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ABOUT THIS MAGAZINE ENCATC NEWS is an information service for ENCATC Members produced by the ENCATC Secretariat in Brussels. ENCATC NEWS is an electronic magazine for all those interested in policy developments, news, happenings and research in the field of culture and education. A shorter digest version is made for non members. EDITOR GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens CONTRIBUTOR Elizabeth Darley ABOUT ENCATC ENCATC is the leading European network on cultural policy and management. It is an independent membership organisation gathering over 100 higher education institutions and cultural organisations in over 40 countries. ENCATC was founded in 1992 to represent, advocate and promote cultural management and cultural policy education, professionalise the cultural sector and make it sustainable, and to create a platform of discussion and exchange at the European and international level.

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Dear ENCATC colleagues,

We are so excited to share with you our new Book Series ENCATC has launched with the international publishing house, P.I.E. Peter Lang!

It is becoming more and more evident that education in cultural management and cultural policy cannot and should not be separated from research being conducted in the field. Since its creation, ENCATC has recognised this need and has always been very active in pursuing, publishing, presenting, and disseminating research in arts and cultural management and cultural policy to strengthen the understanding and knowledge of cultural management and cultural policy issues.

ENCATC is a partner in many European research projects in fields like leadership, spillover of the creative industries, and heritage. In line with this objective, ENCATC’s own research activities already include over the past years the publication of the scientific Journal of Cultural Management and Policy, the organisation of a Research Session during our Annual Conference, the organisation of the Forum for Young Researchers, and the organisation of the ENCATC Research Award. To continue pursuing this objective and creating even stronger synergy between education and research, in 2014 ENCATC decided to start the publication of its first Book Series.

The aim of this new ambitious project is to foster critical debate and to publish academic research in the field of cultural management and cultural policy. It intends also open up a forum for discussions and debate on the topics of cultural management and cultural policy among scholars, educators, policy makers, and cultural managers. The Book Series is also intended to provide

reference tools for education and lifelong learning on cultural management and cultural policies.

To start this new collection of books, we have decided to publish the PhD thesis of the first winner of the ENCATC Research Award: Elodie Bordat-Chauvin. The publication, “When Cultural Policies Change: Comparing Mexico and Argentina”, is a comparative and historical analysis which sheds new light on the emergence, institutionalization and transformation of the cultural policies of two major Latin American countries: Mexico and Argentina. The investigation is based on the material gathered in the ethnographic fieldwork conducted between 2008 and 2010. The work challenges the common assumptions that Mexican cultural policy is characterized by inertia and Argentinean cultural policy by instability. It analyses factors of change and their consequences including reductions in cultural budgets, transformations in cultural industries, and modifications in the balance of power between national, subnational, public and private actors.

ENCATC is convinced this publication is an important contribution for the academic and scientific community and will certainly provide academics, researchers, policy makers and practitioners with a unique useful reference tool for the development of cultural policies and practices in Mexico and Argentina. We invite you to learn more and get your copy of “When Cultural Policies Change: Comparing Mexico and Argentina” here!

Yours truly, GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens

ENCATC Secretary General

ENCATC launches a new Book Series on Cultural Management and Cultural Policy Education

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Meet more of ENCATC’s newest members who have joined in 2015!

Over the course of 2015 ENCATC has seen its membership grow with 19 new members from 13 members in Europe but also as far away as Canada and Israel. We invite you to meet more of these new members and join us in welcoming them to the network!

Sapir College, Israel The undergraduate program of Culture, Creation and Production Department at Sapir College allows its students to pursue profound academic background in the field of cultural studies together with gaining practical knowledge and hands-on experience in the professional field of "Cultural Management". Established in 2008, the program is the first of its kind in the field of culture in Israel due to its unique combination of theoretical and practical studies. The Culture, Creation and Production Department conducts various activities in collaboration with the local community living in the campus surroundings, as well as with the major culture and social institutions in Israel. Eventually, the program graduates get integrated in the local and international culture industries, in organizations such as arts institutions, theatres, community cultural centres, local authorities, publishing, printed and online press, private enterprises and more.

ENCATC Contact: Shira Lapidot, Head of Cultural Management Program Culture, Creation and Production Department shirlash@gmail.com

Learn more here: http://eng.sapir.ac.il/

Art Academy of Latvia The Art Academy of Latvia was founded in 1919 by one of the first Latvian professional painters and

the first rector of the Academy, Vilhelms Purvitis (1872-1945). He favored the development of Latvian art as well as a modernized tradition of academic education, an openness to topical art processes and activities, contributing to pedagogues in preparing young artists, and a high level performance of the students. All of these elements have ensured and preserved the Academy’s authority till today. The main task of the Department is to prepare specialists working in the fields of art history, art theory, and criticism. During studies much attention is paid to the art and culture of Latvia and its nearest regions. The Department offers a great range of theoretical disciplines – from antiquity to contemporary art, focusing on history, politics, aesthetics, philosophy, art theories and critics. Students also master courses of management, art pedagogy and journalism.

ENCATC Contact: Andris Teikmanis, Vice rector in Study and Research Work andris.teikmanis@lma.lv

Learn more here: www.lma.lv

Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands The Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication (ESHCC) is a dynamic faculty in the international port of Rotterdam. With five undergraduate programs, eight master's programs and a research master the faculty has an interesting curriculum. The Faculty is nationally and internationally recognized for research in the fields of History, Art and Culture Studies and Media & Communications. The cultural sector is going through a turbulent period. Our students acquire the skills to identify and exploit the opportunities of this situation. Our program puts a great emphasis on cutting-edge theory and original empirical

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research, which is an important aspect of market research, strategic management, and many entrepreneurial projects.

ENCATC Contact: Dr. Marilena Vecco, Assistant Professor vecco@eshcc.eur.nl

Learn more here: www.eshcc.eur.nl

The Ankide Foundation, Spain The Ankide Foundation was created to promote, develop and support all kinds of activities based on the creation of cultural dynamics of social impact, with the common thread of cultural diversity, through training programs, production and incubators. Among our goals are: encourage creative thinking and innovation to contribute to social cohesion through arts and culture; promoting artists with projects having the common nexus of diversity; being multidisciplinary and training our agents. To achieve our goals our main activities are: organizing festivals, contests, conferences; training and incubators programs; producing publications; taking part in international platforms and networks on culture, creativity, innovation and diversity; creating opportunities, new encounters and independent dynamics of participation through projects with an anthropological approach.

ENCATC Contact: MariaPaz Marques mariapazmarques@gmail.com

Learn more: www.fundacionankide.org

United Nations Institute for Training and Research - UNITAR, Switzerland The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is a principal training arm of the United Nations, working in every region of the world. We empower individuals, governments and organizations through knowledge and learning to effectively overcome contemporary global challenges. Our training targets two key groups of beneficiaries: the delegates to the United Nations and others who develop intergovernmental agreements establishing global norms, policies, and programmes, and the key national change agents who turn the global agreements into action at the national level.

ENCATC Contact: Rene Kooyman, Associated Fellow rkooyman@rkooyman.com

Learn more here: www.unitar.org

Plymouth University, United Kingdom

Plymouth University is an ambitious, world-class university. By placing enterprise at the heart of everything it does, the university develops an innovative and creative culture that empowers people. Its mission is to advance knowledge and transform lives through education and research. The university offers BA (Hons) Creative Arts Management and BA (Hons) Art History. Through these programmes, students: demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and characteristics of creative arts management as an area of academic and applied study; develop a thorough foundation in both historical and contemporary cultural theory and practice; understand the products, structure and interactions in the creative economy; use technical and interpersonal skills and knowledge to propose and evaluate practical and theoretical solutions to complex problems in the core area of creative arts management; recognize the nature and characteristics of creative arts management and the creative economy; and analyse and evaluate the commercial environment and its impact on the creative economy.

