IN THIS ISSUE

Job Opening

1.   PH.D. POSITION AVAILABLE AT KONSTFACK

Call for Papers

2.   FUTUREtakes THEMATIC ISSUE SERIES

Calls for Entries and Applications

3.   MASTER OF PUBLIC ART STUDIES PROGRAM ART IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE

4.   BOUNDARY CROSSINGS: AN INSTITUTE IN ANIMATED ARTS

5.   NEU/NOW FESTIVAL

International Conferences and Festivals

6.   WRITING SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD: HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT, PROSPECTS

7.   EURO-AFRICAN CAMPUS FOR CULTURAL CO-OPERATION

8.   LITERATURE, ART AND CULTURE IN AN AGE OF GLOBAL RISK

9.   SUMMER SCHOOL THE ECONOMICS OF ART AND CULTURE

10.   15TH EUROPEAN TEXTILE NETWORK (ETN) CONFERENCE

11.   SECOND ARTERIAL NETWORK CONFERENCE

12.   THE BEST IN HERITAGE

13.   THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY NETWORK OF THE EUROPEAN CAPITALS OF CULTURE

14.   FIRST WORLD CONFERENCE ON VOLCANOES, LANDSCAPES AND CULTURES

Project

15.   SUBVERSIVE PRACTICES: ART UNDER CONDITIONS OF POLITICAL REPRESSION

New Books and Publications

16.   CRITICAL ARTS: A JOURNAL OF SOUTH-NORTH CULTURAL AND MEDIA STUDIES

17.   CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SWITZERLAND: FACTS.MODELS.CULTURE

18.   ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING: A LEISURE PERSPECTIVE

19.   INTERCULTURAL CITIES. A JOURNEY THROUGH 23 EUROPEAN CITIES

20.   FUNDING THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE: A GUIDE TO POLICIES AND EXAMPLES

1.   PH.D. POSITION AVAILABLE AT KONSTFACK

Konstfack (University College of Arts, Crafts and Design) announces an opening for a PhD position in the research field of artistic processes. Deadline for applications is 30 April 2009. >>>

2.   FUTUREtakes THEMATIC ISSUE SERIES

FUTUREtakes, an independent publication providing futurist thought and education to World Future Society announces a call for papers for the upcoming thematic issue on International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Future. Deadline for paper submissions is 31 May 2009. >>>

3.   MASTER OF PUBLIC ART STUDIES PROGRAM ART IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE

Under the leadership of curator, critic, and theorist Joshua Decter, in conjunction with a faculty of curators, art historians, organizers, critics and artists, the Master of Public Art Studies Program (MPAS) at the University of Southern California Roski School of Fine Arts in Los Angeles functions as a hub for critically rethinking the role of art in the public sphere, and analyzing art's complex interconnection with social space. Deadline for applications is 1 May 2009. >>>

4.   BOUNDARY CROSSINGS: AN INSTITUTE IN ANIMATED ARTS

Pacific Northwest College of Art's Intermedia department is currently accepting applications for Boundary Crossings: An Institute in Animated Arts. Rolling admissions run through May 2009. >>>

5.   NEU/NOW FESTIVAL

The European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA) is pleased to announce the pilot of a festival that will present the most exciting and creative NEU artistic talent NOW emerging across Europe in the frame of the NEU/NOW Festival. The first edition of the NEU/NOW Festival will be held in Vilnius, European Capital of Culture 2009, from 19-22 November 2009. Deadline for applications is 29 May 2009. >>>

6.   WRITING SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD: HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT, PROSPECTS

First International Conference Writing Systems of the World: History, Development, Prospects is to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 22-23 May, 2009. The Conference is organized by the World Public Forum Dialogue of Civilizations and Association Balkanmedia (Bulgaria). >>>

7.   EURO-AFRICAN CAMPUS FOR CULTURAL CO-OPERATION

The Euro-African Campus for Cultural Cooperation will be held from 22-26 June 2009 in Maputo, Mozambique. The main aim of the Campus is to provide a meeting, training and exchange point for cultural agents in Africa and Europe to reflect, transfer knowledge, exchange experiences and discuss possible joint initiatives in the field of cultural cooperation, in the broader context of the contribution of culture to sustainable development. >>>

