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Managing diversity?
This publication has a double aim: in the first place it explores the complex ins and outs of managing diversity through a pallet of essays and stories of practitioners in the field of arts and culture; in the second place it explores diversity through art – through the eye of the photographer Ahmet Polat.more >
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ConnectCP now receiving over 140,000 searches per month!
ConnectCP – The International Who’s Who of Cultural Policy, Planning and Research, is now receiving 140,000 searches per month – double the figure from last year!more >
The World Summit – less than one year to go!
On the evening of Tuesday 22 September 2009, less than 12 months from now, the National Arts Council of South Africa and IFACCA will host the opening ceremony of the 4th World Summit on Arts and Culture.more >
IFACCA attends Africa Dialogue
Leaders of government arts support agencies and Pan African networks gathered in Cape Town this week for a unique 'African Dialogue' hosted by the National Arts Council of South Africa.more >
Latest International News
Rethinking arts leadership
I am of the opinion that the arts sector and arts organizations in South Africa have not realized their full potential. So who do we blame? This is the text of a speech delivered by Ismail Mahomed Director of the National Arts Festival.more >
Culture Minister meets Greek counterpart
During a meeting in Sofia with his Greek counterpart Mihalis Liapis Bulgaria’s Minister of Culture Stefan Danailov put forth the issue of opening a Bulgarian cultural center in Greece.more >
China offers subsidies for heirs to intangible cultural heritage items
Heirs to state-level intangible cultural heritage (ICH) items will receive an annual work allowance of about 1,160 U.S. dollars from the central government, the Ministry of Culture has announced. The subsidy is to support folk arts, crafts and rituals, many of which are in danger of dying out.
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Latest National Arts Agency News
Cultural promotion laws: latest news
On 30 September, the new laws on cultural promotion came up for debate at the National Council (Nationalrat). In its preparatory work, the commission responsible had integrated the Pro Helvetia law into the federal law on cultural promotion with the aim of achieving a clearer definition of who is responsible for what.more >
Scotland bids to recover Olympic lottery cash
The Scottish Government has submitted a formal bid document to retrieve £150 million in lottery funds diverted from Scottish good causes to finance the 2012 London Olympics.more >
Speech by Senior Minister at the Festival of Ideas
Speech by Senior Minister of State for Education, Information, Communications and the Arts, at the Opening Ceremony Of The Festival of Ideas.more >
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