ENCATC Contact: Dr. Steve Butts, Associate Dean sbutts@plymouth.ac.uk

Learn more: www.plymouth.ac.uk

Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom Queen's is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities Ireland and Universities UK. The university offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range, with over 300 degree programmes available. The university’s MA in Arts Management aims to to provide students with an advanced knowledge and understanding of the most up-to-date theories and discourses in Arts Management and Cultural Policy and how these are influencing practice.

ENCATC Contact: Victoria Durrer, Lecturer in Arts Management and Cultural Policy v.durrer@qub.ac.uk

Learn more: http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofCreativeArts

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Committed to supporting lifelong learning, ENCATC is engaged in a new associate partnership with the European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA), a leader of non-formal adult education in Europe.

In this framework, ENCATC will be sharing news and updates from EAEA as it “works towards creating a Learning Europe: a Europe that is able to tackle the future positively and with all necessary skills, knowledge and competences.” ENCATC will use its wide dissemination tools to promote the outcomes of this work done by EAEA in order to increase the visibility that lifelong education can “bring to develop a knowledge society that is capable to deal with the challenges of our time.”

As a tool for change, EAEA has published its Manifesto for Adult Learning in the 21

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The manifesto presents seven contemporary European challenges in which adult learning can answer:

Active citizenship, democracy & participation Life skills for individuals Social cohesion, equity and equality Employment and digitalisation Migration and demographic change Sustainability European policies

Download the manifesto here: http://www.eaea.org/media/policy-advocacy/manifesto/manifesto.pdf

ENCATC strengthens commitment to lifelong learning

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ENCATC Agenda November - December 2015

9 November 2015 // Brussels, Belgium ENCATC Secretary General, GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, met with ENCATC member DIK from Sweden. A member for 20 years, the meeting was with long-time DIK representative, Bo Westasto, Karin Linder, chair of the Swedish DIK Association and Helen Hellströmer, the new director of their head office in Stockholm. They discussed the future of DIK and current issues on the EU agenda.

25 November 2015 // Brussels, Belgium Members of the international jury of the ENCATC Research Award on Cultural Management and Cultural Policy met in Brussels. Attending the meeting were: ENCATC President Annick Schramme and jury members: Lluís Bonet, University of Barcelona (Spain); Jacques Bonniel, University of Lyon II (France), and Jaime Alberto Ruíz Gutiérrez, University of Los Andes (Colombia).

26 November 2015 // Brussels, Belgium Members of ENCATC’s Strategic Task Force met with ENCATC Secretary General, GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens to discuss the implementation of the network’s current strategy, to evaluate its continued progress, and design future strategic lines to ensure the sustainability of the network.

27 November 2015 // Brussels, Belgium GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, ENCATC Secretary General met with ENCATC member, Sarah de Heusch Ribassin from SMartBe to discuss upcoming projects and new opportunities for the thousands of artists at SMartBe to benefit from ENCATC events of interest to artists.

1 December 2015 // Brussels, Belgium To exploring synergies with ENCATC for ERASMUS+ projects, ENCATC welcomed a visit from Lucie Saban Diallo, Executive Director of Arrimage Good 'îles in Guadeloupe. ENCATC Secretary General, GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens presented the network and discussed how the two organisations could have closer ties and for ENCATC to reach new audiences in the Caribbean.

In Brussels ENCATC Secretary General, GiannaLia Cogliandro, meets with Lucie Saban Diallo, Executive Director of Arrimage Good 'îles

visiting from Guadeloupe.

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ENCATC is delighted to welcome two new team members who are helping the ENCATC Secretariat in Brussels to implement exciting projects and benefits ENCATC members enjoy.

Gwennaëlle Joret has joined the ENCATC to help the communication team for three months for a special project for the network. At 31 years old, Gwennaëlle is a communication and event expert. She studied Communication and Journalism

in Science-Po Toulouse while working for a community radio to promote the city’s cultural activities. She is passionate about the media (both traditional and digital) and the Arts (especially music). For seven years she has been working in the organization of many kinds of events such as conferences, symposiums, theater festivals, music festivals, social forums, and workshops in Europe and beyond. Creative, curious and solution oriented, Gwennaëlle currently based in Brussels and exploring contemporary approaches to strategic communications within a digital context and their applications to their current or future professional aspirations. “Communication, in essence, is sharing... That is not different for any business, as after all, be it b2b or b2c, it's all about people and communities of people communicating, talking, deciding, sharing, buying. And that's why I love it so much!” said Gwennaëlle.

Angelika Winkowska from Poland has a Bachelor's degree in International Relations, a Master's degree in International Economic Relations and Postgraduate studies in the field of EU structural funds (Acquisition, Implementation

and Settlement of European Projects). During her studies she was an active member of student organisation ESN (Erasmus Student Network).

So far Angelika has done internships in such institutions as the Commission representation office in Warsaw and Pomerania Development Agency Co. in Gdansk. She loves to travel, learn about new cultures and take on new challenges which is why one semester of senior year at university she did an exchange under the Erasmus+ Programme in Zagreb in Croatia. “I feel very good in an international environment and I like working with people from different countries. This is why I came to Brussels to gain new experience in an international organisation and I hope to continue to work in this field at the international level,” said Angelika.

ENCATC has new team members in Brussels

Happy Holidays from ENCATC

What a year 2015 has been! With new publications and more than 25 events in eight countries gathering more than 3,000 participants who travelled from over 40 countries in Europe and across the globe to deepen their knowledge, gain fresh ideas, professionalise their careers, and internationalise their professional contacts in the field of cultural policy and cultural management! We would like to thank all of our members, loyal followers, partners, our funder the European Commission through the Creative Europe programme. Your commitment and participation was an integral component of another successful year of activities and events carried out in Europe and beyond. We will have more for you about all of our events and activities carried out over the course of this year in a detailed 2015 Activity Report to be published in 2016. For the holidays, the ENCATC secretariat in Brussels will be closed from 23 December 2015 until 11 January 2016. We wish everyone a very happy holiday season and an exciting and successful year in 2016!

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Interview with Mary Blackstone New ENCATC member from the University of Regina in Canada

Mary Blackstone is Director of the Saskatchewan Partnership for Arts Research and Professor Emerita of Theatre at the University of Regina. She is also Director of the Centre for the Study of Script Development and a practicing dramaturg who works with award winning dramatic writers in the development of new Canadian work for stage, screen and new media. Formerly the first Dean of Fine Arts at the University of Regina and board member for numerous arts organizations as well as the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, she has published in the fields of cultural policy as well as early modern cultural history and ethics in creative research.

Why did you want to join ENCATC?

Because the Saskatchewan Partnership for Arts Research (SPAR) has been undertaking an in-depth ecological study of the arts ecosystem in this Canadian province since 2012, the Cultural Ecology focus of ENCATC's October Congress initially attracted us to the organization, and as we became more familiar with what else it had to offer as well as the network of academics, cultural policy makers and arts administrators involved, it became clear that being a member of ENCATC could be more broadly beneficial for the University of Regina and our Faculty of Fine Arts. Because SPAR is composed of the 3 major provincial arts organizations plus the University of Regina (which has historically taken the provincial lead in the training of artists and arts educators across all arts disciplines) our connection with ENCATC allows SPAR to function as a hub of communications connecting European developments in educational programming as well as cultural policy with folks involved in our arts ecosystem.

How was your first experience at an ENCATC Annual Conference this year in Lecce?