8.   LITERATURE, ART AND CULTURE IN AN AGE OF GLOBAL RISK

Cardiff University organizes an international, interdisciplinary conference entitled Literature, Art and Culture in an Age of Global Risk. The conference will be held on 2-3 July 2009 in Cardiff, UK. >>>

9.   SUMMER SCHOOL THE ECONOMICS OF ART AND CULTURE

The European Science Days 2009 organizes the summer school entitled The Economics of Art and Culture, to be held in Steyr, Austria from 12-16 July 2009. >>>

10.   15TH EUROPEAN TEXTILE NETWORK (ETN) CONFERENCE

The 15th European Textile Network (ETN) Conference, themed Cultural Revival of Old Textile Centres, will take place from 21-24 July 2009 in Haslach, Austria. >>>

11.   SECOND ARTERIAL NETWORK CONFERENCE

The second continent-wide conference of the Arterial Network will take place from 20-22 September 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa, just before the World Summit on Arts and Culture, discussing the theme of Advancing the Rights and Status of African Artists through the Nairobi Plan of Action on Cultural Industries. >>>

12.   THE BEST IN HERITAGE

The Best in Heritage, an Annual Presentation of the Best Museum, Heritage and Conservation Projects under the patronage of International Council of Museums (ICOM), will take place in Dubrovnik, Croatia, from 24-26 September 2009. >>>

13.   THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY NETWORK OF THE EUROPEAN CAPITALS OF CULTURE

The University Network of the European Capitals of Culture (UNeECC) will hold its third Annual Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania on 22-23 October 2009, under the central theme of Innovation, Creativity and Culture. >>>

14.   FIRST WORLD CONFERENCE ON VOLCANOES, LANDSCAPES AND CULTURES

Insula, the International Scientific Council for Island Development, is coorganizing the World Conference on Volcanoes, Landscapes and Cultures, to take place in Catania (Sicily), Italy, from 11-14 November 2009 under the auspices of UNESCO, the Council of Europe, the Italian government. >>>

15.   SUBVERSIVE PRACTICES: ART UNDER CONDITIONS OF POLITICAL REPRESSION

From 30 May - 2 August 2009 the Württembergischer Kunstverein in Stuttgart, Germany, will be devoting itself to experimental and conceptual art practices that were established between the nineteen-sixties and eighties in Europe and South America under the influence of military dictatorships and communist regimes. >>>

16.   CRITICAL ARTS: A JOURNAL OF SOUTH-NORTH CULTURAL AND MEDIA STUDIES

The latest issue, Vol. 22, No. 1-2 2008, brings a variety of expert articles that cover cultural and media issues from Africa, Australia and the Caribbean, the life work of cultural studies theorist Arnold Shepperson, along with a selection of book reviews. >>>

17.   CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SWITZERLAND: FACTS.MODELS.CULTURE

This book by Christoph Weckerle, Manfred Gerig and Michael Söndermann, published by Zurich University of the Arts/Birkhäuser, provides a greatly needed overview of the concepts and specific characteristics of this sector, analyzing the international discourse, presenting up-to-date empirical-statistical Europe-wide analyses, and deriving models. >>>

18.   ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING: A LEISURE PERSPECTIVE

This book edited by Gaylene Carpenter and Doug Blendy combines concepts associated with delivery of arts and cultural, as well as leisure programmes in contemporary society, driven by desire to highlight arts and cultural programming for leisure professionals and to highlight leisure programme theory for arts administrators. >>>

19.   INTERCULTURAL CITIES. A JOURNEY THROUGH 23 EUROPEAN CITIES

Cities play a key role in terms of facilitating and supporting intercultural dialogue, promoting mutual understanding and acceptance, and overcoming barriers between different groups. The book is published by EUROCITIES, with the support from European Commission and Council of Europe. >>>

20.   FUNDING THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE: A GUIDE TO POLICIES AND EXAMPLES

This guide by Robert Pickard, published by the Council of Europe, aims to provide authoritative information on different funding mechanisms, financial resources and management systems utilised in Europe and in North America as a means to assist the development of good and efficient practice. >>>

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