications

15.   INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION DIRECTORY 2005

16.   NORDIC JOURNAL OF CULTURAL POLICY

17.   FINANCE FOR THE ARTS IN CANADA

18.   COMMON THREADS UNCOMMON PEOPLE

19.   YEARBOOK OF THE AUSTRIAN LATIN AMERICA INSTITUTE

News and Initiatives

1.   70 CENTS FOR CULTURE

Aiming to boost the resources which the EU makes available for culture, the 70 Cents for Culture campaign, is launched by ECF and EFAH at the European Parliament in Brussels on 15 March 2005. Support this important campaign by signing the campaign manifesto. >>>

2.   CENTER FOR ARTS AND CULTURE AFFILIATED WITH GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

Recently the George Mason University and the Center for Arts and Culture announced their agreement to affiliate, bringing the strengths of Northern Virginia's premier university to the Center's groundbreaking work in the field of cultural policy. >>>

Internships and Positions

3.   RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS

Americans for the Arts, USA's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts, seeks a full-time Research Associate. Deadline is 16 March 2005. >>>

4.   PROFESSOR OF PAINTING, ROYAL DANISH ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS' SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS

The School seeks a visual artist with a significant artistic production. The final application deadline for this position is 1 April 2005. >>>

International Meetings and Conferences

5.   2ND OPEN ENCOUNTER OF CULTURES

Organized by the Centro de las Culturas, Chile, the conference will be held on 3 April 2005 in Santiago, Chile, under the title Assembly of Cultures. >>>

6.   8TH CONFERENCE EUROPEAN CULTURE

Organized by the Centre for European Studies and the Jean Monnet Chair of the University of Navarra, Spain, this scientific forum for dialogue and encounter of multidisciplinary character is to be held in Pamplona, Spain, from 19-22 October 2005. The first deadline for paper abstracts is 30 April 2005. >>>

7.   A SOUL FOR EUROPE FOLLOW-UP CONFERENCE

Representing a follow-up to the A Soul for Europe Berlin conference, the Paris conference on cultural policy is to take place on 2-3 May 2005. >>>

8.   IV MERCATOR INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

The symposium entitled Translation of Culture, Culture of Translation: Languages in Film, Television and Literature will be held on 26-28 October 2005 in Aberysthwith, Wales, focusing on multifaceted aspects of language transfer through these media. Abstracts should be sent by 1 June 2005. >>>

Programmes, Courses, Bursaries and Awards

9.   PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD IMMIGRATION AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY

The Metropolis Institute, the Institute on Governance and the Learning and Development Division offer a course on Public Attitudes Toward Immigration and Cultural Diversity, to take place in Ottawa, Ontario, on 23 March 2005. >>>

10.   MASTER OF ARTS IN DESIGN

A Master of Arts in Design programme is offered at the Faculty of Visual Arts and Design of the Utrecht School of the Arts. Application deadline is 30 March 2005. >>>

11.   FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR ARTS MANAGERS

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts offers a ten-month comprehensive arts management fellowship program to artists and arts managers starting in September 2005 and ending in June 2006. Application deadline is 1 April 2005. >>>

12.   CULTURE AND SOCIAL CHANGES IN GLOBALIZATION: LATIN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES

This online course managed by the Virtual Campus of Distance Learning of CLACSO (Latin American Council of Social Sciences) is from 9 May - 26 July 2005. Application deadline is 4 April 2005. >>>

13.   CALL FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS

The Jan van Eyck Academie invites artists, designers and theoreticians to submit research or production proposals and apply for a one or two year research period, starting in January 2006. Application deadline is 15 April 2005. >>>

14.   EUROPA NOSTRA AWARDS 2005

The call for entries for the yearly European Union prize for cultural heritage has been posted. Closing dates are 1 August 2005 for Category 2, and 3 September 2005 for Categories 1 and 3. >>>

Recent Publications

15.   INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION DIRECTORY 2005

This newly revised directory features detailed information on 2300 international foundations, trusts, charitable and grant-making nonprofit institutions active among others in the fields of arts and humanities. books.global-investor.com/books/19805.htm?ginPtrCode=00000&identifier=

16.   NORDIC JOURNAL OF CULTURAL POLICY

The latest issue of the Nordic Journal of Cultural Policy has recently appeared. This scholarly journal, published mainly in Swedish, Norwegian or Danish, aims to create a forum for cultural policy research in the Nordic countries, stimulating debates on cultural policy issues and spreading relevant cultural policy information to the rest of the research community. www.hb.se/bhs/kpc/engKpc/Journal.htm

17.   FINANCE FOR THE ARTS IN CANADA

Its comprehensive approach to the technical aspects of cultural management, makes this a unique reference guide, self-study resource and textbook for the accounting and financial management functions in nonprofit cultural organizations in Canada. www.financeforthearts.com/

18.   COMMON THREADS UNCOMMON PEOPLE

Through interviews and personal insights, this latest book by Jennifer Williams, published by the Centre for Creative Communities, presents artists and art practitioners based in the UK, Europe and the USA. www.creativecommunities.org.uk/bknwtl.html

19.   YEARBOOK OF THE AUSTRIAN LATIN AMERICA INSTITUTE

The Austrian Institute for Latin America announces issue no. 8 of its yearbook !Atención!, to appear in April, discussing national and cultural identity-building processes taking place in Latin America. Issue no. 7 of the Yearbook dealt with prospects of creating a common educational and cultural space for Latin America and Europe. www.lai.at/publikationen/atencion/atencion8

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