IN THIS ISSUE

Job Opportunity

1.   DEAN OF SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTED ENVIRONMENTS

Calls for Papers and Presentations

2.   SEVENTH ANNUAL CULTURAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION MEETING

3.   CULTURAL MANAGEMENT: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

Calls for Entries and Applications

4.   CANON FOUNDATION'S EUROPE-JAPAN FELLOWSHIPS

5.   MID-CAREER GRANT PROGRAMME 2008

6.   UNESCO-ASCHBERG BURSARIES FOR ARTISTS PROGRAMME

7.   ONE MONTH FELLOWSHIP FOR ARTISTS IN ITALY

Educational Programmes, Courses and Workshops

8.   TRANSMEDIA POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME

9.   MASTER OF ARTS IN CULTURAL PRODUCTION

10.   NEWCASTLE DIGITAL MEDIA MRES PROGRAMME

11.   3-YEAR AND 1-YEAR PROGRAMMES AT FAMUL STUART SCHOOL

International Conferences and Seminars

12.   COUNCIL OF EUROPE FILM POLICY FORUM

13.   ENDANGERED LANGUAGES

14.   EUROPEAN PROJECT FAIR 2008

15.   CONFERENCE ON OUTSIDER ART

16.   GAZING INTO THE 21st CENTURY

17.   THE ART OF CITY MAKING - LES RENCONTRES DE STAVANGER

18.   MEDITERRANEAN UNION TALK IN MARSEILLES

19.   INTERACCIÓ 2008

20.   MISUNDERSTANDING - IETM PLENARY MEETING

21.   CREATIVE CLUSTERS 2008

22.   CONFERENCE ON CREATIVE CITIES

Projects and Announcements

23.   LAUNCH OF EU-ACP WEBSITE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMME

24.   FREE MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

25.   MUSEUM CONSORTIUM LAUNCHES SECOND PHASE OF MEDIA MATTERS

26.   GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART LAUNCHES MFA WEBSITE

27.   CULTURE 360

28.   NEW ENCATC WEBSITE LAUNCHED

29.   CREATIVE EXCHANGE CEASES OPERATIONS

Books and Publications

30.   WHITE PAPER ON INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE

31.   MOVING ART

1.   DEAN OF SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTED ENVIRONMENTS

Parsons The New School for Design has launched a search for a Dean of the School of Constructed Environments, who will provide academic and administrative leadership for graduate and undergraduate programs in the fields of architecture, interior design, product design and lighting design. The interview process will begin in October 2008, with the position start date Spring 2009. >>>

2.   SEVENTH ANNUAL CULTURAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION MEETING

The Cultural Studies Association (U.S.) invites papers to its Seventh Annual Meeting, to be held in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, on 16-18 April 2009. The deadline for paper, roundtable, workshop and seminar proposals is 15 September 2008. >>>

3.   CULTURAL MANAGEMENT: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

The Cultural Management Programme at University of Applied Sciences invites academics and practitioners to Helsinki, Finland for its 3rd international symposium entitled Past, Present and Future - Exploring the Boundaries on topics concerning the field of arts and cultural management. Deadline for application is 1 December 2008. >>>

4.   CANON FOUNDATION'S EUROPE-JAPAN FELLOWSHIPS

The Canon Foundation in Europe grants up to 15 Research Fellowships annually to highly qualified European and Japanese researchers, aiming to contribute to international understanding, in particular between Europe and Japan. The deadline for applications is 15 September 2008. >>>

5.   MID-CAREER GRANT PROGRAMME 2008

The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation awards a research grant of up to $25,000 to mid­career professionals who have an advanced or professional degree and at least 10 years of experience in historic preservation or related fields. Application deadline is 19 September 2008. >>>

6.   UNESCO-ASCHBERG BURSARIES FOR ARTISTS PROGRAMME

The Instituto Sacatar announces the UNESCO/Aschberg bursaries for artist residencies in Visual Arts and Music, to take place from 26 October to 21 December 2009 at its estate on the island of Itaparica in Bahia, Brazil. >>>

7.   ONE MONTH FELLOWSHIP FOR ARTISTS IN ITALY

La Macina di San Cresci, a residence for artists - member of Res Artis, announces that the Municipality of Greve in Chianti (Florence), Italy grants a one month fellowship in 2009. The deadline for applications is 15 November 2008. >>>

8.   TRANSMEDIA POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME

The Hogeschool Sint-Lukas, Brussels offers a two-year, full-time postgraduate programme in arts, media and design, leading to a master's diploma in transmedia studies. Application deadline is 1 October 2008. >>>

9.   MASTER OF ARTS IN CULTURAL PRODUCTION

ICCM announces the start of a completely new M.A. programme in Cultural Production this autumn and is looking for participants with passion for the most thrilling challenges in the cultural field today. >>>

10.   NEWCASTLE DIGITAL MEDIA MRES PROGRAMME

Newcastle University launches a new, 12-month full time or 24-month part time postgraduate programme in Digital Media, offering artists, musicians, architects, film-makers, programmers and technologists the opportunity to expand their practice through creative and socio-cultural applications of technology. >>>

11.   3-YEAR AND 1-YEAR PROGRAMMES AT FAMUL STUART SCHOOL

The Famul Stuart School of Applied Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia, calls for applications in the academic year 2008/2009 for 3-year programmes as well as 1-year non-degree guest student programmes in Interior Design, Digital Media (Photography, Video, Animation and Interaction), Sculpture, Ceramics, Restoration. >>>

