Visiting Arts e-newsletter
February 2009

Visiting Arts News
Editorial: keeping art alive in hard times
Residency+
Visiting Arts Iran activity update
Artist to Artist news
South Africa 2009 networking event
Staff changes at Visiting Arts

News from the sector
EU artist mobility
Anna Lindh Foundation - Gaza initiative
Residency symposium - Cairo
Conference - Europe and progressive Islamist movements
Sir Christopher Frayling's valedictory lecture
MTM:UK 2009 conference
New ACW funding guidelines
Events and Opportunities
UK Young Performing Arts Entrepreneur Award
Daiwa Foundation awards for UK-Japan partnerships
Clore Leadership Programme
Artes Mundi - Wales International Visual Art Prize

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February 2009   VOLUME 4 ISSUE 2  
Editorial: keeping art alive in hard times
Will White, Visiting Arts' new head of communications and development, considers the case for arts funding during the global economic slump
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Residency+
If you are hosting or collaborating with an artist visiting the UK, Visiting Arts wants to hear from you.
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Visiting Arts Iran activity update
Sholeh Johnston reports back from the 27th International Fadjr Theatre Festival in Tehran
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Artist to Artist news
Visiting Arts and The Delfina Foundation announce the participants of the fifth Artist to Artist International programme
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South Africa 2009 networking event
News of an upcoming Africa Consortium networking event in partnership with Visiting Arts
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Staff changes at Visiting Arts
News of the movers and shakers at Visiting Arts in 2009
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EU artist mobility
An update on the mobility of artists and other professionals in the cultural sector
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Anna Lindh Foundation - Gaza initiative
In the aftermath of the war in Gaza, the Anna Lindh Foundation and Alliance of Civilisations has prepared a joint region-wide initiative to ‘restore trust and rebuild bridges’ between people across the Mediterranean.
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Residency symposium - Cairo
A conference on cultural exchange and the challenges of artist mobility in relation to residencies
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Conference - Europe and progressive Islamist movements
One day conference on perceptions of democritisation in the Middle East
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Sir Christopher Frayling's valedictory lecture
The outgoing chair of ACE delivers lecture, ‘Slaying the Sixth Giant: On being Chair of the Arts Council’
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MTM:UK 2009 conference
Musical Theatre Matters' second annual conference on March 6 will focus on 'The Creative Business of Musical Theatre'
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New ACW funding guidelines
Arts Council of Wales publishes its General Guidelines for Funding for Organisations
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UK Young Performing Arts Entrepreneur Award
Performing arts entrepreneurs are invited to apply for a new British Council award
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Daiwa Foundation awards for UK-Japan partnerships
Awards available for collaborative projects that enable British and Japanese partners to work together
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Clore Leadership Programme
Applications invited for the 2009/10 Fellowships designed to develop the skills of potential cultural leaders
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Artes Mundi - Wales International Visual Art Prize
Nominations are now open for the prestigious Artes Mundi award
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