I very much enjoyed the 23rd

ENCATC Annual Conference in Lecce on “The Ecology of Culture: Community Engagement, Co-creation, Cross Fertilization”. It introduced me to a culturally rich European community that isn't that familiar to many folks from North America, and it gave me the opportunity to meet and talk with people whose publications I had been reading and using without the benefit of actually knowing them. Given that the thematic focus of the conference was so closely associated with the orientation of SPAR's current research, I was anxious to share some of our research findings in the conference proceedings and the short presentation, to hear what others were doing in the application of ecological approaches to arts and culture, and to find colleagues who might be interested in sharing data and collaborating. Hearing John Holden's keynote and the follow up panel and question and answer period was the most beneficial component of the conference for me, in part because I learned that the work that SPAR has been doing since 2012 and the data we have derived directly relate to the kind of research that Holden is calling for--and the kind of data participants in that afternoon session were asking for. As a direct follow up to meeting John at the conference, he will be coming to Saskatchewan to speak at our Arts Congress in May of 2016.

What are your personal expectations concerning the ENCATC network?

I'm looking forward to more exchanges with people that I met at the conference, and I'm hoping to use this network to attract potential graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to come to Canada to work with us as the focus of our research expands beyond Saskatchewan in the next few years. As well, I brought back ideas for a new program in Cultural Entrepreneurship that our Faculty may be introducing, and I'm hoping the network of ENCATC educators already involved in such programs may be helpful to us in that process--possibly even in the exchange of interns.

How would you like to see ENCATC develop in future?

The direction towards more international contacts--establishing connections with the US and Asia--seemed like a good initiative that could lead to the cross-fertilization of ideas and research as well as more international opportunities for student training and experience. Especially given the organization's concern with culture and society's currently heightened awareness of the importance of cross-cultural

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understanding, it would make sense for ENCATC to pursue connections with other countries and regions. I certainly think there would be others in Canada interested in such connections. Do you have any news about the “Understanding the Arts Ecology of Saskatchewan" SPAR project

and where do you expect this project to go in 2016?

When SPAR began its study of the arts ecosystem in Saskatchewan no one had reliable information as to how many artists lived in the province, what arts disciplines they were engaged in, where they lived, what their income was from their art practice as well as other sources, and what networks they formed inside and outside the arts. We also lacked a good understanding of the public's level of engagement in the arts and the importance they placed on arts and culture. Thanks to a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, in 2014 SPAR was able to address these questions by conducting the first comprehensive survey of provincial artists simultaneously with a survey of the general public. Despite the length and detail requested in the artist survey, in particular, there was an excellent response and completion rate which has enabled us to produce numerous reports and maps (see our website www2.uregina.ca/spar) and provided us with the basis for selected qualitative consultations and case studies to further pursue issues arising from the surveys. In 2016 this research will culminate in a series of policy papers and academic publications painting a clearer picture of the arts ecosystem, its strengths and weaknesses, as well as recommendations for steps that can be taken to enhance the potential contribution of the arts sector to the province's wider social and economic ecosystems. Also in 2016, SPAR will be initiating a similar prairie-wide partnership to extend its ecological research further, develop comparable data and test a template or model for such research elsewhere in Canada and beyond. With more than a $3 million budget and a seven-year timeline that will allow for longitudinal studies, the research will incorporate consultations intended to result in mutually agreed upon indicators for measuring the economic, social and cultural impacts of artists and the arts as well as an index for measuring the vitality of prairie arts ecosystems. Given the important work done by researchers connected with ENCATC members in some of the areas we are working on, SPAR is actively seeking individuals and organizations who might be interested in collaborating on this line of research. Are you interested in collaborating on the SPAR project? Contact Mary Blackstone! ENCATC Contact: Mary Blackstone Mary.Blackstone@uregina.ca To learn more about the University of Regina: http://www.uregina.ca/ To learn more about the Saskatchewan Partnership for Arts Research: http://www2.uregina.ca/spar/

Source: http://www2.uregina.ca/spar/index.php/about-us

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After Paris in 2014, ENCATC’s Cultural Happy Hour went abroad again, this time to Barcelona! On 23 November 2015, ENCATC organised a special Cultural Happy Hour for 21 guests from ten countries to discover the Espronceda Art and Culture Center.

This new innovative and contemporary space is a platform and multi-disciplinary environment for artists, curators, and everybody else who believes in the importance of art, culture and education. Furthermore, it fosters established and aspiring international artists to develop their work and creativity, and to spread their inspiration beyond their physical stay in the space.

The evening began with an introduction to the Espronceda Center for Art and Culture and to the Arte Laguna Prize by Henrik Sprengel, Holger Sprengel and Elia Sabato, Co-founders, Espronceda. The three founders explained the momentum behind this project, why it was erected in Barcelona, and what’s new about the Centre’s business model.

An international panel discussion followed gathering leading experts, academics and cultural directors from Europe and North America for a lively exchange on “Managing Independent Art Centres: Towards new management, business and leadership models”. Moderated by ENCATC member, Lluís Bonet, Professor at the University of Barcelona, the panel included: Fabio Mongelli, Director of the Rufa Visual Arts University in Rome; Caterina Tomeo, Professor at the Visual Arts University in Rome; Ayal Brenner, CEO of MutualArt and Director of the Artist Pension Trust in the United States, Alejandro Martin, Director of the Alejandro Gallery in Barcelona; Aurélien Le Genissel, Art Manager at the Blueproject Foundation in Barcelona; and Eva Martinez Olalla, Ambassador of Rebirth Project of Michelangelo Pistoletto e Cittadellarte in Italy.

Following Barcelona, the ENCATC Cultural Happy Hour returned to Brussels for a holiday edition to celebrate a successful year of gatherings. On 3 December, 25 guests from European Institutions, national Institutes of Culture, cultural organisations and universities, five countries joined ENCATC for a special behind-the-scenes visit to the headquarters of the Europalia Arts Festival who in 2015 is celebrating its 45

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Guests were welcomed by Pablo Fernandez, Director of International Affairs and Communications at Europalia with a presentation and introduction to the Europalia Arts Festival and this year’s festival focus on Turkey. Since 1969,

ENCATC Cultural Happy Hours in Barcelona and Brussels

The 24th

ENCATC Annual Conference will be held from 5-7 October 2016 in Valencia, Spain. This major international event on cultural policy and management will bring together leading academics, researchers, professionals from the cultural sector, policy makers, artists, students and media from Europe and beyond. At this major international event, ENCATC members and followers can expect exciting discussions and debates, many networking opportunities to expand professional contacts in Europe and beyond, the latest developments and trends in research, dynamic study visits to flagship cultural organisations and institutions in Valencia, and interactions with cultural professionals and practitioners in the field. Stay tuned in 2016 for more information about the conference theme, programme, registration and more. We’re looking forward to another successful annual conference and hope to see you there! The conference in 2016 is being done in partnership with ENCATC member, the University of Valencia and is done with support from the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.

Want more while you wait for future annual conference announcements in 2016? Join us on Facebook to learn more about exciting cultural offers in Valencia as we gear up to discover its rich cultural offer!

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this biennial art festival uses art to connect people by inviting a guest country to put on a four-month programme with hundreds of artistic events aimed at encouraging an open dialogue between cultures and lasting collaborations between artistic partners.

The presentation was followed by a guided visit to the exhibition “Anatolia. Home of Eternity” at the BOZAR for a discovery of one of the greatest cradles of cultures in the world with an extraordinarily rich heritage thanks to an uninterrupted and twelve millennia-long succession of civilisations

In true ENCATC Cultural Happy Hour fashion, the evening included many moments for networking in a warm and convivial environment.

“2015 concludes another successful year of ENCATC’s popular Cultural Happy Hours. Now having organised ENCATC Cultural Happy Hours in Belgium, France and Spain, we are convinced more than ever of the importance to bring together key actors from arts and culture, business, and education to exchange their ideas, transfer knowledge, foster collaboration, and create innovative partnerships for the benefit of the arts and cultural sector. We are proud that culture is at the heart of these gatherings stimulating mutual understanding and intercultural dialogue among our guests coming from across Europe and beyond,” said GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, ENCATC Secretary General.

