Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
9 October 2009
Call for applications
Deadline: 30 June
An international symposium for art researchers and research students on an advanced level. A platform for discussion of what kind of texts and writing are developed within the field of art research. Not criticism, not scientific texts. But texts for analysis, documentation, and development of art projects and art research projects. New kinds of essay writing? Let's explore the field together, along the following parallel themes:
- Musical & literary composition/poetry/prose
- Design
- Visual arts
We want to privilege work and discussion between the active participants and will only admit a limited number of listeners.
Please send in your application with a sketch of your presentation (1 page) no later than 30 June 2009 to:
Johan Öberg, research secretary at the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts, University of Gothenburg
The fact that the symposium will focus on text doesn’t mean that sound, image, form etc. is excluded from the presentations.
The final paper should be 10 000 characters.
The selected contributions will be published in one of the three magazines Artmonitor, MaHKUzine, Art&Research. Proposals will be selected by the editors of the inviting magazines/organisers.
Conference fee: 40 €
Organizers are three European magazines for art research:
- MaHKUzine - Utrecht School of the Arts (Henk Slager)
- ArtMonitor - University of Gothenburg (Johan Öberg, Mika Hannula)
- Art&Research - The Glasgow School of Art (Ross Birrell)
johan.oberg [at] konst.gu.se
The Council of Europe “Cultural Event” (CECEL) label recognises exceptional and innovative cultural and artistic projects, which convey strong messages related to the Council of Europe’s mission and values and address key challenges of the European societies of today.
Selection
- The CECEL is awarded every calendar year to a small number of oustanding projects.
- The selection committee chooses the projects to be awarded on the basis of artistic value, relevance to the concerns of contemporary European societies and Council of Europe’s mission and values, innovative approach, diversity of audiences and means of expression, geographical scope, etc.
- Values: Human Rights, pluralist democracy, rule of law,
- Priorities: cultural identity and diversity, integration and rights of minorities, social rights, fights against exclusion, prevention of intolerance and discrimination, prevention of violence against women and children, intercultural dialogue, combating corruption, organised crime and terrorism, education of citizenship, climate change, gender equality;
- Campaigns : Speak out against discrimination, Stop domestic violence against women, Dosta! Fight prejudices towards Roma, All different all equal, Building a Europe for and with children.
- The Council of Europe will give publicity to the event selected via the website on culture and cultural and natural heritage;
- The awarded projects will be able to use the CECEL label according to the rules defined by the Communication Department of the Council of Europe.
The application should be submitted to the Council of Europe by 30 June.
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Fourth European Quality Assurance Forum
Copenhagen, Denmark, 19-21 November 2009
Call for papers
Deadline: 20 August 2009
The 4th European Quality Assurance Forum – co-organised by ENQA, ESU, EUA and EURASHE and supported by the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Commission – will be hosted by the Copenhagen Business School (Copenhagen, Denmark) on 19 – 21 November 2009.
The main goal of this event is to provide a discussion forum centred on how current internal and external quality assurance approaches take account of institutional diversity and support creativity in higher education. Through plenary and parallel sessions, the discussion will frame these issues in the context of the ongoing construction of the European Higher Education Area.
The forum provides a platform for discussion and exchange of experiences among the main stakeholders in quality assurance. Specifically, the forum will be of interest to rectors and vice-rectors responsible for QA, QA officers in higher education institutions, students, QA agency staff, employers and researchers working on higher education or the QA field.
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Organized by EFA, 23-30 October 2011
Deadline for applications: 28 February 2011
After two previous editions - Görlitz 2006 and Varna 2009 - the European Festivals Association (EFA) announces the 3rd edition of the European Atelier for Young Festival Managers.
A group of 45 participants from all over the world is invited to take part in this intense course from 23 October to 30 October 2011. The Atelier is especially designed for those who are working or have ambitions to become involved in programming or in programming-related departments within a festival. Participants develop exciting new ideas under the professional and extremely generous guidance of renowned festival managers coming from all over the world to share their rich experience.
The motto borrowed from Bernard Faivre d'Arcier: "The true role of a festival is to help artists to dare, to engage in new projects" is the theme of the Atelier. Particular emphasis is given to the artistic aspects of festival management, including artistic vision, political and social responsibility, internationalization, networking, renewal and sustainability.
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