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UNESCO LAUNCHES GLOBAL SURVEY ON THE STATUS OF THE ARTIST

UNESCO has launched an online survey regarding the implementation of the Recommendation on the Status of the Artist, adopted by UNESCO's General Conference in 1980. The survey may be accessed online at https://en.unesco.org/creativity/2018-survey-1980-recommendation with the password SRV2005artist. It may be completed in either English, French or Spanish by 23 November 2018 at the latest, in order for the input to be incorporated in the fourth consolidated report on the implementation of the 1980 Recommendation. UNESCO's Director General will submit this report at the 207th session of the Executive Board, in the fall of 2019, with a view to transmitting it, together with the Executive Board's comments thereon, to the General Conference at its 40th session.

This exercise is of vital importance to UNESCO, as it will provide fresh data regarding the status of the artist nationally, regionally and globally. This undertaking will shed light not only on the implementation of the Recommendation, but also of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and on achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. These two broader but complementary frameworks share with the Recommendation the aspiration of building environments conducive to the promotion and protection of fundamental freedoms and gender equality as pre-requisites for both the creation and dissemination of diverse cultural expressions, and a continuous, inclusive and sustainable economic growth with a view to reducing inequalities within and among countries.

Should you have any questions or require further information regarding this process, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions at status.artist@unesco.org.

1.   MINORITY LANGUAGES IN A GLOBALISED SOCIETY

The Mercator Research Centre of The Netherlands, is organising the 17th International Conference on Minority Languages (ICML XVII), to take place in Leeuwarden (Ljouwert), the capital of Frisia, from 22 to 25 May 2019. The deadline for abstract submissions is 1 October 2018. >>>

2.   CALL FOR PAPERS ON ARTS MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY

In 2019, the Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society (JAMLS) would like to devote an issue of its 49th volume to bridging the gap between arts management and organizational theory. This special issue aims to expand scholarship and engage with a diversity of approaches to theorizing arts organizations. Submission deadline is 29 October 2018. >>>

3.   CALL FOR PROPOSALS TO ORGANISE THE EUROPEAN UNION PRIZE FOR LITERATURE (EUPL)

On 5 June 2018, the Commission released a Call for Proposals to select an organisation or consortium that can organise and implement the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) for the next three years, 2019 - 2021. The deadline for proposals is 14 September 2018. >>>

4.   EUCIDA CALL FOR DIGITAL ARTISTS AND CULTURAL WORKERS

European Connections in Digital Art (EUCIDA) is a project led by South Dublin Arts Centre Company Ireland, in partnership with Le Département du Territoire de Belfort (France) and Rezeknes Novada Pasvaldiba (Latvia). EUCIDA calls on digital artists and cultural workers to take part in European Mobility visits. The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2018. >>>

5.   MUSIC MOVES EUROPE - ONLINE AND OFFLINE DISTRIBUTION

To implement the 2018 Preparatory Action: Music Moves Europe: Boosting European Music Diversity and Talent, the Commission launched four different calls, aiming to test suitable actions with a view to more targeted EU support for music post-2020. One of the calls is dedicated to online and offline distribution. The deadline for applications is 10 September 2018. >>>

6.   PhDARTS PROGRAMME IN VISUAL ART AND DESIGN

PhDArts, a collaboration between the Academy and Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) at Leiden University and the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague, The Netherlands, offers an international, high-level doctoral programme in artistic research for visual artists and designers. Application deadline is 1 October 2018. >>>

7.   CANON FOUNDATION IN EUROPE: RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS TO EUROPE AND JAPAN

The Canon Foundation in Europe offers Research Fellowships in Europe and Japan. Every year, about 15 Research Fellowships are offered for European and Japanese researchers who are looking for funds to do research in Japan and Europe respectively. The deadline for applications is 15 September 2018. >>>

8.   CITIES OF CULTURE 30 YEARS ON: WHO HAS THE EDGE?

Cultural heavyweights from across the world are heading to Liverpool for a conference which will explore the big questions cities face today in their uses of culture and discuss the ten-year legacy of Liverpool as European Capital of Culture 2008. The conference will take place in Liverpool, UK on 18 - 19 October 2018. >>>

9.   EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON SHARING ARTS AND HERITAGE

In 2018 Leeuwarden-Friesland is the European Capital of Culture. On this occasion the Dutch ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW), the Cultural Participation Fund (FCP) and the National Centre of Expertise for Cultural Education and Amateur Arts (LKCA) will be organising a European conference on research, policy and practice in the field of cultural education and participation, to take places in Utrecht, The Netherlands on 18 - 19 October 2018. >>>

10.   BEYOND THE OBVIOUS CONFERENCE 2018

Culture Action Europe is organising the Beyond the Obvious Conference 2018 entitled ctrl+shift HUMAN: Arts, Sciences and Technologies in Coded Societies, which will take place in Timisoara, Romania from 25 to 27 October 2018. The event will also include Culture Action Europe Members' Forum and Annual General Meeting (open for members only). Registration is open. >>>

11.   A RESTLESS ART - THINKING ABOUT PARTICIPATORY ART

The project A Restless Art, led by François Matarasso, artist, producer, researcher, writer and trainer, and supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, explores participatory art and focuses mainly on the ideas that make community art an important development in the late 20th century art. >>>

12.   THE QUEST FOR A LIBERAL-SOCIALIST DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT

The book analyses why liberal socialism as a compromise between liberalism and socialism did not succeed in the 20th century. The author, Professor Katunarić, describes the policies of sustainable development which are mapped out as a specific and continuous inter-sectoral endeavour. Thereby, culture is interpreted as the first among equals of the sectors. >>>

13.   TECHNOLOGIES OF LABOUR AND THE POLITICS OF CONTRADICTION

Situated in the nexus between technology, labour and politics, this book edited by Paško Bilić, Jaka Primorac and Bjarki Valtýsson, focuses on contradictions as heuristic devices that uncover struggles, frictions and ambiguities of digitalization in work and labour environments. >>>

14.   UNESCO SURVEY ON INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE 2017: ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS

The UNESCO Survey on Intercultural Dialogue 2017: Analysis of Findings sought to evaluate the current conceptual understanding of intercultural dialogue across member states and assess how it is reflected in current policy and legislation. >>>

15.   ART AND WELL-BEING: TOWARDS A CULTURE OF HEALTH

The U.S. Department of Arts and Culture (USDAC) has published this guide for citizen artists who place their gifts at the service of healing, working for both individual and collective well-being, recognizing social justice as the foundation of a culture of health. >>>

16.   DO IT TOGETHER. PRACTICES AND TENDENCIES OF PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE IN CULTURE IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Edited by Dea Vidović, this book about Croatian practices and tendencies of participatory governance in culture builds on the results of the research project Approaches to Participatory Governance of Cultural Institutions. The book should serve all stakeholders involved in practices of participatory governance in culture to improve their capacities and build mutual trust for further collaborative governance. >>>

17.   DIGITAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY

In the early 21st century, digital media and the social have become irreversibly intertwined. In this cutting-edge introduction, author Simon Lindgren explores what it means to live in a digital society. Digital Media and Society is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate courses exploring digital media, social media, media and society, media sociology and the Internet. >>>

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