ABOUT THE ENCATC CULTURAL HAPPY HOURS ENCATC launched the first Cultural Happy Hour in early 2013, in partnership with the Creative Europe Desks Wallonie-Bruxelles and Vlaanderen. This ENCATC initiative aims to catalyse international partnerships, cross sectorial exchanges, collaborations and knowledge transfers among networks and organisations acting in the field of

arts and culture based in Brussels and other cities in Europe; strengthen the artistic and cultural scene and its European projects by enlarging their audience; connect with a variety of stakeholders through culture; and create innovative partnerships among cultural, business and education sectors.

To date, ENCATC has organized 26 Cultural Happy Hour evenings gathering more than 650 participants from more than 20 countries. Participants have included artists, cultural workers, leading researchers and academics, representatives from the European Commission and European Parliament, as well as professionals from business sectors such as banking and finance, energy, ICT, and real estate.

Learn more about the ENCATC Cultural Happy Hours: http://encatc.org/pages/index.php?id=293 RECENT PARTNERSHIPS Both ENCATC Cultural Happy Hours in Barcelona and Brussels are examples of successful partnerships ENCATC strives to set up for mutual benefits and to bring interesting opportunities for Cultural Happy Hour guests.

ENCATC Cultural Happy Hour in Barcelona at Espronceda Art and Culture Center

ENCATC Cultural Happy Hour in Brussels at the Europalia Art Festival Turkey

A selection of photos from ENCATC Cultural Happy Hour at the Espronceda Art and Culture Centre in Barcelona in November 2015 (4 on the left) and ENCATC Cultural Happy Hour at the headquarters of the Europalia Art Festival in

Brussels in December (3 on the right).

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On 4 December in Brussels, ENCATC organised a Masterclass on “Digital Tools for Cultural Managers” for 30 participants working for cultural, educational, and European institutions.

The design of this Masterclass drew on the information gathered through the 2014-2015 ENCATC research publication “Use of Digital Tools in the Arts and Cultural Sector”. The results of this research showed that cultural professionals use digital technologies mainly for information and communication, rather than as a way of learning and developing new knowledge, or as a means for empowerment and participation. Thus, this Masterclass aimed to bring participants closer to these other uses allowed by digital technologies.

The Masterclass began with a welcome from ENCATC President, Annick Schramme, followed by a presentation of ENCATC’s research on the use of digital tools by GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, ENCATC Secretary General who also coordinated the research.

Next, to explain what is means to “go digital”, Christopher Hogg, social media researcher at Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom gave a theoretical introduction that covered topics such as: digital cultural values, uses of digital technologies; ICT: Information and Communication Technologies; LKT: Learning and Knowledge Technologies; EPT: Empowerment and Participation Technologies; digital behaviour: from “hanging out” to “messing around” and “geeking out” (using Mizuko Ito’s terminology), social media identities, and how artists can improve their visibility with digital tools.

To discuss practical digital tools for cultural managers, Julie Meiresonne, Marketing Manager, CultuurNet Vlaanderen VZW, Belgium presented how this organisation is using digital tools in innovative ways to connect audiences in Belgium with cultural offers at the local, regional, and national levels.

The programme ended with examples and demonstrations of digital tools such as Slack, Canva, Trello, Cloze, and Periscope as well as useful social media tools to analyse audiences beyond conventional built-in tools. The examples provided covered a wide range of interests of the participants who gained fresh ideas and tools they could immediately use for time and project management, sharing, communication, and design.

The ENCATC Masterclass programme also included an ENCATC Cultural Happy Hour with a private visit of the EUROPALIA Arts Festival on 3 December. To further enhance the experience of participants, the ENCATC Masterclass was organised in the framework of the Lifelong Learning Week 2015 which meant more opportunities for increasing digital learning and expanding professional contacts.

Learn more about the Masterclass here: http://encatc.org/pages/index.php?id=392

See the photo gallery of the ENCATC Masterclass on our Facebook page.

ENCATC explores digital tools for cultural managers

ENCATC’s Masterclass in Brussels presents key research and puts useful digital tools in the hands of cultural managers and cultural stakeholders.

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ENCATC’s 3rd

International Study was held from 23-25 November 2015 in Barcelona. This edition in Spain built on the previous successful editions in New York City, USA (2013) and Shanghai, China (2014).

The 3rd

ENCATC International Study Tour brought together more than 30 academics, researchers, cultural managers, and artists. Participants travelled from Belgium, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, and Spain for the 3-day programme which was an exceptional occasion to meet leading culture managers and visit the most interesting arts and heritage institutions in Barcelona. As one participant remarked: “It is the opportunity to meet highest-level inspiring people in first-class frameworks. It’s a real unique enriching full immersion in the world of culture and cultural management!” said Federico Rinaldi, project manager at Ghislierimusica in Italy.

Successfully combining cultural, educational, and social components, the programme offered a well-rounded experience. To discover Barcelona in a way never before, behind-the-scene visits were organised to flagship cultural institutions such as: L’Auditori, the largest contemporary music space; Mercat de les Flors, a driving force and hub for the promotion of movement arts; the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya; the Blueproject Foundation, a multidisciplinary arts centre; and La Central del Circ, a creative space dedicated to circus professionals. The visits were complimented by lectures from leading academics and researchers, directors of cultural institutions, and cultural managers who shared their expertise and knowledge in the field of cultural policy and management. Finally, there were many networking moments for expanding professional contacts among participants and with local operators in Barcelona.

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rd ENCATC International Study Tour in Barcelona

had the unique opportunity to attend the Catalan Festival Conference on “ Professional Intersectorial Day Festival: Balance, Shared Challenges and Strategies”. This programme included presentations on topics such as profiles and demands of audiences, challenges for artistic programming, marketing strategies and other types

of communication for festivals, and the role of partner associations and collaborative networks.

To further the professionalization of the sector, ENCATC offered two mobility grants to through the ENCATC European Education Exchange (EEEE). “ENCATC offers mobility grants for its members and followers when possible because we are deeply committed to fostering exchanges and synergies between academics, researchers, educators, trainers, cultural professionals, policy makers and artists. These mobility grant recipients then share the knowledge and practices they gained with their colleagues in their home institutions thus creating a multiplier effect,” said ENCATC Secretary General, GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens.

For more information about the 3rd

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ENCATC 3rd

International Study Tour in Barcelona

Successfully combining cultural, educational, and social components for a unique and well-rounded 3-day experience

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For the first time, the ENCATC Academy on the topic of culture in external relations was organised in Asia! Organised in cooperation with the Taiwan Association of Cultural Policy Studies (TACPS) for this 5

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Academy on “International Cultural Relations: New Initiatives in Taiwan, East Asia, US and Europe” was held from 14-15 November 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan. Built into the 2015 International Symposium “Cultural Trajectories: Cultural Governance, What’s Next?”, the Academy was an intensive learning programme that focused on culture in external relations in East Asian countries and their relationships with European countries, the European Union, and the United States.

66 academics, researchers, cultural professionals, policy makers and artists gathered from Belgium, Cambodia, China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom to discuss different uses and understandings of culture in external relations, including the fostering of transcontinental cooperation, mutual understanding and engagement. This peer-to-peer programme developed for the Academy reinforced international professional networks and established a strong foundation for future collaborations, projects and partnerships between operators in Asia, US and Europe.

The event was opened jointly by Annick Schramme, President of ENCATC; Jerry C.Y. Liu, President of TACPS; Hung Meng-chi, Minister of Culture, Taiwan; Gerald Lidstone, Director of ICCE, Goldsmiths; Hsin-Tien Liao, Dean of College of Humanities, NTUA, Taiwan; Madeleine Majorenko, Head of Office, European Economic and Trade Office; and Audrey Wong, ANCER Co-coordinator, Singapore. The Academy was a result of synergies of cultural networks between ENCATC, TACPS, AAAE, NTUA, ANCER, KCTI and 2016 ICCPR. With the

involvement and representation of many networks, the Academy also explored new initiatives and the potential of a network among networks, or even a global network of cultural policy in the future.

