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Hello ACORNS subscriber
The important role of arts and culture for the lives of people across generations has been a consistent theme in the headlines in the last month. The National Arts Council, Singapore has recently released the findings of Arts for Ageing Well, a two year study which looked at the impact of arts engagement for Singaporeans aged 50 and over. The research looked at both attendance and participation, and the findings support growing evidence that seniors engaged in the arts experience a greater sense of mental and physical wellbeing.
In the United Kingdom, the Arts Council of Wales is also working to improve the lives and wellbeing of older people through arts and culture, by offering a free event to share skills, knowledge and good practice, and help the Council develop better ways to engage with older people and improve their quality of life and wellbeing through involvement with arts, culture and heritage. At the other end of the generational scale, the UK’s Department for Digital,
Culture, Media & Sport has announced that £40 million will be invested in the Youth Investment Fund, which will boost the skills and life chances of young people living in disadvantaged areas. Further south, Creative New Zealand is supporting the upcoming third annual Pacific Heritage Arts Fono, which will bring generations together, with a focus on passing on knowledge from older to younger arts practitioners.
Our themes portal includes a wealth of news, information and publications, so if you are looking for more to read on these topics, you can simply visit the dedicated pages for youth, older people, and the value of the arts.
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ACORNS Iberoamericano
Le recordamos que continuamos entregando noticias del espacio iberoamericano tanto de los países miembros como artículos en prensa en general de la región. Al final de cada edición de ACORNS encontrará la sección de ACORNS Iberoamericano que ahora incorpora el editorial. Asimismo, nuestro sitio web cuenta con una variedad de noticias en español a su disposición.
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A special farewell for Sarah Gardner
This week we farewelled Sarah Gardner at an intimate reception in Sydney and celebrated her work, leadership and commitment to the arts as Executive Director of IFACCA for 16 years, from 2001-2017. The event brought together colleagues and friends, hosted by IFACCA Chair Stephen Wainwright, Chief Executive of Creative New Zealand. The event included farewell comments from Rupert Myer AO, Chair of the Australia Council; former staff and colleagues; as well as words from Jennifer Bott AO, General Manager of the Australia Council when IFACCA was formed in 2001. In addition, messages of well wishing were received from all continents celebrating her achievements to date. We wish Sarah all the best in her future projects and know she will continue to be a champion for arts and culture across the world.
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Meredith Okell appointed Communications & Engagement Manager
Meredith Okell has been appointed to the role of Communications and Engagement Manager, a newly created position in the restructure of the Secretariat, led by IFACCA's new Executive Director. Meredith joins the Secretariat with a wealth of communications expertise and membership engagement knowledge. Most recently, she has completed a communications contract within Fellowship Relations at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
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Bibliothèques: une nouvelle ambition pour la lecture publique
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication de France, 08 September 2017, France
Pour le lancement de la mission sur l'évolution des bibliothèques, Françoise Nyssen, ministre de la Culture et Erik Orsenna, de l'Académie française, se rendent le 8 septembre à la bibliothèque Champs-Libres de Rennes, où ils rencontrent élus et professionnels des bibliothèques.
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Sandaan: Philippine Cinema Centennial Conference
National Commission for Culture & the Arts, Philippines, 06 September 2017, Philippines
In celebration of the centennial of Philippine cinema, the University of the Philippines Film Institute, in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Film Development Council of the Philippines, and in partnership with De La Salle-College of St. Benilde, will be holding Sandaan: Philippine Cinema Centennial Conference.
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Arts and Culture Barometer 2017: Young artists
Arts Promotion Centre Finland, 01 September 2017, Finland
This autumn the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) and the Foundation for Cultural Policy Research (Cupore) are conducting research into the state of young artists in different fields of the arts and their views regarding art and their work.
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British Library to investigate possibility of a ‘single digital presence’ for UK public libraries
Arts Council England, 30 August 2017, England
The British Library is to lead an 18-month scoping project to establish the demand for and possible shape of a ‘single digital presence’ for UK public libraries. Funded by Arts Council England and the Carnegie UK Trust, the project will investigate user expectations and demand for what a national online platform for public libraries might deliver, and will explore the network of stakeholder groups and organisations best placed to make it a reality.
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Art that Builds Communities
Canada Council for the Arts, 01 September 2017, Canada
Artists play a leading role in sustaining the vitality of our communities. They bring people together to address local concerns – often with a global impact. Several of the Canada Council’s New Chapter projects exemplify this. With community at their core, they spark reflection and action on a broad range of issues from food sustainability and community development, to sustaining local knowledge and culture.
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Statement on Hurricane Harvey
National Endowment for the Arts, 29 August 2017, USA
The National Endowment for the Arts expresses its deepest concern and most heartfelt sympathies for the millions of people in Texas and Louisiana affected by Hurricane Harvey. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who are confronted by this disaster. We are working to coordinate support for arts organizations in the regions designated a disaster area by FEMA, and we stand ready to support the recovery of the arts and cultural communities in the devastated areas.
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How digital learning is improving livelihoods in Nigeria
UNESCO, 12 September 2017, Nigeria
UNESCO’s “Revitalizing Adult and Youth Literacy” Project (RAYL) established a pilot digital literacy scheme in Nigeria’s Cross River state in November 2015 to tackle the high illiteracy level in the country. The RAYL Project is committed to the eradication of illiteracy in Nigeria by strengthening national capacity for designing and delivering quality literacy.
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UNESCO welcomes United Kingdom commitment to protecting cultural property in armed conflict
UNESCO, 12 September 2017, United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has joined 128 other countries in becoming a party to the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, often referred to as the 1954 Hague Convention. H.E. Matthew Lodge, Ambassador Permanent Delegate of the United Kingdom to UNESCO, delivered to Director-General Irina Bokova the instrument of ratification today, on the same day that he officially submitted his credentials as the new ambassador.
