PRACTICS Infopoints

1. PRACTICS Wales
2. PRACTICS Belgium
3. PRACTICS Spain
4. PRACTICS Netherlands

PRACTICS Infopoints are conceived as Cultural Mobility Contact Points. They are first entry-points to a country for cultural professionals and their task is to offer user-friendly information to both foreign cultural workers who want to work in the country in which the PRACTICS Infopoints are based and to national cultural workers who want to work in another EU-country.

Their objective is to offer concrete administrative support to help artists and cultural workers overcome obstacles in pursuing an international career. This involves answering questions, providing handbooks and advising on legal, fiscal and social issues... and organising training events in their countries.

The 4 organisations piloting the PRACTICS Infopoints during the course of the project (2009 - 2011) are:

PRACTICS Wales

Arts Council of Wales/Wales Arts International, UK

Wales Arts International's purpose is to help build a dynamic international context to the arts in Wales, working with artists and cultural organisations committed to contemporary practice, intercultural dialogue and collaboration.

PRACTICS Belgium

Het Kunsteloket, Belgium

Kunstenloket is a neutral point of contact offering business and legal advice for anyone involved in the artistic professions (artists, producers, business leaders, etc.). A lot of information and documentation is available online. In addition, the consultants of Kunstenloket can be contacted by phone on Monday and Thursday afternoons and will answer short and practical questions. If artists and organisers have complex queries and problems they can make an appointment with the consultants.

PRACTICS Spain

Interarts, Spain

Interarts is a not for profit independent organisation set up to promote human development through culture. Its mission is to foster the role of culture both from a theoretical perspective – through research, strategy design, knowledge transfer- as well as from a concrete and practical approach – through local and international cooperation, project coordination and management. From its central office in Barcelona, Interarts works, through a network of solid alliances with local agents, in different geographic areas, mainly in Europe, the Americas and Africa.

PRACTICS Netherlands

SICA, The Netherlands

SICA acts as an international arts desk and helps Dutch and non-Dutch organisations to find their way in the field of international cultural activities by providing information about opportunities, possible partner organisations, Dutch cultural activities and projects, financial mechanisms and (international) networks. It encourages the coordination of international cultural activities and stimulates a lively interchange of expertise and experience within the field of international culture.

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