In the framework of the design and negotiation of the EU’s Cohesion Policy and the Operational Programmes for the funding period 2014-20, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture asked the European Expert Network on Culture (EENC) to prepare … Read More
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Strategy, Policy & Entrepreneurship in the Arts, Culture & Creative Industries
Cultural participation in education and lifelong learning:
A catalyst for personal advancement, community development, social change and economic growth Context and rationale: culture, education and lifelong learning The Access to Culture Platform is a channel for cultural stakeholders to provide concrete input and practice-based policy recommendations to … Read More
Entrepreneurs in the arts: vision, collaboration and passion
Arts and entertainment industries are a great area for developing new entrepreneurial projects. Arts entrepreneurs are usually freelancers who are not affiliated with an organization, with a structure or a stable team. They can be: producers, art dealers, impresarios, artists’ … Read More
Innovation in the arts and entertainment
There are plenty of innovative ideas raising daily all over the world. Innovation is a key tool of entrepreneurship, including for entrepreneurs who work in the arts, culture and entertainment industries. “Thinking beyond the box” is a must in the … Read More
Mobility Matters: Programs and Schemes to Support the Mobility of Artists and Other Cultural Professionals
Sometimes we have to go back to a great research we have done in the past with joined efforts and in a collaborative manner. This helps us to see how we change, advance and improve. It also assists us to … Read More
E-learning: models, opportunities and limitations
1. Terminology: e-learning, online learning and distant learning/training There are differences between the three terms, although they are tightly connected. – E-learning/training involves the use of a computer, or an electronic devise (e.g. a mobile phone, CD-ROM, audio or … Read More
The changing dynamics between artistic creativity, economy and cultural policy: Lyudmila Petrova’s professional projects and passion
Lyudmila Petrova is a co-founder and organiser of the CREARE Summer School of cultural Economics . She holds a MA in cultural economics and cultural entrepreneurship and is an active member of the cultural economics community. Recently, she pursues her … Read More
The future of cultural networks
ENCATC Interview with Lidia Varbanova during the 19th ENCATC Annual Conference, Helsinki, Finland (October 2011): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QfyYBkxiZ0&list=UU1uzMLf_wy1c9CM_y5eBChw&index=1&feature=plcp The first European networks: founded in the early 80s: they had lean structures and simple organizational models. The Manifesto of the European Cultural … Read More
Immigration policies, governance of ethnic minorities and multiculturalism: A snapshot interview with Miikka Pyykkönen
Miikka Pyykkönen has worked at the department of social sciences and philosophy in University of Jyväskylä Finland since 2000. He is specialized in politics of cultural diversity and multiculturalism, civil society, Foucauldian methodology and analytics of power, governance of ethnic … Read More
Cultural policies: relevance to real life
Aimed at providing young/early career cultural policy researchers with the opportunity to meet fellow researchers, share their experiences and analyse topical research issues regarding content and methodology, the YCPR Forum brought together in Helsinki, on the 11-12 October 2011, researchers, students, … Read More