From the Focal Point

FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE COMPENDIUM OF CULTURAL POLICIES AND TRENDS

The Department for Culture and Communication of the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) serves as partner organization of the 1st General Assembly of the Association of the Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends, to be held in Rijeka, Croatia on 9 and 10 October 2018, with a Public Forum event at the newly established RiHub scheduled for 11 October. The local organizer of the event is Rijeka European Capital of Culture 2020, while the event is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia within the auspices of the Croatian Chairmanship of the Council of Europe. On the opening day of the General Assembly, Dr Ernst Wagner, Chairman of The European Network of Observatories in the Field of Arts and Cultural Education (ENO) and UNESCO Chair in Arts and Culture in Learning, will hold a keynote speech on the challenges in arts education with regard to globalisation, nationalism and interculturality, while Kate Wimpress, Director of North Edinburgh Arts (NEA), will hold a keynote speech at the Public Forum on how to tackle inequalities in art education access and participation.

For more information regarding the General Assembly and the Public Forum, please contact the Compendium Service Providing Team (Helen Johnson and Sabine Zwart) at office@culturalpolicies.net or visit https://www.culturalpolicies.net/web/files/322/en/Preliminary_programme.pdf

EU COMPETENCES AND NATIONAL CULTURAL POLICIES: CRITICAL DIALOGUES (CULPOL)
PROJECT COMPLETION

31 August 2018 marks the official end of the biannual Jean Monnet project on EU Competences and National Cultural Policies: Critical Dialogues (CULPOL), which was coordinated by IRMO's Department for Culture and Communication, the focal point of the Culturelink Network. The primary aim of the project was to raise interest in EU-related topics and to promote discussion and reflection on the impact of the EU agenda on the Croatian cultural policy. In the course of its two-year activities, the project has contributed to enhancing the knowledge about the impact of the EU policies and processes on the national cultural sector and has provided a contribution to the establishment of closer cooperation and networking between the cultural policy research community, cultural professionals and policy-makers responsible for the implementation of different EU instruments and agendas. In addition to organizing a series of working/networking meetings and promotional events, as well as building a web platform, the main activities on the project included an international conference on Perspectives of National Cultural Policies Development In The EU Context: Critical Dialogues, which took place in Zagreb on 17 - 19 May 2017; an international round table on the Digital Single Market and Its Impact on Culture and Media in Croatia, held in Zagreb on 19 - 20 April 2018 with the aim to discuss the changes that the Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy brings to the cultural and media sector in Croatia; and the publication of a special issue of the scientific journal Croatian International Relations Review (CIRR), entitled European Union and Challenges of Cultural Policies: Critical Perspectives (Vol 24, No 82).

An overview of CULPOL activities and collaborations (2016-2018) is available at: culpol.irmo.hr/culpol-activities-and-collaborations-2016-2018/

1.   CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE ANNUAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGICAL, POLITICAL AND JURIDICAL RESEARCH

The Institute for Sociological, Political and Juridical Research (ISPJR) at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Macedonia announces a call for papers for the second issue of its international scientific journal Annual in 2018. The deadline for the submission of papers is 15 October 2018. >>>

2.   CALL FOR PAPERS FOR CULTURAL TRENDS SPECIAL DOUBLE ISSUE 2019

The Cultural Trends Special Double Issue May/July 2019 will be devoted to Audience Data and Research: Perspectives from Scholarship, Policy, Management and Practice. The issue aims to stimulate new critical debate on the potential of emerging audience research methods and approaches to provide fresh insights into questions of experiential enrichment and cultural value. The deadline for the submission of papers is 14 December 2018. >>>

3.   ARTISTS IN RESIDENCY: AFRICA CENTRE'S AIR PROGRAMME

For the past seven years, the South African Africa Centre's Artists in Residency programme has successfully awarded 69 African artists with residency opportunities around the world. Applications are open until 15 October 2018. >>>

4.   CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS JAPAN PROGRAMME FOR EUROPE 2019-2020

The Japan Foundation's Performing Arts Japan (PAJ) Programme for Europe provides financial support to European organisations (such as festivals, theatres, arts promotion companies) that are planning performing arts projects related to Japan. Performing Arts Programme is now accepting proposals for projects to take place between 1 April 2019 and 30 June 2020. The application deadline is 31 October 2018. >>>

5.   SQUEEZE IT CONTEST 2018: THEATRE - VISUAL ART - NEW MEDIA

Trieste Contemporanea has announced the third edition of the SQUEEZE IT contest, challenging the talent of artists and young professionals from the European Union and the CEI countries that are under the age of 30 and intend to work at the crossroads of three languages: theatre, visual arts and information technologies. The deadline for application is 12 November 2018. >>>

