IN THIS ISSUE

News from the Culturelink Focal Point

1.   DYNAMICS OF COMMUNICATION: NEW WAYS AND NEW ACTORS

Award

2.   VISEGRAD AWARD FOR THE ICC

Job Opportunities

3.   YATF AND AMA INTERNSHIPS

4.   KENNEDY CENTER FELLOWSHIPS

Calls for Papers

5.   INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES

6.   CULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND THE STATE OF THE FIELD

7.   FINANCES AND CULTURE 2007

8.   12TH INTERNATIONAL METROPOLIS CONFERENCE

Call for Entries and Applications

9.   CULTURAL POLICY MAKING IN POST-COMMUNIST COUNTRIES

10.   CULTURE AS RESOURCE: CULTURE AND DEMOCRACY IN THE GLOBAL SYSTEM

11.   INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS RESIDENCIES

12.   ANNA LINDH EURO-MEDITERRANEAN FOUNDATION

13.   DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

14.   PERFORMING THE WORLD 4

15.   2007 UNESCO ASIA-PACIFIC HERITAGE AWARDS

16.   INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN MASTERCOURSE

17.   CULTURAL POLICY RESEARCH AWARD 2007

International Conferences and Festivals

18.   LA RENCONTRE DE SIBIU: FIRST STEPS IN TIHE EUROPEAN UNION

19.   CULTURAL DIVERSITY - EUROPE'S WEALTH

20.   EUROPE METROPOLES NETWORK ANNUAL MEETING

21.   MOV-S

22.   FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CULTURAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION

23.   47TH ROSE D'OR FESTIVAL

24.   3RD INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MAKING THEATER

New Books and Publications

25.   STILL SO MUCH TO BE DONE: CHALLENGES FOR CULTURE IN EUROPE

26.   THE ART OF CITY MAKING

27.   PLANNING AND ENGAGING WITH INTERCULTRAL COMMUNITIES

28.   TELEVISION IN 36 EUROPEAN STATES

29.   50 YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION

30.   JOURNAL OF LEISURE STUDIES

1.   DYNAMICS OF COMMUNICATION: NEW WAYS AND NEW ACTORS

Publishing a selection of scientific articles and essays by fifty experts from all parts of the world (Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia), the latest addition to the Culturelink Joint Publications Series, edited by Biserka Cvjeticanin, is the result of a joint effort in creating a written record of the lectures and presentations delivered at the Second World Culturelink Conference (Zagreb, Croatia, 2005). The book identifies the new tasks and changing roles of cultural policies related to cultural diversity and the newly emerging digital culture, and calls attention to the impressive phenomenon of new ways and new actors in communication - all of which announces a restructuring of the global cultural space. >>>

2.   VISEGRAD AWARD FOR THE ICC

In appreciation of its support rendered to and the development of cultural co-operation of the countries of Central Europe, the International Cultural Centre and its director, Professor Jacek Purchla were awarded the prestigious Visegrad Award for 2006 at the 16th Meeting of the Ministers for Culture of the Visegrad Group in Budapest, Hungary. Our congratulations to the ICC! >>>

3.   YATF AND AMA INTERNSHIPS

The Young Arab Theatre Fund (YATF) and Art Moves Africa (AMA) are looking for interns to assist the YATF and AMA staff in their day-to-day work over 2 or 3 months. Good knowledge of English and French is required, knowledge of Dutch and Arabic is an asset. >>>

4.   KENNEDY CENTER FELLOWSHIPS

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, is interested in recruiting internationally ten highly motivated, disciplined and creative artists and arts managers for its Fellowship Program. Application deadline is 1 April 2007. >>>

5.   INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES

The University of New York in Skopje announces an international 3-day conference entitled (G)Local Media in Transition – The Case of South-Eastern Europe 1990-2007, to take place in Skopje, FYRM from 8-10 March 2007. The deadline for the receipt of papers is 20 January 2007. >>>

6.   CULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND THE STATE OF THE FIELD

The Cultural Management Program at Humak University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland invites 20 academics and practitioners to participate in the first of a series of symposia on cultural management topics, to be held on 19-20 April 2007. Application deadline is 31 January 2007. >>>

7.   FINANCES AND CULTURE 2007

The international conference Finances and Culture 2007, with the theme of Sponsorship and Fundraising in Art and Culture focusing on Russia and CIS, will take place on 4-5 July 2007 in London, UK. Deadline for submissions is 01 February 2007. >>>

8.   12TH INTERNATIONAL METROPOLIS CONFERENCE

On 8-10 October 2007, the annual International Metropolis Conference will be held for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere – in Melbourne, Australia. Deadline for workshop proposals focusing on migration and diversity issues is 15 February 2007. >>>

9.   CULTURAL POLICY MAKING IN POST-COMMUNIST COUNTRIES

Cultural Policy Making in Post-Communist Countries is an intensive summer course which will run from 16-27 July 2007 at the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, focusing on the modernisation of cultural policies in the countries of post-communist transition. The deadline for applications is 14 February 2007. >>>

10.   CULTURE AS RESOURCE: CULTURE AND DEMOCRACY IN THE GLOBAL SYSTEM

An intensive graduate summer course on Culture as Resource: Culture and Democracy in the Global System will be held at the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary on 16-27 July 2007, aiming to investigate the transformations in the sphere of cultural consumption and production in the context of globalization. Applications deadline is 14 February 2007. >>>