Hosting the ENCATC Academy in Asia comes after years of good relations and partnerships with key actors in cultural policy and cultural management in Asia. “In 2015 by having the ENCATC Academy in Asia and bringing many major cultural networks together for this event, it is proof of ENCATC’s key role as a nexus for international cooperation and its ability to foster sustainable partnerships for the benefit of its members and the sector,” said ENCATC Secretary General, GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens.

“Hosting the first Academy in Asia, and setting the agenda jointly with ENCATC is important for TACPS, as it shows that Taiwan and Asian cultural policy scholars and practitioners are fully capable of taking initiatives, in the field of international cultural policy and diplomacy. The success of the Academy manifests that both ENCATC and TACPS are contributing actively to Euro-Asian cultural dialogue and are fostering positive engagement and collaboration of researchers, policymakers, cultural managers and operators in Asia, Europe and beyond. It also showcases that ENCATC’s impact has reached East Asia through its strategic partners,” said Jerry C.Y. Liu, President of TACPS.

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ENCATC’s Academy on International Cultural Relations goes to Asia for the first time!

Fostering transcontinental cooperation, mutual understanding and engagement across Asia the Europe and the United States

Opening Ceremony at Taipei Artist Village. From right to left at front, Jerry C.Y. Liu, President of the TACPS; Madeleine Majorenko, Head of Office, European Economic and Trade Office, EETO; Annick Schramme, President of ENCATC; Hung Meng-chi, Minister of Culture, Taiwan; Gerald Lidstone, Director of ICCE, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK; Hsin-Tien Liao, Dean of College of

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ENCATC publishes 5th

Volume of its Journal on Cultural Management and Policy

Connecting theory and practice in the realm of the cultural sector.

ENCATC has released the 5th

Volume, Issue 1 of the ENCATC Journal of Cultural Management and

Policy.

With this latest issue, ENCATC continues in its commitment to stimulate the debate on the topics of cultural management and cultural policy among researchers, academics, scholars, professionals, policy makers, artists, and students.

Having now published the journal’s fifth volume, ENCATC is very proud to see the Journal continue to flourish since it was first published in 2011. The increasing interest in the publication demonstrates the need to align education in cultural management and cultural policy with research being conducted in the field. Moreover, for the long-term sustainability of the sector, this publication is a crucial tool for better anticipating the future and better understanding the past by promoting access to cutting-edge research. This important achievement is made possible thanks to the authors, editors, advisory board, and guest reviewers who are renowned experts in their fields and who contributed to the success of this current volume.

The latest issue includes seven articles covering cultural management and policy topics by authors from Italy, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, and the United Kingdom. The Journal’s opening debate article “Spillover Effects in Europe – a new research front” was written Jonathan Vickery Centre for Cultural Policy Studies, University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

The other articles published in the ENCATC Journal focus on topics such as: Bilateral cultural diplomacy: 50 years of Philippine experience (1959-2009); Fostering the creation of cross-sectorial networks: key drivers for culture-related collaborations in Italy’s Po Delta Region; Conservation of cultural heritage: from participation to collaboration; Changing the image of elderly people in Poland: the senior citizen as an important audience member and creator of culture; and finally Intangible cultural heritage projects – National policies and strategies and the creation of intangible cultural heritage inventories.

“We believe the important research presented in in the ENCATC Journal of Cultural Management and Policy covering many areas of cultural policy and management in Europe and beyond is crucial for

our members and the sector at large, as well as ensuring research feeds into policy making so decision makers have a better understanding of cultural policy and educational issues and ways to address them,” said ENCATC Secretary General, GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens.

The call for submissions for the ENCATC Journal, Volume 6, Issue 1 will be announced in 2016.

Download the ENCATC Journal of Cultural Management and Policy, Volume 5, Issue 1 here: www.journal.encatc.org

N° of Pages: 80 Language: English Date: December 2015 Publisher: ENCATC ISSN: 2224-2554

The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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Use of Digital Tools in the Arts and Cultural Sector

ENCATC research provides insight into the digital technology competences and know-how of people in the arts and cultural sector

ENCATC has published its research on the “Use of Digital Tools in the Arts and Cultural Sector”. This research gives information about how digital technology know-how is used by three core target groups: researchers, academics, and cultural managers. In September 2014, ENCATC launched a survey that ran for nine months on “Digital Technology and Know-How”. To widely reach those working in the broad field of arts and culture, the survey was sent to ENCATC members, stakeholders and organisations such as IFACCA, the European Festivals Association, Europa Nostra, IETM, On the Move, UNESCO Forum University network, and the Association of Arts Administration Educators. The survey was answered by more than 450 people in Europe and across the globe. With the data collected, ENCATC’s research team was able to analyse and better understand the use of digital technology by professional profile, geographical area and age group. The in depth research also presents the use of interconnectivity, popular products used among different devices, use of applications and resources, use of social media, how digital technology is integrated in professional life, and training demands of the different professional profiles. The research also includes useful conclusions and recommendations. It is clear that training for professionals in the field of arts and culture should be fully adapted to the digital age and designed from a comprehensive understanding of digital technologies as more than mere information and communication technologies. These professionals should know and put into practice the values of a digital culture in which we are immersed, the values of collaborative, participatory and networked culture. Therefore, they must be competent and have digital abilities and digital literacy and skills, in order to be able to fully enjoy the potential of digital technologies. This way, professionals could on their turn contribute to generate proactive, critical and participatory audiences. “ENCATC would like to thank everyone who participated in our survey and to our fantastic ENCATC research team. This research is extremely valuable to the work of ENCATC, but also for the arts and cultural sector to understand how its professionals are implementing their work in a

digital age and what ENCATC can do to support them to reach even greater ease of use and interconnectivity,” said ENCATC Secretary General, GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, upon the release of the research publication. Having this research allowed ENCATC to design a Masterclass on “Digital Tools for Cultural Managers” that was held on Brussels on 4 December. ENCATC will also use this research for to elaborate a digital handbook in the future. Download “Use of Digital Tools in the Arts and Cultural Sector” here: http://encatc.org/pages/fileadmin/user_upload/2015/ENCATC_Research_Digital_Tools_2015.pdf N° of Pages: 27 Language: English Date: December 2015 Publisher: ENCATC

The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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2nd

ENCATC Research Award on Cultural Policy & Cultural Management Ceremony

Celebrate a new generation of talented researchers the evening before the European Culture Forum 2015.

On the evening of 25 November in Brussels, Alessia Usai from Italy and Annika Hampel from Germany were announced as the winners of the 2015 ENCATC Research Award on Cultural

Policy and Cultural Management.

This prestigious Award was bestowed upon these two young PhD researchers for their outstanding PhD research on the topics of: “ Fair Cooperation. Partnership based cooperation in Foreign Culture Policy” by Annika Hampel, from the University of Hildesheim in Germany; and “The Creative City. Cultural policies and urban regeneration between conservation and development” by Alessia Usai, from the University of Cagliari in Italy.

The Award winners were revealed at the ENCATC Research Award Ceremony held at the Mexican Embassy in Brussels in the presence of members of the Award's international jury, leading academics and researchers, representatives of the European Commission, cultural professionals, and artists.

The 2015 competition was the first time two PhD researchers were awarded ex aequo: “The work of Annika Hampel because she analysed the process, the involved stakeholders and the outputs of Cultural Relations between Germany and India. Her focus on the relation between developed and development countries from an equal perspective and on the basis of reciprocity is very original and relevant. Her conclusions and recommendations contribute very concretely to the improvement of foreign cultural policy in general. The one of Alessia Usai because she uses a different and innovative perspective: her research is related to cultural heritage, landscape and urban planning. She

analyses the relationships between cultural heritage and urban planning in order to identify best practices for the development of innovative cultural policies and new urban regeneration tools. From this perspective, she developed an interesting holistic model that takes into account the local cultural ecosystem and that can be relevant for local cultural policy makers,” said Annick Schramme, ENCATC President, to the ceremony participants.

