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Table of contents
- 1. International Curators’ Visit to Wales
- 2. Wales at WOMEX 2010
- 3. Agor Drysau showcase in Theatre for Young People
- 4. Residencies opportunities for young artists - call for applications
- 5. Recommendations on Cultural Mobility
- 6. EU Visa Code
- 7. PRACTICS gets started... The launch of Infopoint Wales
- 8. Challenges for mobility - Recommendations from the visual arts sector
- 9. The European Association of Conservatoires publishes brochure on Higher Music Education
- 10. Launch of pilot Infopoints
- 11. Open Call for Applications
International Curators’ Visit to Wales
On May 19th 2010, Wales Arts International welcomed seven international curators to Wales for a tour of the country’s foremost contemporary visual arts galleries. The visit was scheduled to coincide with the re-opening of Oriel Mostyn in North Wales and the announcement of the winner of Artes Mundi 4 prize. With a rich programme of visits to artist workshops and exhibition spaces, the curators from China, New York, Ireland, Germany and Georgia travelled the length of the country to research and discover more about the unique visual arts scene in Wales. Part of Wales Arts International’s ongoing commitment to providing new opportunities for international development of the arts, it is hoped that this introduction to Wales’ visual arts scene will have inspired the visiting curators, and that connections made during the visit will result in new international opportunities for visual artists in Wales.
Wales at WOMEX 2010
In partnership with the Welsh Music Foundation and the Arts Council of Wales, Wales Arts International will present a showcase of music from Wales at WOMEX 2010 in Copenhagen.
Since 2007 Wales Arts International has been committed to promoting the work of world musicians from Wales at the annual World Music Expo, including working with the British Council and Radio1 DJ and Swn Festival organiser Huw Stephens to produce a multimedia directory for international promoters, producers and presenters visiting the expo. This year for the first time, three acts from Wales will have the opportunity to travel to Copenhagen to perform at the expo on an off-WOMEX stage – an invaluable opportunity for career development, exposure and access to new markets and a specialist audience at this major international festival.
Agor Drysau showcase in Theatre for Young People
Wales Arts International worked in close partnership with the British Council at this year’s Agor Drysau showcase in Aberystwyth to maximise benefits for the sector in Wales in working with international writers and performers. The established international showcase run by Arad Goch, which provides a platform for the best in young people’s theatre from all around the world, is also an important networking event in the performing arts calendar for Wales. A variety of theatre companies from Wales were ableto network and share experiences with representatives from ASSITEJ Serbia, Egypt, Denmark and Estonia, as well as the Pittsburgh Internatioanl Children's Theatre Festival from the USA and 16 rue de Plaisance from Brittany.
Residencies opportunities for young artists - call for applications
New residencies opportunities for young artists from all artistic field between 18 and 35 years old. The application deadline is the 16th of August 2010 at midnight (Brussels time).
Recommendations on Cultural Mobility
PRACTICS started the year with an intensive collaborative process with the three pilot projects that were selected under the same strand: SPACE, Changing Room and e.Mobility. In January 2010 our four projects met in Paris to put together a list of recommendations on cultural mobility in the EU based on the experiences we have gained during the first year of our projects.
These recommendations were addressed and presented to the Open Method of Coordination and the European Commission on 15 March 2010.
The document is available in the Useful documents section of this website.
EU Visa Code
PRACTICS gets started... The launch of Infopoint Wales
Wales Arts International has received very positive feedback for the official launch of the Wales PRACTICS Infopoint at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea on December 11th. Fifty key creative professionals from arts organisations around Wales were present to hear information about the project itself as well as presentations from three guest speakers who talked about their experiences and work in the field of artists mobility.
Alison Woods from NoFit State Circus talked about her experiences of organising tours for large productions with artists from all over the EU (and beyond!). She also provided advice and tips on a successful approach to mobility. Judith Staines, Arts Consultant and evaluator of PRACTICS, gave information on other mobility initiatives at EU level as well as a range of useful websites, contacts and networks for further information. Finally, Nadine Owen, British Council 'SPACE' programme, provided a short brief on the aims of SPACE, and also presented information on the other pilot mobility projects funded by the EU – e-mobility, Changing Room and PRACTICS.
WAI was also pleased to launch our new corporate brochure which includes an information sheet on PRACTICS which will be widely distributed to our partners in the cultural sector in Wales.
Challenges for mobility - Recommendations from the visual arts sector
On December 10 and 11, 2009, the Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künste (IGBK), Berlin, organised an experts’ meeting on the topic ‘Mobility in the visual arts sector in Europe’. The meeting was part of the EU project ‘Urban Interventions: Artistic perspectives for the urban space’ which is coordinated by the City Linz.
The main outcomes of the meeting are now available in the Useful documents section of his Website.
The European Association of Conservatoires publishes brochure on Higher Music Education
The developments of the music profession show that more and more graduates engage in portfolio careers and in mobility, which leads to an increasing need for recognition of qualifications. A new brochure has recently been published, which offers tools to make the recognition of qualifications in music easier. The AEC, the “Polifonia” Network and the project “Tuning Education Structures in Europe” have published a brochure with a set of reference points for the design and delivery of degree programmes in music. This publication includes the latest version of the “Polifonia/Dublin Descriptors” and the AEC/Polifonia Learning Outcomes, defining the levels of a 3-cycle structure in higher music education, as well as much additional information. The brochure in English (German and French translations are planned) can be found at www.bologna-and-music.org/learningoutcomes.
Find out more about the European Association of Conservatoires.
Launch of pilot Infopoints
The Infopoints that are developed in the framework of the PRACTICS project launched their information services on 15 May 2009. The pilot Infopoints provide information in those fields in which they already have expertise while developing their competencies to be fully operational by November 1st, 2009.
The Infopoints are piloted by Kunstenloket in Belgium, SICA in the Netherlands, the Arts Council of Wales / Wales Arts International in Wales and the Interarts Foundation in Spain. They are conceived as first entry-points for mobile cultural workers and offer advice and administrative support regarding cross-border mobility in the cultural sector.
Open Call for Applications
Performing Arts Managers on the move
SPACE is providing a professional and mobile European training programme to improve knowledge and understanding of the distribution of performing arts throughout Europe.
SPACE is looking for 30 individuals who will be divided into 2 separate groups. Each group will undergo a training programme of 16 months' duration, made up of 5 sessions (each lasting 3 days) and taking place in 5 European countries. The participants will learn about the specific performing arts context in each of the host countries and about the challenges and opportunities of moving performing arts work around Europe. They will be offered the chance to learn from and engage with national and Europe-wide networks and with organisations and individuals working within the performing arts in Europe. The trainers themselves are performing arts professionals with training expertise and with extensive experience in arts management.
Deadline: June 24th, 2009.
Fore more information: www.spaceproject.eu
Download the Application form
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