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Culturelink Newsletter No. 031/November 2007

IN THIS ISSUE

Job Openings

1.   BUILT HERITAGE PROJECT SPECIALIST

2.   OPEN RANK PROFESSOR IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND/OR IMAGING TECHNOLOGY

Call for Papers

3.   JOURNEYS OF EXPRESSION VII - CELEBRATING THE EDGES OF THE WORLD

4.   GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON STRUCTURES OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

Calls for Entries and Applications

5.   YOUTHART MULTIFEST - ART WITHOUT BORDERS

6.   FIRST INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF VIDEOTALES

7.   GIOVANNI AGNELLI RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP IN THE ECONOMICS OF CONTEMPORARY ART

8.   EUROPEAN DIPLOMA IN CULTURAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2008/09

International Conferences and Seminars

9.   INSIDE OUT 2007: RE-IMAGINING CULTURAL ACTION IN EUROPE

10.   FILM, TELEVISION, TOURISM AND REGENERATION

11.   EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON GOOD PRACTICES: LET'S MUS-E TOGETHER

12.   8TH INTERNATIONAL JOINT WORLD CULTURAL TOURISM CONFERENCE 2007

13.   INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE 2007

14.   THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN POLICY TOWARDS MULTILINGUALISM AND LANGUAGE LEARNING

15.   REVEALING ALL 2

16.   SUSTAINING CULTURE

17.   CULTURE, SOCIAL COHESION AND INTEGRATION CHALLENGES

18.   1ST INTERNATIONAL FORUM - VOICE, YOUTH AND ARTS MANAGEMENT

19.   PERFORMING ARTS TRAINING TODAY

20.   NUREC 2008 - THE NORTHERN URBAN REGENERATION EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE

Projects and Announcements

21.   EXPLORE - ASK - INSPIRE

22.   ORANGE BOTSWERERE, BOTSWANA ARTISTS AWARDS

Books, Publications and Reports

23.   EUROPA NOSTRA PUBLICATIONS

24.   CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE 21ST CENTURY

25.   ICC YEARBOOK

26.   THE MULTI-FACETED CURATOR

Job Openings

1.   BUILT HERITAGE PROJECT SPECIALIST

The Getty Conservation Institute's (GCI) Education Department is seeking a Project Specialist to contribute professional expertise to GCI education projects focusing on conservation of built heritage, with special emphasis on architecture, archaeological sites and historic cities. Application deadline is 10 December 2007. >>>

2.   OPEN RANK PROFESSOR IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND/OR IMAGING TECHNOLOGY

The Department of Art at the University of California, Riverside, invites applications for an Open Rank (Assistant, Associate, Full) Professor in Photography and/or Imaging Technology, effective 1 July 2008. The review of applications will begin on 15 December 2007 and will continue until the position is filled. >>>

Calls for Papers

3.   JOURNEYS OF EXPRESSION VII - CELEBRATING THE EDGES OF THE WORLD

Journeys of Expression VII, entitled Celebrating the Edges of the World: Tourism and Festivals of the Coast and Sea, will be held in Reykjavík, Iceland, on 29 February – 1 March 2008, aiming to bring together researchers who share interests in festivals, cultural events and associated tourism in coastal settings. The deadline for abstracts is 14 December 2007. >>>

4.   GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON STRUCTURES OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

This First World Conference organized by UNESCO Chair ECOLAND in Macau, China on 5-7 May 2008, invites submissions and abstracts on topics concerning the protection, monitoring and maintenance of structures of cultural heritage by 15 January 2008. >>>

Calls for Entries and Applications

5.   YOUTHART MULTIFEST - ART WITHOUT BORDERS

YouthArt MultiFest 2008, a festival for young artists, up to 35 years of age, dedicated to the theme Art without Borders, is to be held in Pančevo, Serbia, in May 2008. Application deadline is 15 November 2007. >>>

6.   FIRST INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF VIDEOTALES

The Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto is organizing the International Festival of Videotales for the Promotion of the Territory 2008: First Edition, to be held in Biella, Italy, on 29 February – 2 March 2008. The closing date for entries is 13 December 2007. >>>

7.   GIOVANNI AGNELLI RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP IN THE ECONOMICS OF CONTEMPORARY ART

This international scholarship programme, jointly run by UniCredit Private Banking and the Giovanni Agnelli Foundation, Turin, Italy, invites applications for original research projects for the 2007 edition. Application deadline is 7 January 2008. >>>

8.   EUROPEAN DIPLOMA IN CULTURAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2008/09

The Hicter Fondation organizes the 2008/09 edition of the European Diploma in Cultural Project Management to be held through two residential sessions, a comparative study and an evaluation/seminar phase. Deadline for applications is 15 January 2008. >>>

