• CALL FOR APPLICATION "DEFAULT 17: Investigation on the Extreme Land"

    RAMDOM ASSOCIATION is calling for research-based artists to take part in a 7-day group investigation aimed at ideas related to extreme lands and remote areas. Situated at the southern tip of east Italy on the Mediterranean, Gagliano del Capo poses as an ideal location for participants of the DEFAULT 17 Residency to contribute to an investigation of the extreme land. The project will investigate geographic dislocation as a socio-anthropological characteristic embedded in extreme territories. It confronts challenges, particularly relating to climate and environmental conditions, as a means to explore diverse interpretations of human and natural landscapes.

  • 10 Feb, 2017

  • EFFE Label 2017 - 2018: Application is open!

    The European Festivals Association is delighted to invite festivals to apply for the EFFE Label 2017 – 2018. EFFE is an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA) co-financed by the European Union.

    The first edition of the EFFE Label and Award 2015-2016 presented 761 festivals from 31 countries receiving the EFFE Label and 12 of the most trend-setting European festivals which received an EFFE Award. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get recognition for your good work by colleague festival makers and apply now for the EFFE Label 2017-2018!
     
    Being a selected festival means to your audience, your sponsors, your media, your local authorities that your festival programme and mission belongs to the outstanding and innovative group of festivals in the European Union and beyond. It also means networking in the EFFE Label Meet-up on 6 May 2017 in Frankfurt where you will meet your colleagues; and your festival gets visibility through a dynamic branding and media campaign that will promote the EFFE Community towards audiences across Europe. All participating festivals have a profile page on the EFFE website and are all part of the onlineEFFE Professional Community.   Last but not least, EFA will animate this new international festivals community, allowing professionals to exchanges and interact with each other.
     
    Application Procedure and Deadlines
     
    Until 17 February2017 you have the chance to apply for the EFFE Label 2017-2018, demonstrating your quality and devotion to the EFFE Label values: 1. Artistic Commitment and Innovative Approaches, 2. Community Involvement and 3. a festival’s European and International Engagement. Festivals applying for the EFFE Label automatically will be considered for the EFFE Award 2017-2018.
     
    The application form is online on www.effe.eu where you can find all information on the application procedure. First you have to register your festival on the professional community and from there you can click through to the application form (see instructions). Registration on the community is free of charge, to apply for the EFFE Label, we ask a small administration fee of €80. No further costs will be charged for being part of the community.
     
    Please know that most participating countries have an EFFE Hub that acts as a contact point for artists, festivals, businesses, and policy-makers where all the details can be obtained. Experts chosen by the EFFE Hubs will assess their country’s applications and see if they meet the three criteria. Their findings will be presented to a high-level international jury, which will decide on the final list of festivals receiving the EFFE Label 2017-2018. On 15 April 2017 you will be informed about the result which will be announced publicly in May 2017 during the EFFE Label Meet-up (more details soon).
     
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  • 12 Dec, 2016

  • CALL FOR CHAPTERS: Refugee Education: International Perspectives from Higher Education and NGOs

    This book explores and highlights the strategies and programs that have been implemented by higher education institutions and NGOs to help address the problem of refugee education, as refugees struggle for equality, equity, and social justice in education. It will touch upon and examine related and overlapping issues such as equality, equity, power, privilege, identity, rights, and pluralism. It will address the relevant issues at the theory, policy, and practice levels and how educational institutions can be transformed through increased attention on making basic and higher education more inclusive and available to all, especially in countries ravaged by war and oppression.

  • 28 Oct, 2016

  • UNESCO REPORT: Global Report, Culture: Urban Future

    UNESCO makes a strong case for systematically fostering culture in city planning in its new “Global Report, Culture: Urban Future,” launched on October 18 at the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador. The report complements the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims to ensure “inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable human settlements and cities” around the globe. The report's authors identify three prerequisites for culturally diverse, safe, and thriving cities: that people-centered cities are culture-centered spaces; that quality urban environments are shaped by culture, and that sustainable cities need integrated policy-making that builds on culture.

  • 28 Oct, 2016

  • Funded PhD Opportunity Studying the Social Impact of the Arts

    "We currently have a vacancy at Canterbury Christ Church University for someone who would like to study part-time for a fully funded PhD alongside doing some teaching work. The broad topic for the PhD will be ‘The Social Impact of the Arts in the Context of Place’, probably working with our client base of arts organisations in Kent. A job description is attached, and more information can be found here:http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/about-us/working-here/working-here.aspx (the post is called ‘University Instructors in Business’).

    This is a great opportunity for someone with an interest in the arts, and arts management, who wants to move into a career as a lecturer and researcher in higher education.

    Please pass this on to anyone who you think might be interested, and/or contact me directly if you would like more info."

  • 10 Oct, 2016

  • SKIN LOOK / 4-5-6 OCT - 20:00 / İKİNCİ KAT THEATRE

    The journey of a family’s generations-long struggle with dealing with their identity. It focuses on the relationship between a father willing to claim his identity after a life-long denial and his daughter who refuses to identify with a past that is unknown to her. Skin Look is based on 40 interviews conducted with the “horhai” Roma individuals from Babadag, Constanta, the Istanbul neighborhoods of Sulukule, Kuștepe, Balat as well as Doms – Roma population from the east of Turkey, from Hatay and Gaziantep and the Dom refugees from Syria in East Turkey.

  • 07 Oct, 2016

  • ANNOUNCEMENT: International Women’s Museums Conference / 20-22 October, İstanbul - Turkey

    International Women’s Museums Conference
    Women’s Museums: Centre of Social Memory and Place of Inclusion
    20 - 22 October 2016, Istanbul – Turkey


    Women’s Museums: Centre of Social Memory and Place of Inclusion - International Women’s Museums Conference will be organised by the Women’s Museum Istanbul and Istanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Communication.

  • 23 Sep, 2016