11.   INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS RESIDENCIES

The Hungarian Multicultural Center (HMC) invites professional visual artists and writers worldwide to submit applications for its international residency programmes to take place in Csopak, Hungary, on 21 May – 13 June, 18 June – 11 July, and 16 July – 8 August 2007 respectively. Submissions deadline is 15 February 2007. >>>

12.   ANNA LINDH EURO-MEDITERRANEAN FOUNDATION

The Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures is seeking proposals for activities and initiatives that support intercultural dialogue in the 37 Euro-Mediterranean countries. The two deadlines for submission of proposals in 2007 are 1 March and 1 June. >>>

13.   DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

South Africa's longest running film festival, the Durban International Film Festival, calls for entries to its 28th edition to take place from 20 June to 1 July 2007. The deadline for short films and documentaries is 1 March 2007 and for feature films 15 March 2007. >>>

14.   PERFORMING THE WORLD 4

Performing the World 4 - The Performance of Community and the Community of Performance will be held in Tarrytown House, Tarrytown, NY, USA on 12-14 October 2007. Session proposals are due 15 March 2007. >>>

15.   2007 UNESCO ASIA-PACIFIC HERITAGE AWARDS

Entries are now being accepted for the 2007 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation. The deadline for the receipt of materials is 31 March 2007. >>>

16.   INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN MASTERCOURSE

The Keshet Eilon International Violin Mastercourse, under patronage of Maestro Shlomo Mintz is to take place in Kibbutz Eilon, Israel, on 27 July - 15 August 2007. Auditions will be held in March/April 2007. >>>

17.   CULTURAL POLICY RESEARCH AWARD 2007

The Cultural Policy Research Award 2007 for applied comparative cultural policy research is now open for applications to be submitted by 1 May 2007. Eligible for the EUR10,000 award are young academics, researchers and policymakers aged 35 or under. >>>

18.   LA RENCONTRE DE SIBIU: FIRST STEPS IN TIHE EUROPEAN UNION

Marking the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the European Union, Les Rencontres will hold its Committee Meeting in Sibiu, Romania on 09 February 2007 and organize a European thematic seminar on 10 February 2007. >>>

19.   CULTURAL DIVERSITY - EUROPE'S WEALTH

Within the context of Germany's 2007 Presidency of the European Council, the German Commission for UNESCO is organising an international conference entitled Cultural Diversity - Europe's Wealth. Bringing the UNESCO Convention to Life, to be held on 26-28 April 2007 in Essen, Germany, the European Capital of Culture 2010. >>>

20.   EUROPE METROPOLES NETWORK ANNUAL MEETING

The third annual meeting of the Europe Metropoles Network, to be held in Paris, France on 23-24 March 2007, will bring together ideas and experiences for the effective management of emerging problems related to ill-conceived urban development. Registration deadline is 28 February 2007. >>>

21.   MOV-S

Mov-s, a new space for the international exchange on dance and movement professionals, will be organized at the Mercat de les Flors in Barcelona, Spain on 12-15 April 2007, uniting them in a performance programme, discussion sessions, project presentations and parallel meetings. >>>

22.   FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CULTURAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION

The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Cultural Studies Association will be held at the Portland State University, Oregon, USA on 19-21 April 2007, featuring plenaries on Ethics and the Environment; post 9/11 America and the World; and Asia, the Pacific Rim, and Capitalism. >>>

23.   47TH ROSE D'OR FESTIVAL

The 47th edition of the Festival Rose d'Or, hosting the most prestigious international awards for entertainment television programmes and representing a cultural and business rendezvous for the onscreen entertainment community, will take place on the shores of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on 5–9 May 2007. >>>

24.   3RD INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MAKING THEATER

The Theater of Changes invites acting, movement and voice teachers as well as workshop participants to the 3rd International Festival of Making Theater (In.F.o.Ma.T.) 2007, to be held in Athens, Greece, on 8-15 July 2007. >>>

25.   STILL SO MUCH TO BE DONE: CHALLENGES FOR CULTURE IN EUROPE

The first publication in a new EFA book series, Still so Much to be Done is a book dedicated to Denis de Rougemont's dream of an integrated and tolerant European Union of the people. Aside from reflections on his life and work as well as personal encounters, this thrilling collection of essays offers a comprehensive overview of the development, changes and challenges of the arts and culture in Europe today and in the days to come. >>>

26.   THE ART OF CITY MAKING

Charles Landry has just been published The Art of City Making, a follow-up to The Creative City, explaining, through international case studies, how to reassess urban potential so that cities can strengthen their identity and adapt to the changing global terms of trade and mass migration. >>>

27.   PLANNING AND ENGAGING WITH INTERCULTRAL COMMUNITIES

COMEDIA, Europe's leading cultural planning consultancy, has published a report commissioned by the Academy for Sustainable Communities entitled Planning and Engaging with International Communities. >>>

28.   TELEVISION IN 36 EUROPEAN STATES

Under the title Television in 36 European States, the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) and the Council of Europe have published the first of three volumes of EAO's trilingual Yearbook 2006: Film, Television and Video in Europe, offering individual country profiles, including fact sheets with all basic figures and syntheses of recent trends in the audiovisual sector. >>>

29.   50 YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION

Published shortly after the Australian parliament passed sweeping changes to media laws in October 2006, the latest issue of Media International Australia incorporating Culture and Policy (MIA), edited by Liz Jacka and Sue Turnbull, is devoted to 50 Years of Australian Television. >>>

30.   JOURNAL OF LEISURE STUDIES

The Institute of Leisure Studies of the University of Deusto from Bilbao, Spain introduces issue No.30 of its Revista ADOZ under the title Políticas de Ocio / Leisure Politics. >>>

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