The Roberto Cimetta Fund is launching the General Fund for Artistic and Cultural Mobility in the Euro-MENA region. Artists and cultural operators living and working in the Euro-MENA region can apply. Priority is given to mobility from the South and East of this region.

Call for Papers: Izmir Mediterranean Academy Symposium, “The Mediterranean in Motion”

Mike van Graan was at BILGI for the South African Cultural Policies Discussion

Located in Cassis, France and founded by artist and philanthropist Jerome Hill, the Camargo Foundation is a residential center offering multicultural and interdisciplinary programming in the humanities and the arts. It offers artists, researchers and intellectuals a space to reflect. It is particularly dedicated to researchers who want to pursue studies in the human and social sciences related to French, French-speaking and Mediterranean cultures, as well as to artists of any artistic discipline to think, create, and connect.

New Book From Višnja Kisić, Winner of Culturla Policy Research Award (CPRA): "Governing Heritage Dissonance: Promises and Realities of Selected Cultural Policies” (Reviewev Dr. Nevra Ertürk)

In the Stomach of the Whale

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

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has released a new report spotlighting the power of culture as a strategic asset for creating cities that are more inclusive, creative and sustainable. “Culture: Urban Future” report makes the case that culture needs to be fully integrated into urban strategies to ensure their sustainability, as well as a better quality of life for residents. “With over half of the world’s population now living in urban areas, the road to sustainable development passes through cities in every corner of the globe” Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO, says in the executive summary. “Cities bring creative and productive people together, helping them to do what they do best: exchange, create and innovate.”

Manifesto for Venice: Nine International Experts Put Forward A Series of Proposals For the City and Its Lagoon

There’s been an odd trend shaping up in the music industry as of late. As streaming services become more prominent, music downloads are starting to become a thing of the past. At the same time, music in vinyl form has been on the rise again and according to new data from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA), it’s even becoming a larger revenue stream than digital downloads in some markets…