12.   COUNCIL OF EUROPE FILM POLICY FORUM

Leading figures in the film world and key decision-makers from across Europe will come together to discuss how public support for film can be adapted to meet the challenges of globalization and digital technologies at the Council of Europe Film Policy Forum, entitled Shaping Policies for the Cinema of Tomorrow, set for 11–13 September 2008 in Krakow, Poland. >>>

13.   ENDANGERED LANGUAGES

Reminder: the Foundation for Endangered Languages (FEL) will hold its Twelfth Conference on Endangered Languages and Language Learning in the multilingual town of Leeuwarden/Ljouwert, the Netherlands, on 24-27 September 2008. >>>

14.   EUROPEAN PROJECT FAIR 2008

The European project fair on intercultural dialogue, organized by the European Network of Cultural Centers (ENCC), will be held in Brussels, Belgium, from 1-3 October 2008, under the title European Cultural Centres Live Intercultural Dialogue. Deadline for registration is 19 September 2008. >>>

15.   CONFERENCE ON OUTSIDER ART

Under the title Art Beyond Limits, the Gaia Museum organizes a conference on Outsider Art, to be held in Randers, Denmark, on 6 - 7 October 2008, with a theoretical and a practical section. >>>

16.   GAZING INTO THE 21st CENTURY

As the images' historical development between innovation, reflection and iconoclasm reaches a new level of global complexity in the 21st century. the Donau-Universität Krems will hold the Second International Conference on Image Science in Goettweig, Austria on 16-18 October 2008, under the title Gazing Into the 21st Century. >>>

17.   THE ART OF CITY MAKING - LES RENCONTRES DE STAVANGER

The Art of City Making - Les Rencontres de Stavanger, to be held in Stavanger, Norway, on 16-19 October 2009, will gather architects, urban planners, sociologists, writers, cultural workers and policymakers will exchange experiences and present their views. >>>

18.   MEDITERRANEAN UNION TALK IN MARSEILLES

The Culture Action Europe / EFAH is holding its 16th General Assembly and Annual conference in Marseilles, France, on 23-25 October 2008, aiming to look at the place of culture in the European Union's external relations and the role of civil society in developing Europe's cultural policies. >>>

19.   INTERACCIÓ 2008

The new edition of the Interacció biennial conference on local cultural policies, entitled Policies for Intercultural Dialogue at Local Level, will be held in Barcelona, Spain, on 28-31 October 2008, aiming to reopen the discussion on diversity and intercultural relations, and the understanding that local authorities need to play a fundamental role in addressing them. Registration deadline is 15 October 2008. >>>

20.   MISUNDERSTANDING - IETM PLENARY MEETING

At the next Plenary Meeting of the IETM contemporary performing arts network, to be organized in Zurich, Switzerland, on 6-9 November 2008, speakers from the fields of art, economics and politics, together with performing arts professionals will discuss the topic of Misunderstanding. >>>

21.   CREATIVE CLUSTERS 2008

Reminder: Creative Clusters 2008, aimed at creative economy policy and development practitioners, will be held in Glasgow, UK, on 17 - 20 November 2008 under the title The Creative Economy in Smaller Nations. >>>

22.   CONFERENCE ON CREATIVE CITIES

Fundación Kreanta, in cooperation with the City of Sitges, is organising the 1st Conference on Creative Cities, to be held in Sitges, Spain, on 26-27 November 2008, targeted at professionals who will discuss the creative dimension of cities.>>>

23.   LAUNCH OF EU-ACP WEBSITE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMME

The Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Secretariat) recently launched the EU-ACP Support Programme to Cultural Industries in ACP Countries website and call for proposals. The deadline for application for the 2,3 million euro grants is 28 November 2008. >>>

24.   FREE MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

The Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Educational Research launched its new website www.um.edu.mt/emcer, giving free access to its peer-reviewed biannual publication, the Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies. >>>

25.   MUSEUM CONSORTIUM LAUNCHES SECOND PHASE OF MEDIA MATTERS

A consortium of professionals from New Art Trust, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and Tate launched the second phase of Media Matters, an innovative website designed to provide international guidelines for the care of time-based media works of art. >>>

26.   GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART LAUNCHES MFA WEBSITE

As the Master of Fine Art Programme at the Glasgow School of Art is entering its twentieth year, the School announces the launch of the GSA MFA website, showcasing MFA graduate work at http://www.gsamfa.com. >>>

27.   CULTURE 360

An initiative by Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), currently hosted and facilitated by Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) at http://www.culture360.org, Culture360 is a multidisciplinary arts and cultural online portal platform with a focus on Asia and Europe. >>>

28.   NEW ENCATC WEBSITE LAUNCHED

The European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres, ENCATC recently launched its new website at www.encatc.org, reflecting the changes in the quantity and quality of its new activities and services that took place over the past two years. >>>

29.   CREATIVE EXCHANGE CEASES OPERATIONS

Culturelink is sorry to announce that Creative Exchange has ceased operations at the end of July due to a lack of ongoing financial support. Culturelink thanks Helen Gould for a fruitful cooperation, which included the production of a Special Issue of the Culturelink Review on Culture and Development vs. Cultural Development, in collaboration with Kees Epskamp of Stichting CompArt. >>>

30.   WHITE PAPER ON INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE

Under the title Living Together As Equals in Dignity, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the 47 member states of the Council of Europe adopted in May the White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue as a conceptual framework to guide reflections and decisions of policy-makers and practitioners. >>>

31.   MOVING ART

The most recent publication of the Delegation of the European Commission to Russia entitled Moving Art is a user-friendly and practical handbook that describes the different procedures and regulations for the export and import of diverse cultural goods between Russia and the 27 member states of the European Union. >>>

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