From the Focal Point

A NOTE ON ALGORITHMIC CULTURE

Culture is a framework of human life and creativity; it provides a context that enables identification of human beings. This context is presently moulded by new technologies. Ways in which they shape human life and experience raise particular interest in discernible cultural transformations that are at present tightly interwoven with the new technologies wave. The discussion on algorithmic culture reflects such interest and contributes to understanding of new cultural transformations.

We present here an analysis of the term of algorithmic culture by Nada Svob-Djokic, member of the Culturelink team, hoping that it will open new perspectives in the debate on technological and cultural aspects of the ongoing cultural transformations. >>>

1.   SPECIAL CALL: VOICES OF CULTURE AND HERITAGE

Are you interested in cultural heritage and would like to have the voice of your sector heard at the European level? Would you like to be informed about the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage's activities, at European and national levels? Then apply to the Special Call of Voices of Culture! The deadline for applications is 20 February 2017. >>>

2.   INEQUALITIES: BRIDGING THE GAP CONFERENCE 2017

Museums Galleries Scotland invites submissions of papers for presentation to their 2017 conference entitled Inequalities: Bridging the Gap. The conference which will focus on museums addressing inequalities will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 12 October 2017. The deadline for submission is 17 February 2017. >>>

3.   ENCATC JOURNAL OF CULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICY

The ENCATC Journal of Cultural Management and Policy is launching a call for articles for the 7th Volume, which will be issued in December 2017. Contributions are welcome from any relevant discipline, provided that they make an original academic contribution to the study of cultural management and policy. The deadline for article submission is 15 March 2017. >>>

4.   ANATOMY OF CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

The special issue of the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business on Anatomy of Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurship: Past, Present and Future seeks to identify the epistemological development of cultural and creative entrepreneurship over time, with the objective of detecting the paradigmatic shifts in this field, to gain an understanding of its evolution, trajectory changes, present state and possible future developments. The deadline for submissions is 20 April 2017. >>>

5.   GLOCALISM, JOURNAL OF CULTURE, POLITICS AND INNOVATION

Glocalism, a peer-reviewed, open-access and cross-disciplinary journal, is currently accepting manuscripts for publication. The topic of this issue is global identities and communities. The journal welcomes studies in any field, with or without comparative approach, that address both practical effects and theoretical import. The deadline for submissions is 30 April 2017. >>>

6.   CASA RIO CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL ARTISTIC RESIDENCY PROJECTS 2017

Casa Rio is an international residency space for artists and cultural producers located in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Casa Rio calls for international artistic production/residency projects by artists, cultural producers and researchers. The call is open for applications from January to December 2017. >>>

7.   STARTS PRIZE 2017: WHEN ART ENTERS OTHER SPHERES

Appointed by the European Commission, Ars Electronica in cooperation with BOZAR and Waag Society is launching an international prize to select the most pioneering collaborations and results in the field of creativity and innovation at the crossings of science and technology with the arts. The entry deadline is 3 March 2017. >>>

8.   INTERNATIONAL SUMMER ACADEMY ROCK THE BOAT!

The National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) announces the first edition of the International Summer Academy ROCK THE BOAT! Entrepreneurship and Leadership in the Performing Arts and Creative Industries: International Trends and Local Specificity, to take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 12-16 June 2017. The deadline for submission and application is 31 May 2017. >>>

9.   MASTER IN FINE ARTS AT UMEA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2017

The Umea Academy of Fine Arts, Umea, Sweden, offers an English-taught, two-year Master programme focused on artistic practice in a professional environment, with international connections through its faculty. The deadline for submission is 1 March 2017. >>>

10.   MA IN MEDIATION, COOPERATION AND MEDITERRANEAN INTEGRATION

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Crossing the Mediterranean: towards Investment and Integration (MIM) is a two-year study programme offered jointly by the University Ca 'Foscari of Venice, the Autonomous University of Barcelona and Paul-Valéry Montpellier University. The deadline for application is 1 March 2017. >>>

11.   MA IN CRITICAL AND CURATORIAL STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY ARTS AT NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

The National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan, announces the opening of its new MA in Critical and Curatorial Studies in Contemporary Arts, an intensive two-year, taught-in-English programme providing students an opportunity to become familiar with discourses in contemporary art from various vantage points of the globe, especially from the Asia-Pacific region. The application deadline for fall 2017 is 30 April 2017. >>>

12.   EUROPEAN FORUM ON MUSIC 2017

The 7th European Forum on Music will take place in Pafos, Cyprus, the European Capital of Culture, from 9 to 11 June 2017. For the first time, the European Music Council (EMC) and the International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC) combine their annual conferences and join forces with their partners in Cyprus for a unique event. >>>

13.   CALL FOR ONLINE MAPPING OF PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE PRACTICES IN CULTURE

The Kultura Nova Foundation of Zagreb, Croatia is calling for participation in an online mapping of participatory governance practices in culture within the framework of the project Approaches to Participatory Governance of Cultural Institutions, supported by the UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD). The survey for online mapping is open until 1 March 2017. >>>

14.   INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE ARTS

Lidia Varbanova's new book International Entrepreneurship in the Arts aims to help emerging and established entrepreneurs in the arts to successfully cross borders and expand their artistic ventures internationally. The book covers a range of relevant topics, from evaluating opportunities and assessing the external environment and internal factors, to securing financing, and choosing an international entry model. >>>

15.   GOVERNING HERITAGE DISSONANCE: PROMISES AND REALITIES OF SELECTED CULTURAL POLICIES

The publication Governing Heritage Dissonance: Promises and Realities of Selected Cultural Policies by Visnja Kisic, winner of the 2013 Cultural Policy Research Award (CPRA), focuses on the discourses, policies and practices (four case studies) of cultural heritage in the Western Balkans in the Post-Yugoslav period. >>>

16.   CULTURE AND HUMAN RIGHTS: THE WROCLAW COMMENTARIES

Developed in the context of Wroclaw - European Capital of Culture 2016, the handbook Culture and Human Rights: The Wroclaw Commentaries addresses legal questions and political consequences related to safeguarding human rights and cultural diversity, including freedom of, or access to, the arts, heritage and (old/new) media, questions of religious and language rights, the protection of minorities and other vulnerable groups, and other relevant topics. >>>

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