The Award was given by Catherine Magnant, Deputy Head of Unit Cultural Diversity and Innovation at the European Commission. Speaking of the Commission’s commitment to supporting excellence in cultural policy and cultural management research, Ms. Magnant said: “Now more than ever, the European Commission needs solid evidence and independent analysis to inform its thinking, and evaluate the impact of its policies. ENCATC’s Research Award supports young researchers who will help us do just that. It is a most valuable investment into the quality of our joint thinking on the role of culture in driving Europe forward.”

The winners were extremely honoured and appreciative of this prestigious recognition: “The ENCATC Research Award represents to me a great occasion to widely disseminate my PhD research outcomes at the global level. Moreover, it is an opportunity to prove their scientific value thanks to the rigorous selection process managed by the Award’ scientific committee and jury members. In this regard, I thank all of them for their professional and careful work and for all their suggestions as I advance in future research. I am sure the award ceremony is only the first step towards my work with

2015 ENCATC Research Award winners with members of the Award’s international jury, ENCATC’s President and ENCATC’s Secretary General.

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ENCATC and I look forward a long and solid research collaboration with the network,” said

Alessia Usai.

To confirm the importance of such an initiative to promote the career of young researchers, Annika Hampel said: “ I would like to sincerely thank the award's jury for their decision and ENCATC for the beautiful award ceremony. I feel very honored and I am grateful for the ENCATC Research Award 2015. Without my Indian interview partners this research would not have been possible. Thus, I am very much looking forward to sending them and my international colleagues the English published version of my PhD thesis in the near future.”

The ENCATC Award exists to stimulate academic research in the field of cultural policy and management to explore, through comparative and cross-cultural research, contemporary issues at stake and possibly anticipate new cultural policy orientations. Moreover, it contributes to the process of creating an "infrastructure", a network of scholars who are competent in doing comparative research projects in cultural policy and management issues. “It is extremely important to listen and to anticipate the needs of the cultural sectors and thus to be able to analyse and understand them with solid research methods. This research will allow academics to update their curricula and to properly educate the future generation of cultural managers and operators. The ENCATC Award and the Book Series project are precisely answering to this important need in a very concrete way,” said ENCATC Secretary General, GiannaLia

Cogliandro Beyens.

Alongside the 2015 ENCATC Award winners were two shortlisted finalists: Fiona Hutchison of the United Kingdom for her PhD thesis “Socio-cultural Impacts of Museums for their Local Communities: The Case of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter” and Ann Overbergh from Belgium for her PhD thesis “Extended cinema in Kenya and Tanzania. Technological innovation and Related Trends in Local Audiovisual Storytelling”.

The ENCATC Research Award on Cultural Policy and Cultural Management was launched in 2014 by the ENCATC, the European network on cultural policy and management, to reward the best recently published PhD thesis presented by a young researcher.

This prestigious Award aims not only to recognise excellence in the research field of cultural policy and cultural management, but also to celebrate a new generation of talented young researchers. The call for applications to the 3

rd ENCATC Research

Award on Cultural Policy and Cultural Management will be announced in 2016. Will you be the next winner?

Check out more photos from the 2015 ENCATC Research Award Ceremony on

our Facebook page!

Show your support for young research talent by sharing the #ENCATCAWARD results on Twitter!

All ENCATC Research Award Ceremony photos © Michael Chia

2015 ENCATC Research Award winners and finalists with Cathrine Magnant, Deputy Head of Unit Cultural

Diversity and Innovation at the European Commission.

ENCATC President, Annick Schramme

From left to right: Elodie Bordat-Chauvin, 2014 ENCATC Research Award Winner; Catherine

Magnant, Deputy Head of Unit Cultural Diversity and Innovation at the European Commission; and

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BELGIUM & FRANCE University of Antwerp /Antwerp

Management School and the Louvre Museum

New Economic Models for Museums in an Age of Crisis

On 30 November in Antwerp, Belgium the University of Antwerp / Antwerp Management School organised a lecture on New Economic Models for Museums in an Age of Crisis.

In an environment of decreasing central and local government subsidies, museums face not only financial challenges, but also human resources and organizational ones. This study, conducted by the Universities of Paris-Sorbonne & Paris-Descartes and the Louvre Museum on behalf of the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, highlights these many challenges, whatever their size and location.

The lecture was moderated by Annick Schramme, ENCATC President and Professor at the University of Antwerp / Antwerp Management School. ENCATC member, Anne Krebs from the Research and Collections department at the Musée du Louvre in Paris was invited to present the study along with Xavier Greffe, Professor at the Science Economique Université de Paris 1 - Panthéon Sorbonne.

Research results presented show the new perspectives for museums: enlarging and outreaching their audiences; increasing their own resources; adapting their staff management and profiles; adopting new legal designs, etc. This lecture also highlighted the new economic and legal models capable to ensure efficient and sustainable development for contemporary museums, and reflected on the issue whether museums created two centuries ago can still have the same function.

This successful event is just one example of ENCATC members cooperating across boarders to share knowledge and expertise in the field of cultural policy and cultural management!

Learn more here: https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/rg/culture-management/news-and-events/lectures---study-day/international-lecture-series/

ENCATC Contacts: Annick Schramme, University of Antwerp / Antwerp Management School annick.schramme@uantwerpen.be

Anne Krebs, Louvre Museum anne.krebs@louvre.fr

News from ENCATC members

GERMANY european centre for creative

economy (e.c.c.e.)

Cultural and creative spillovers in Europe: Report on a preliminary

evidence review

This report sheds light on cultural and creative spillovers in Europe and will contribute to scientific, cultural and political debate around evidencing the value of culture and public investment into the arts, culture and creative industries. The report sets out research and methodological recommendations that the research partnership will act on over the course of 2015/2016.

The report concludes with recommendations primarily to the European Union, paying tribute to its policy focus on spillover effects as laid down in the EU communication (COM(2012) 537):

Dedicating a proportion of all Creative Europe and Horizon 2020 funded projects in the cultural and creative sectors for holistic evaluation that balances qualitative and quantitative evidence capture.

Creating a new programme for the development and progression of qualitative methods and indicators in the cultural and creative industries, to be led by the Joint Research Centre of the European Union.

Calling for the co-ordination of national research agendas in the cultural and creative sectors by an Open Method of Coordination (OMC) group.

For more information and to download the report and executive summary: https://ccspillovers.wikispaces.com/Results+and+report

ENCATC Contact: Bernd Fesel Fesel@e-c-c-e.com

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European Commission

European Culture Forum 2015 postponed to 2016

Due to extraordinary circumstances following the attacks in Paris and the threat level in Brussels, the 2015 European Culture Forum had to be postponed until 2016.

The future dates are to be announced. This flagship event organized in Brussels by the European Commission, aims to raise the profile of European cultural cooperation, uniting the sector's key players, taking stock the European Agenda for Culture's implementation, and sparking debate on EU culture policy and initiatives.

The event, also a major networking opportunity, highlights culture's role in breeding talent and creativity. The Forum will reflect on culture's contribution to the new Commission's priorities such as innovation, growth and jobs; the digital single market; social cohesion and intercultural dialogue; and Europe's position on the global scene.

Stay tuned for more updates in the future http://ec.europa.eu/culture/forum/index_en.htm

News from our partners

European Cultural Foundation

"Another Europe" New publication coming soon in 2016

In January 2016, the European Cultural Foundation will launch a brand new publication, "Another Europe", presenting an exploration of the wealth of experience accumulated through ECF’s partners’ insights and participants’ experiences working in the European Neighbourhood for the past 15 years.