6.   CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE HCA SPRING ACADEMY 2019

The Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) invites applications for the annual interdisciplinary conference Spring Academy on American Culture, Economics, Geography, History, Literature, Politics and Religion, to be held from 18 to 22 March 2019 in Heidelberg, Germany. The deadline for applications is 15 November 2018. >>>

7.   THE MARC DE MONTALEMBERT PRIZE 2019 FOR MEDITERRANEAN RESEARCH PROJECTS

The Marc de Montalembert Foundation, in association with the French Institut national d'histoire de l'art (INHA), awards the annual Marc de Montalembert Prize to support a research project whose results constitute an original contribution to the knowledge of the arts of the Mediterranean world. The deadline for applications is 30 November 2018. >>>

8.   MA IN ARTS POLITICS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY'S TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

New York University's Tisch School of the Arts invites applications for its groundbreaking MA in Arts Politics which offers an intensive one-year experience that expands the possibilities of cultural production by exploring the interplay between critical theory and creative practice. The application deadline is 15 January 2019. >>>

9.   SHARING THE LEGACY

The fifth in the Valletta 2018 Foundation's series of annual conferences, this international conference on Sharing the Legacy encourages broad reflection on the central issues that define urban life by channelling its discussions through the basic question of what makes a city better. The conference will take place at MUZA, Valletta, Malta, from 24 - 26 October 2018. Registration is open. >>>

10.   EXECUTIVE TRAINING SEMINAR ON WORKING WITH HERITAGE AND CONFLICT

Why has heritage become a point of conflict around the world, furthering social divisions and exclusion? How can heritage professionals and cultural sector policy-makers work with this conflict in positive ways? Organized by the Global Governance Programme of the European University Institute, this Executive Training Seminar, to take place in Florence, Italy, on 14 - 16 November 2018, explores the contexts of difficult and contested heritage. The deadline for applications is 15 October 2018. >>>

11.   LASTING LEGACY. ENSURING THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF ARTS EDUCATION

For over 15 years, RESEO has been a unique European network for education, participation and creative learning in opera and dance.The RESEO Autumn Conference 2018, to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 15 to 17 November 2018, in partnership with the Royal Danish Theatre invites you to take a look at the lasting impact of arts education projects and the civic role played by arts institutions. Registration is open. >>>

12.   MUSEUMS OUT OF THE BOX: NEMO ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO) is organising its 26th Annual Conference under the title Museums out of the Box. From 15 to 18 November 2018, NEMO will gather European museum and culture professionals in Valletta, Malta, to network, exchange expertise, discuss and explore the crossover impact that museums have on other sectors. Registration is open. >>>

13.   EXECUTIVE TRAINING SEMINAR ON CULTURAL DIPLOMACY 2.0: TRANSNATIONAL CULTURAL RELATIONS IN THE DIGITAL AGE

What are the impacts of digital technologies on cultural diplomacy? Which opportunities and challenges do they generate for foreign affairs and cultural sector professionals? This Executive Training Seminar explores new trends in the cultural economy, emerging regulatory challenges and cyberthreats. Invited experts will help participants build a digital strategy to reach a global audience and develop international cooperation networks. The deadline for applications is 29 October 2018. >>>

14.   INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON CULTURAL MAPPING

The International Congress on Cultural Mapping: Linking Heritage (Tangible and Intangible) and Creative Tourism will be held in Evora, Portugal, on 29 - 30 November 2018. Registration deadline is 15 October 2018, aiming to provide a better understanding of how cultural mapping can propose actions that enhance the awareness of cultural identities, debate its implications for local development, community engagement and policymaking, and foster debate over its long-term results. >>>

15.   UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL POLICY

Understanding Cultural Policy by Carole Rosenstein provides a practical, comprehensive introduction to thinking about how and why governments intervene in the arts and culture. This book is a new and valuable resource for all students of cultural policy, cultural administration, and arts management. >>>

16.   POLISH CULTURE YEARBOOK 2017

The Polish Culture Yearbook 2017 describes the cultural reality in Poland. Its content, index of partner institutions and thematic structure all reflect the multi-dimensional aspect of activities carried out in the sphere of culture and national heritage. >>>

17.   MULTICULTURAL GOVERNANCE IN A MOBILE WORLD

Edited by Anna Triandafyllidou, this book explores what forms of migrant accommodation and multicultural citizenship we can envisage in the contemporary context of increased migration flows, where newcomers are often not given a settlement perspective. >>>

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