International Conferences and Seminars

9.   INSIDE OUT 2007: RE-IMAGINING CULTURAL ACTION IN EUROPE

The 15th EFAH General Assembly to be held in Warsaw, Poland, on 8-10 November 2007, under the title Inside Out 2007, aims to be a dynamic and participatory event, less focused on dissecting institutional concerns, and more intent on revealing what may be clear axes of future political engagement with the EU for the cultural sector. >>>

10.   FILM, TELEVISION, TOURISM AND REGENERATION

Organized by the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, Leeds Metropolitan University, this international conference, to be held in Leeds, UK on 15 November 2007, aims to bring together professionals and practitioners from the public and private regeneration, tourism, film and television sectors, encouraging the development of networking and collaboration between professionals across these sectors. >>>

11.   EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON GOOD PRACTICES: LET'S MUS-E TOGETHER

The International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation is organizing a European Conference on Good Practices entitled Let's MUS-E Together, to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 16 November 2007, marking the he launch of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (EYID) 2008 under the Portuguese Presidency. >>>

12.   8TH INTERNATIONAL JOINT WORLD CULTURAL TOURISM CONFERENCE 2007

The World Cultural Tourism Association is organizing this conference in Busan, South Korea, on 16-18 November 2007, with the aim to provide a forum for international educators, scholars, researchers, industry professionals, policy-makers and graduate students with opportunity to explore and discuss issues in the topics on cultural tourism promotion. >>>

13.   INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE 2007

Industrial Heritage 2007, the second European contact weekend for industrial heritage volunteers and associations, will be held in Kortrijk and Zwevegem, Belgium, on 16-18 November 2007, organized by E-FAITH, the European Federation of Associations of Industrial and Technical Heritage. >>>

14.   THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN POLICY TOWARDS MULTILINGUALISM AND LANGUAGE LEARNING

The international conference on The Future of European Policy towards Multilingualism and Language Learning, to take place in Ljouwert / Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, on 21-23 November 2007, will examine new issues and developments in the field of regional and minority languages and language learning policy within Europe.>>>

15.   REVEALING ALL 2

Revealing All 2, the second annual symposium for research students from all UK universities in cultural policy and management will take place in London, UK, on 30 November 2007. >>>

16.   SUSTAINING CULTURE

The Cultural Studies Association of Australasia will hold its Sustaining Culture conference in Adelaide, Australia, on 6-8 December 2007, aiming to engage in the full range of current themes and issues in contemporary cultural studies, cultural theory, cultural research and cultural production. >>>

17.   CULTURE, SOCIAL COHESION AND INTEGRATION CHALLENGES

This two-day seminar organized within the framework of the EU co-funded project on Awareness Raising for Culture and Development (ARCADE) will be held in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, on 13-14 December 2007, bringing together actors of culture and social development. >>>

18.   1ST INTERNATIONAL FORUM - VOICE, YOUTH AND ARTS MANAGEMENT

The International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM), in cooperation with Polyfollia, announces the 1st International Forum - Voice, Youth and Arts Management, to take place in Caen, France, on 6-10 February 2008. >>>

19.   PERFORMING ARTS TRAINING TODAY

This IUGTE international conference, to be held in Bovec, Slovenia on 14-17 April 2008, is open to performers, performing arts educators and teachers from all over the world interested in the research of topical questions and processes in contemporary performing arts education and training. >>>

20.   NUREC 2008 - THE NORTHERN URBAN REGENERATION EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE

NUREC 2008, the key event for regeneration practitioners to listen, learn, discuss and debate the challenges facing Northern Cities and Towns, is to take place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, on 28-29 July 2008. >>>

Projects and Announcements

21.   EXPLORE - ASK - INSPIRE

Diyalog, an association for the promotion of cultural exchange with Turkey, invites everyone in Turkey and abroad interested in a public discussion about art and cultural aspects in civil society to become an editor of their trilingual (Turkish, English or German) blog Explore - Ask - Inspire. >>>

22.   ORANGE BOTSWERERE, BOTSWANA ARTISTS AWARDS

The Botswana Department of Culture and Youth of the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture announces the upcoming Orange Botswerere, Botswana Artists Awards, to be presented at the International Conference Centre in Gaborone, on 23 November 2007. >>>

Books, Publications and Reports

23.   EUROPA NOSTRA PUBLICATIONS

Europa Nostra has lately published three new editions, No. 1/2007 and a Special Edition of the European Cultural Heritage Review, as well as Europa Nostra's Annual Report 2006. >>>

24.   CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE 21ST CENTURY

The International Cultural Centre (ICC) has just published a new book in English, entitled Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century. Opportunities and Challenges, a result of the international conference held on 24-28 May 2006. >>>

25.   ICC YEARBOOK

The International Cultural Centre Cracow has published its 2006 Yearbook, summarizing the ICC's activities but also presenting articles of reflections, impressions and opinions by Polish and international experts on current problems with culture and heritage in the modern world. >>>

26.   THE MULTI-FACETED CURATOR

The Goethe-Institut Jakarta and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) have published a digital post-event publication containing both a short and long version of the edited film material shot during a 2006 workshop on curatorial practices. >>>

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