ECF’s European Neighbourhood programme has stimulated civil society working in culture to influence policy reform and societal development in the Balkans, Kaliningrad, Moldova, Turkey, the Ukraine and Arab-Mediterranean countries.

Have a peak behind the scenes: the book designer Gerlinde Schuller took a few pictures of the pages being printed. The book will be available to order from this page after 16 January 2016. For more information: http://www.culturalfoundation.eu/library/another-europe

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News from other organisations

Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation in Tajikistan

Call for Donations: The newly established Resource Center

in Arts Management in Tajikistan

The Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation in Tajikistan is about to launch a new MA program in Arts Management in Dushanbe in 2016, in partnership with four local universities. This will be the first program of its kind in the region of Central Asia. Working towards this goal, we finalized successfully the first phase: series of training of trainers seminars in 2015 for the local academia and cultural activists in order to improve professionalism and management capacities of cultural operators of NGOs, publicly funded institutions in the cultural sector, as well as cultural businesses, leading to a sustainable strengthening of the overall cultural sector in Tajikistan.

The new MA Program needs a solid backup by methodological materials on diverse subject matters. Therefore as a next phase in the program’s development, we plan to open a Resource Centre for Arts Management (both online and offline), to be managed by the renowned nonprofit organization Dushanbe Art Ground.

We would like to kindly ask all of you to donate materials to the new Center – publications, books, documents and so on. It could be in any field related to arts management, for example cultural policy and legislation, entrepreneurship and innovations in the arts, creative industries, marketing the arts, human resource management, fundraising and financing the arts, international cultural cooperation, cultural diplomacy, economics of culture, cultural tourism, performing arts management, gallery management, and so on. The materials could be in a print version for the Resource Center library, or electronic version for the new website of the Resource Center.

Please, send the physical publications by post to the following address: 20/4, A. Donish str., apt#43, Dushanbe city, Republic of Tajikistan Jamshed Kholikov, Art Ground, Director

Cell: +992919037507 Website: http://soros.tj/en/

Please, send the online publications, materials and links to Jamshed Kholikov at jama77707@mail.ru

We will acknowledge your name/institution as a donor. Your help is truly appreciated! We strongly believe that by our collective efforts we will kick off the new MA program in Arts Management which will give a chance to many generations ahead to benefit from its development.

University of Chester

2016 Creative Economy UNESCO and China

Culture and the Creative Economy in Global Context

26-27 February 2016 // Chester, UK

Culture and Creative Economy in Global Context Conference on the theme of “Artists and Creativity” will be held on 26th and 27th February 2016, at The University of Chester China Centre, UK. Ms. Christine Merkel, Head of Culture Communication, Memory of the World, UNESCO, will be amongst the keynote speakers as well as delivering the opening speech.

In the 2016 conference has five sub-themes for panel discussions: Modern Tradition, Aesthetics and Creativity; Contemporary Arts and Economics; Creative Cities and Rural Development?; Cultural Policy and Cultural Security; Media Technology: the future or limitation?

For more information and to register: http://www.chester.ac.uk/node/32884

British Council

Cultural Management Workshops February - March 2016 // Different

Russian cities

As part of a wider Cultural Management Programme in Russia, the Cultural Management Workshops are designed to provide cultural sector professionals in Russia with the skills and knowledge required to develop the sector using international best practice examples.

Workshops will focus on developing skills in the areas of Arts Marketing and Audience Development in a two-day workshop. The workshops will be rolled out across 10 Russian cities. Workshops will besuitable for mid–career professionals currently working within state and privately funded cultural institutions across all art forms, including: theatres; libraries; museums; galleries; art; fashion; design; film; and music festivals.

For more information: https://www.britishcouncil.org/cultural-skills-unit/partnerships/cultural-management-workshops-russia

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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA)

Creators Conference A conference on authors' rights, freedom

of expression and the digital future

31 May 2016 // Brussels, Belgium

ECSA, in alliance with the European Writers’ Council (EWC), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the Federation of European Film Director (FERA) and the Federation of Screenwriters of Europe (FSE), is organizing the 2016 edition of its flagship event, the Creators Conference. The initiative aims at creating a forum for authors, politicians, industry stakeholders and all interested parties to meet and discuss key issues related to author’s rights, freedom of expression and the EU digital single market.

For more information : http://creatorsconference.org/home

Creative & Cultural Skills

Building a Creative Nation: Putting Skills to Work

3 March 2016 // Purfleet, UK

The “Building a Creative Nation: Putting Skills to Work” conference will feature leaders from government, industry and education as we champion the success of getting young people into work and training in the creative industries.

On 3 March in Purfleet, Essex you can be part of a day of debate, discussion, workshops and networking, and to be the first to hear about the exciting developments Creative & Cultural Skills the has planned for the year ahead!

Delegates from across business and education will debate the impact of nurturing skills and talent, as CCS celebrate the employers and young people who have participated in the thousands of jobs created by the Creative Employment Programme.

Confirmed speakers include: Darren Henley, CEO, Arts Council England; Martin Doel, CEO, Association of Colleges; Seetha Kumar, CEO, Creative Skillset; Alex Beard, CEO, Royal Opera House; Marcus Davey, CEO, Roundhouse; Paul Latham, COO, Live Nation; Shonagh Manson, Director, Jerwood Charitable Foundation; Dani Salvadori, Academic Enterprise Director, UAL; James Jefferson, Creative Director, Equator; Claire Paul, Head of New Talent, BBC Academy; and Jo Townshend, Principal, Rye Studio School.

For more information: https://ccskills.org.uk/national-conference

International Association of Venue Managers (IACM)

2016 Performing Arts Managers Conference

7-9 March 2016 // San Antonio, TX, USA

PAMC 2016 is focused on you—your skillset, your venue, your guests, your career. Join peers, colleagues, and experts for exceptional education, immersive bootcamp sessions, and Texas-sized networking at the essential conference for performing arts managers.

Representing public assembly venues from around the globe, IAVM's active members include managers and senior executives from auditorium, arenas, convention centers, exhibit halls, stadiums, performing arts centers, university complexes, and amphitheaters.

For more information: http://www.iavm.org/pamc/pamc-home

IETM

Satellite Paris 2016 Conference 7-8 March 2016 // Paris, France

How do the officials in charge of the national, regional, local cultural policies answer the increasing demand of their government for measurable evidence of the value of culture? How do they defend a vibrant climate for the arts, when the political focus is elsewhere? And if impacts are measurable and measured, will the results influence cultural policies?

These and other questions will be discussed at IETM’s Satellite in Paris organised in partnership with French Ministry of Culture and Communication - Directorate-General of artistic creation (MCC-DGCA) and the Croatian Ministry of Culture.

In February 2015, IETM held a first Satellite meeting in Brussels dedicated to measurement of the impact of the arts, especially in national public policies. This meeting, offered an opportunity to exchange models and initiatives existing in different countries.To read the reports of the meeting and watch the keynote speech by Pascal Gielen, please visit this page. The purpose of the sequel Satellite in Paris is to put forward the arguments in favor of public funding for cultural activities in various European countries, in a mix of responsibles for culture from national Ministies, local and regional governments and representatives of the arts world.

Participation is by invitation only, but please contact us if you would like to take part or want to propose a participant: ietm@ietm.org subject: Satellite Paris

For more information: https://www.ietm.org/en/Paris

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European Network for Cinema and Media

The NECS 2016 Conference in/between: cultures of connectivity

28–30 July 2016 // Potsdam // Germany

The 2016 NECS conference will be held in Potsdam, Germany, home of Europe’s largest film studios in Babelsberg.

