National Campaign for the Arts Petition
The National Campaign for the Arts is a broad and inclusive coalition that reflects the scale, reach and diversity of the arts in Ireland today. Its membership has a national reach that includes major festivals, venues, producers...read more
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www.engage.org is a UK based organisation established by the Department of Media and Culture and the Department of Education. Engage promotes access to, enjoyment and understanding of the visual arts through 'gallery education' - projects and programmes which help schoolchildren and the wider community become confident in their understanding and enjoyment of the visual arts and galleries.
Engage has a growing role supporting professionals working in gallery education and cultural mediation internationally, with members in countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Sweden, USA. In Europe engage is collaborating with leading museums and galleries on the Collect & Share (www.collectandshare.eu.com). Some countries are developing their own networks linked to the engage umbrella.
Arts Council England works to get more art to more people in more places. We develop and promote the arts across England, acting as an independent body at arm's length from government.
www.artsresearchdigest.co.uk Arts Research Digest provides a unique overview of recent and current research in the arts, media and cultural sectors around the world. It offers a vital information resource for arts managers, arts practitioners, arts organisations, policy makers, academics, consultants, researchers and funders.
International Society for Education through Art.
ICOM is the international organisation of museums and museum professionals, which is committed to the conservation, continuation and communication to society of the world's natural and cultural heritage, present and future, tangible and intangible.
A platform for Cultural Policy development in Europe, for action and reflection, monitoring and feedback; a rallying point for active cultural operators.
The Forum is guided by a Committee of 15 experts of 12 countries and 32 National Correspondents. It is supported by the EMF Association that gathers individual and institutional members.
Global Gateway is a new international website, enabling those involved in education across the world to engage in creative partnerships. It is a one-stop shop, providing quick access to comprehensive information on how to develop an international dimension to education.
The essential tool for everyone in arts and culture who creates, collaborates, shares and produces across borders in Europe.
The International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) is the global network of Arts Councils and Ministries of Culture.
www.kulturkontakt.or.at/page.aspx
KulturKontakt Austria (KKA) is one of the largest Austrian centres of competence for cultural education, arts & cultural education, cultural dialogue and educational cooperation with Eastern and South East Europe.
www.cittadellarte.it/citta2005/eng/home/home.htm
Offers training to inspire and produce responsible change in society through ideas and creative projects
UNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded on 16 November 1945. For this specialized United Nations agency, it is not enough to build classrooms in devastated countries or to publish scientific breakthroughs. Education, Social and Natural Science, Culture and Communication are the means to a far more ambitious goal : to build peace in the minds of men.
www.communityarts.netThe Community Arts Network (CAN) is a portal to the field of community arts, providing news, documentation, theoretical writing, communications, research and educational information. Headquartered at its Web site on the Internet, CAN is a program of Art in the Public Interest (API), a nonprofit organization based in North Carolina.
Welcome to the 9th edition of the "Compendium" (2008)
the information and monitoring system on cultural policy instruments, measures and debates and on cultural trends in Europe. The Compendium is a joint venture between the Council of Europe and the ERICarts Institute, realised with a community of practice of independent cultural policy researchers, NGOs, national governments and information partners.
The only network for the global perspective of arts management. Now with a refreshed design, it is more than ever before a useful online resource for professionals in the arts and creative sector. It is also dedicated to academics, students, policy makers, researchers, regional and national authorities, business people, and journalists.
Culturelink, the Network of Networks for Research and Cooperation in Cultural Development, was established by UNESCO and the Council of Europe in 1989 in Paris, at the Consultation of Representatives of Regional and Sub-regional Networks for Cultural Development Research and Cooperation.
ec.europa.eu/culture/eac/index_en.html
The European project has clearly a cultural dimension. This is even more the case today in the decision on the future on the European Union, its enlargement or its role for a managed globalisation and a development based on a sustainable knowledge economy.
www.ericarts.org/web/index.php
ERICarts is an independent organisation which carries out comparative cultural research and cultural policy monitoring in co-operation with experts from over 40 European countries.
The Institute was created bythe European Association of Cultural Researchers e.V. (ECURES) in collaboration with "Centres of Excellence" specialising in cultural research from different corners of Europe. Their representatives sit on a Board of Governors and make key decisions regarding the research programme and strategic direction of the Institute. The day to day management of the projects and research teams is carried out by the central office located in Bonn, Germany.
Transnational partners from all regions of Europe have been working together with the European Institute for Comparative Cultural Research (ERICarts) since 1997 to bring transparency to the debates on opportunities for women pursuing careers in related arts and media professions.
Creative Europe presents the main results of a three year empirical and conceptual investigation into the challenges and practical problems of artists and other cultural actors from all corners of the continent.
We run a grants scheme, a travel fund, an arts project, and a media programme. Through this work, we stimulate:
initiatives that promote young people's creativity
exciting collaborative projects, often with a social dimension.
CEC ArtsLink is an international arts service organization. Our programs encourage and support exchange of artists and cultural managers between the United States and Eastern and Central Europe, Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus.
korda.obs.coe.int/web/search_aide.php
Public funding is an essential factor in maintaining and developing sustainable national and European audiovisual and content production industries, both culturally and economically. In an increasingly complex context, the business community needs updated overviews to optimise financing strategies for new projects. Fund administrators and policymakers need aggregate data and information to ensure the efficiency and impact of the policy instruments they administer
www.kulturkontakt.or.at/KulturKontakt.aspx
KulturKontakt Austria (KKA) is one of the largest Austrian centres of competence for cultural education, arts & cultural education, cultural dialogue and educational cooperation with Eastern and South East Europe. It is a non-profit making organisation and has three programme departments: arts & cultural education, educational cooperation and cultural promotion & sponsorship
www.fondazioneadrianolivetti.it/sito%20engl/home.htm
The Adriano Olivetti Foundation, set up in 1962, has the purpose of "supervising the continuance of the work of study and experiment, theoretical and practical, set in motion by Adriano Olivetti". From this perspective of social commitment, the Foundation has carried on an intense programme of scholarly research and cultural promotion, divided into four fields of activity all informed by an interdisciplinary approach: Institutions and Society, Economy and Society, Community and Society, Art, Architecture and Planning.
www.evensfoundation.be/en/index.html
The Foundation aims to inspire individuals and social groups to enrich Europe so that it can progress with a synchronized, constructive purpose. It supports projects that contribute to a deeper respect for human beings, in the fields of Intercultural Education, Art, Science, Literature, Building shared values, European Citizenship and Conflict Prevention.
The Network of European Foundations (NEF) is a flexible not-for-profit international organisation. Its headquarters are located in Brussels (Belgium). The mission of NEF is (a) to act as an operational platform to develop projects between foundations and other types of organised philanthropy and other giving programmes; (b) to develop programs related to Europe and the role of Europe on the global stage; and (c) to give a European perspective and opportunities for European experience to regional/local initiatives.
www.fordfound.org/fields/artsandculture/overview
The arts are an essential component of a healthy and democratic society, contributing to the intellectual capital and economic vitality of our communities as well as our understanding of human experience. We work to strengthen artists and cultural organizations to enable them to express cultural values and perspectives more powerfully in a fast-paced world.
Our grants foster the creation and sharing of new art as well as the documentation, preservation and revitalization of traditional creative forms. We also seek to enrich our communities by broadening the access and involvement of diverse audiences.