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PM: Arts and culture vital too
The Star Online, 07 September 2017, Malaysia
Arts and culture are part of Malaysia’s transformation journey and will not be left out from development, the Prime Minister said. Declaring arts and culture as the new asset to the country, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said cultural development must be in tandem with other kinds of progress so that Malaysia would not just be about “tall buildings and infrastructure but a country that has soul”.
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China to host BRICS cultural festival
China.org.cn, 04 September 2017, China
A BRICS cultural festival will be held later this month in China with more than 200 artists from member countries being invited, a cultural ministry official said at a press conference in Xiamen, Fujian Province on Sunday.
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Intercultural Trends in the Euro-Med Region
Anna Lindh Foundation, 15 September 2017, International
The Intercultural Trends Survey of the Anna Lindh Foundation, first established in 2010, presents scientific data on what people see as critical aspects of life in this Euro-Mediterranean region.
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International Leadership Program (Asia Pacific)
Australia Council for the Arts,12 September 2017
The Australia Council for the Arts has launched a new opportunity to support arts professionals from eligible Asia Pacific countries to join two leadership programs in Australia.
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Digital Communication Network Winter Exchange
ARMACAD, 29 August 2017, USA
Funded by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by World Learning, the Digital Communications Network exchange program creates and supports a collaborative network of communication professionals from across Europe and Central Asia, working together to strengthen communication skills through the development and dissemination of digital content. Deadline 22 September 2017.
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El valor del arte y la cultura para la vida de las personas a través de las generaciones ha estado todo este mes en los titulares. El Consejo Nacional de las Artes de Singapur ha publicado recientemente los hallazgos del estudio Artes para un buen envejecer, un estudio de dos años de duración que examina el impacto de la participación artística en los singapurenses a partir de los cincuenta años. El estudio se centraba tanto en la asistencia como en la participación, y los resultados respaldan la creciente evidencia de que los mayores que participan de la experiencia artística disfrutan de una mayor sensación de
bienestar físico y mental.
En el Reino Unido, el Consejo de las Artes de Gales también está trabajando para mejorar la vida y bienestar de la gente mayor a través de las artes y la cultura mediante la organización de un evento gratuito para compartir habilidades, conocimientos y buenas prácticas, y contribuir a que el Consejo pueda mejorar la relación con la gente mayor y mejorar su calidad de vida y bienestar a través de la participación en las artes, la cultura y el patrimonio. Al otro extremo del espectro generacional, el Departamento de Digital, Cultura, Medios y Deporte ha anunciado que se invertirán 40 millones de libras en el Fondo de Inversión en la Juventud, lo que
promoverá las habilidades y oportunidades vitales de los jóvenes residentes en áreas desfavorecidas del país.
Más al sur, Creative New Zealand apoyará este noviembre en Auckland la tercera edición anual del Fono de las Artes y el Patrimonio del Pacífico, que reunirá a profesionales de las artes y la cultura de todas las generaciones con un foco en la transmisión del conocimiento de las generaciones mayores de profesionales de las artes a las más jóvenes.
Nuestro portal temático incluye todo un arsenal de noticias, información y publicaciones, así que si está buscando más lecturas sobre estos temas, puede visitar las páginas dedicadas a la juventud, adulto mayor y al valor de las artes.
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Consejo de la Cultura publica Política Nacional de las Artes de la Visualidad 2017-2022
Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes, Chile, 08 September 2017, Chile
El Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes (CNCA), a través de su macroárea de Artes de la Visualidad conformada por las áreas de Artes Visuales, Fotografía y Nuevos Medios, publicó la Política Nacional de las Artes de la Visualidad 2017-2022, con el fin de diseñar acciones conjuntas, abordar las problemáticas transversales, fortalecer y desarrollar un plan común con perspectivas de carácter nacional.
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IDEAS. Pensemos juntos el futuro
Ministerio de Cultura, Presidencia de la Nación, Argentina, 08 September 2017, Argentina
Durante tres días, 13 oradores internacionales de primer nivel dialogarán con sus pares argentinos acerca de las claves de nuestra época.
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Gobierno estudia la posibilidad de crear una subsecretaría de Cultura paralela a la de Educación
Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, Uruguay, 20 August 2017, Uruguay
El director nacional de Cultura, Sergio Mautone, aseguró que entre octubre y noviembre se remitirá al Parlamento el proyecto de la Ley Nacional de Cultura que tendrá entre sus objetivos: democratizar y descentralizar la cultura, y planteará la necesidad de una nueva institucionalidad que podría ser una subsecretaría.
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Suspenden presentaciones artísticas por el paso del huracán Irma
Cuba Sí, 07 September 2017, Cuba
El Ministerio de Cultura y el Consejo Nacional de las Artes Escénicas (CNAE) a partir de las medidas adoptadas recientemente por la Defensa Civil ante el paso del huracán Irma, informan los cambios a las Instituciones y Centros Culturales de La Habana y las provincias aledañas.
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Artistas ya pueden afiliarse al seguro social del IESS
El Universo, 01 September 2017, Ecuador
Desde este viernes las 5.700 personas que constan en el Registro Único de Artistas Culturales (RUAC) pueden afiliarse al Seguro Cultural del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social (IESS).
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Luchan por sacar a la cultura del TLCAN
El Economista, 28 August 2017, Mexico
La demanda es clara: proteger o excluir del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América (TLCAN) el cine mexicano y las industrias culturales. Así lo dio a conocer la Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (AMACC), junto a productores, actores y directores nacionales.
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