Connecting people has always been one of the most important functions of media, but arguably, the pervasiveness of media since the digital revolution has increased the awareness of the fact that interrelatedness is the basis of culture, and that media therefore play a crucial role in the formation of human relations. Originally used in technological discourses to describe and advertise the potential of media devices to link up with other devices, connectivity has recently emerged in media studies as a new concept with a much broader meaning, i.e. the potential of media to link objects, agents, and processes. Such links exist and operate on various levels, from the material to the symbolic. From this perspective, mediation involves much more than what is traditionally defined as communication, and this in turn presents a challenge to media studies, both in theoretical as well as methodological terms.

The 2016 NECS conference aims to reflect on our current culture of connectivity from a variety of perspectives. In 2016 and with this conference, we will celebrate the 10

th anniversary of the European

Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS), in itself a success of the principle of connectivity between scholars. Thus it is in every way a timely undertaking to investigate how different forms and aspects of connectivity have influenced our work as scholars in Cinema and Media Studies.

The conference organisers are accepting papers! Deadline is 31 January 2016.

For more information: http://necs.org/conference/cfp/call-for-papers-2016/

Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI)

19th

International Conference on Cultural Economics

21-24 June 2016 // Valladolid, Spain

The University of Valladolid is pleased to host the 19

th International Conference on Cultural

Economics, presented by the Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI). The Conference will be held in Valladolid, Spain, from Tuesday June 21st to Friday June 24th, 2016. The program chair is Prof. Ilde Rizzo (University of Catania, Italy), ACEI president-elect. The local organizer in Valladolid is the Cultural Economics Research Group at the University of Valladolid (GIEC/UVA).

The ACEI 2016 Conference aims at providing a forum for scientific discussion on cultural economics, bringing together scholars and professionals and practitioners to develop a fruitful dialogue between theory and practice. The venue and the social events will give the participants the opportunity to soak up Spanish culture as well as to enjoy the city of Valladolid.

For more information: http://www.acei2016.uva.es/event_detail/3433/detail/19th-international-conference-on-cultural-economics.html

International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture (IFACCA)

7th

World Summit on Arts and Culture 18-21 October 2016 // Valletta, Malta

IFACCA and Arts Council Malta are pleased to announce that the 7

th World Summit on Arts and

Culture will be held in Valletta, Malta, from Tuesday 18 October to Friday 21 October, 2016.

During the week, a number of IFACCA member events will also take place, including the CEO Leadership Seminar, the 5

th General Assembly,

regional chapter meetings and members’ lunch.

Arts Council Malta was announced as the co-host of the 7

th World Summit on Arts and Culture at the

conclusion of the 6th World Summit, held in

Santiago de Chile in January this year.

For more information: http://www.ifacca.org/events/2016/10/18/7th-world-summit-arts-and-culture/

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CULTURE / COMMISSION: 3 Irish cities shortlisted for the title of European Capital of Culture 2020 On 13 November, the European Commission revealed Galway, Limerick, and the Three Sisters (Waterford, Kilkenny and Wexford, under the leadership of the city of Waterford) as the three cities in Ireland shortlisted to be European Capital of Culture in 2020. The recommendation was done by a panel of 10 independent experts appointed by the EU who evaluated applications from four competing Irish cities. Announcing the shortlist at Dublin Castle, Steve Green, from the competition’s selection and monitoring

CULTURE / COMMISSION: Ukraine joins the Creative Europe programme On 19 November it was announced that Ukraine has become the third neighbourhood country to join Creative Europe, the EU programme for support for the cultural and creative sectors. Ukraine follows Georgia and Moldova, who joined in early 2015. Being part of Creative Europe will allow Ukrainian cultural and creative organisations to collaborate with partners from all over Europe and access funding for cultural cooperation projects, literary translation schemes, and cultural networks and platforms. The Ukrainian

CULTURE / EU PARLIAMENT:

EU Parliament recognizes diversity and social relevance of European cinema The LUX Prize ceremony to celebrate the diversity and the social relevance of cinema in Europe was held on 24 November in Strasbourg. Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s Mustang, one of the year’s film sensations, was the 2015 winner decided on the basis of a vote by the Members of the European Parliament. “The echo you give me through this prize brings further questioning to the topic of this film, so thank you very much,” said Ergüven when picking up the award. “Mustang shows five strong women who want to get away from

CULTURE / COMMISSION: EU reveals 9 sites up for the prestigious European Heritage Label On 2 December, the European Commission announced the nine sites celebrating and symbolising European ideals, values, history and integration that have been recommended to be put on the European Heritage Label list. The nine sites are: The Neanderthal Prehistoric site and Krapina Museum (HR), the Olomouc Premyslid Castle and Archdiocesan Museum (CZ), the Sagres Promontory (PT), the Imperial Palace (AT), the Historic Ensemble of the University of Tartu (EE), Franz Liszt Academy of Music (HU),

CULTURE / COMMISSION: Four cities are in the running to be European Capital of Culture 2021 in Romania On 11 December it was announced that Baia Mare, Bucharest, Cluj, and Timisoara have been shortlisted in the competition for the title of European Capital of Culture 2021 in Romania. This follows the 14 applications that were submitted for the 2021 title and examined by a panel composed of 12 independent experts – two appointed by the Romanian Ministry of Culture and ten appointed by the European Union institutions and bodies. Speaking of the many applications, Culture Minister Ionut Vulpescu said: “The high

CULTURE / COMMISSION: Herceg Novi (Montenegro) and Novi Sad (Serbia) shortlisted for title of European Capital of Culture 2021 It was announced on 11 December that Herceg Novi (Montenegro) and Novi Sad (Serbia) have been shortlisted in the competition for the title of European Capital of Culture 2021 in a candidate country or potential candidate to EU membership. The recommendation was done by a panel of independent experts evaluating applications at a meeting in Bucharest. Obtaining the title of European Capital of Culture in time becomes a matter of prestige and privileges of those cities that have understood this project as a means to

CULTURE / COMMISSION: Commission to broaden access to online content and modernise EU copyright rules On 11 December in Brussels, the European Commission delivered on its Digital Single Market strategy and presented a proposal to allow Europeans to travel with their online content as well as the presentation of an action plan to modernise EU copyright rules. Today Europeans travelling within the EU may be cut off from online services providing films, sports broadcasts, music, e-books or games that they have paid for in their home country. The proposed Regulation on the cross-border portability of online content

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EDUCATION / COMMISSION: EU launches the Education and Training Monitor 2015 On 12 November in Brussels, the European Commission announced the launch of the Education and Training Monitor 2015, a key report that provides a clear picture of the trends, improvements, and challenges at all stages of education in the EU. This year's Monitor report shows progress is being made to reach two main targets. First, across the EU, the share of pupils leaving school too early has dropped to 11.1% (against 12.7% in 2012) which is very close to the 2020 target of below 10%. Second, the share of

EDUCATION / COMMISSION: Tapping into education and youth policy to fight social exclusion and radicalisation The Inter-parliamentary Committee Meeting on Education and Youth was held on 3 December in Brussels at the European Parliament. European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Tibor Navracsics, was invited to reflect with MEPs on some of the most pressing challenges Europe is facing today. On this occasion, the Commissioner outlined the role education and youth policy have to play in tackling the exclusion and radicalisation of young people. Setting his speech in the context of the recent

EDUCATION / PARLIAMENT: Aligning key policies for education and youth with national levels On 3 December at the European Parliament, the Inter-parliamentary Committee Meeting on Education and Youth was held in Brussels. Held by the Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education, the purpose of this meeting was to discuss education and youth policies, which are closely connected at both the EU and national level. The meeting was opened by Silvia Costa, Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education. In attendance were MEPs, the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and EDUCATION / COMMISSION: Shaping the Europe of tomorrow with Erasmus+ On 9 December at the European Parliament in Brussels, Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport addressed the EPP ( European People's Party) group hearing on the implementation of the Erasmus+ programme. To an audience that included Members of Parliament, as well as representatives of the education and training sectors, Commissioner Navracsics’ presented how to improve the programme further and to align it better with the

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