Title of the project: UrbanDig Project: “Dourgouti Island Hotel” Please describe your action/project “Dourgouti Island Hotel” is an “UrbanDig Project”, developed by the NPO “Ohi pezoume”, that combines performing arts with community mapping practices. The starting point as well as the festive finale of each UrbanDig Project is a site-specific performance born by … Continued
The Croatian Minister of Culture, Zlatko Hasanbegović, has announced that his political programme consists of building a uniform cultural paradigm that will serve to homogenize the nation and eliminate any dissent or opposition concerning the values that he supports. This would be a serious threat to the plurality of cultural and artistic creativity, to the … Continued
Title of the project: Decides Mali IV Please describe your action/project Interarts and Family Care International/Mali, in collaboration with the Association of Child and Youth Workers (AEJT) of Bamako develop the project ”Young people the in the informal sector of Bamako and sexual and reproductive rights from a perspective of economic, social and … Continued
Title of the project: Decides Espana Please describe your action/project Under the framework of Programa de Ciudadanía Activa – Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area (EEA Grants) 2009-2014 for Spain, DECIDES ESPAÑA is based on the assumption that cultural factors are very important in the realization of sexual and reproductive rights (SRR) and … Continued
Fondazione Fitzcarraldo For the development of arts and culture, Fondazione Fitzcarraldo is the leading Italian center on cultural, arts and media management and policies, based in Turin and active worldwide since 20 years. Fitzcarraldo is an operative foundation focused on groundbreaking approaches in planning, research, consulting, training and documentation of activities and projects, at … Continued
“New discourses and approaches are needed to guide cultural policy. These must be accompanied by commitments to institutional and structural change in all areas of governance and management of culture. […] This report is a contribution to this global effort.” Irina Bokova Director-General of UNESCO Here is how starts the recently written UNESCO report on Re/Shaping Cultural … Continued
Highlighting the role of culture in the production of new sustainable development models and urban planning is a core focus of Culture Action Europe’s activities. At the beginning of 2015, Culture Action Europe, jointly with its partner, the Agenda 21 for Culture (UCLG), launched the Pilot Cities programme entitled “Culture in Sustainable Cities: Learning with … Continued
21st of April 2016 | 10:00 – 19:00 | Brewdog 10.00 Introduction: Audience Development / European Policies in Public Arts and Cultural Institution to Promote Access and Participation What is Audience Development and why is it a priority in European Cultural Policies? The ongoing EU-funded “Study on How to Place Audiences at the Heart of … Continued