This page contains a listing of resources that have come to CDN’s attention, that we think might be useful for our readers. It is continually growing, and we welcome submissions.
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“Cultural Heritage Counts for Europe: Towards a European Index for Cultural Heritage”
(CHCFE) is a two-year project funded by the EU Culture Programme (2007-2013) that aims to raise greater awareness on the multiple benefits of cultural heritage and present policy recommendations for tapping into heritage’s full potential.
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Added: 20 January 2015
Rob Gelbert Consultancy
Rob Gebert Consultancy
Phone: 0403 290 924
Email: robgebert@optusnet.com.au
A senior arts executive with more than 35 years arts industry experience who delivers outcomes in arts leadership, programming, venue management and touring.
Rob’s roles have included:
Arts Consultancy business (2014)
Director of Programming for Arts Centre Melbourne (2011-2013)
Program Manager and Business Development Manager for Arts Centre Melbourne (2002-2011)
Manager of The Capital Theatre for the City of Greater Bendigo (1996-2002)
General Manager Arts On Tour NSW (1995-1996)
Operations Manager for Regional Arts Victoria (1990-1995)
Key Strengths include:
Strategic planning
Venue management
Regional arts policy and infrastructure
Project management skills
Development of quality arts programs
Building networks and collaboration
Feasibility and Program Evaluation studies
Rob has been a member of a number of boards, committees and funding panels. He is a former chair of the Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centres. He was a member of the Commonwealth Government Playing Australia Committee for six years eventually serving as Deputy Chair.
Recent clients have included the University of Melbourne, National Theatre – StKilda, City of Melbourne and City of Cardinia. A major consultancy project in 2014 was a program evaluation study for the University of Melbourne into the outcomes achieved by the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music from a funding initiative of $24m over 4 years from the Victorian Government.
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Added: 9 December 2014
Article: Greg Young, The Culturization of Planning
2008 SAGE Publications
(Los Angeles, London, New Delhi and Singapore)
Vol 7(1): 71–91
DOI: 10.1177/1473095207082035
Culture as an organizing concept and framework offers planning a new, deeper and more sustainable foundation. The fact that culture constitutes and is constituted by our geographies, histories and societies, is expanding, and is the world’s leading intellectual resource, can be the basis for a new positionality for planning. A positionality of this kind is proposed as a new paradigm, and tagged with the neologism of ‘culturization’.
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Young, 2008, The Culturization of Planning
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Added: 29 October 2014
Book: Greg Young, Reshaping Planing with Culture
2008, Ashgate Publishing CompanyPlanning is described as being increasingly sidelined by the impacts of neo-liberal restructuring. At the same time, ‘culture’ is nowadays seen as the world’s key intellectual resource possessing new creative weight in sociological, economic and environmental terms. This book argues that, in the light of this cultural turn, there is the opportunity to re-position planning and proposes an original, practical and robust system of ‘culturisation’. Culturisation is defined as the ethical, critical and reflexive integration of culture into planning and potentially other areas such as public administration, corporate strategy and development thinking. Cultural theory, planning theory, global governance policy and recent, innovative culturised practices are all explored to this end. The new theoretical and practical approach put forward shows how deeper, richer and more relevant ideas about culture can be utilized in planning, and is illustrated with international examples and two major case studies detailing new vistas for a refurbished planning.
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Added: 29 October 2014
Book: Ruth Rentschler, Arts Governance: People, Passion, Performance
November 2014
Since the crisis in governance which led to a shortage of capable board members, recent years have seen the emergence of the enterprising arts organisation – a development which has led to the need for new types of board members who have a greater understanding of ‘mission, money and merit’ within a cultural construct. This innovative book explores the world of the arts board member from the unique perspective of the cultural and creative industries.
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Added: 25 August 2014
Article: Glow, H., Johanson, K. & Kershaw, A., ‘More Yuppy Stuff Coming Soon’: Gentrification, cultural policy, social inclusion and the arts, Continuum (2014)
‘More Yuppy Stuff Coming Soon’: Gentrification, cultural policy, social inclusion and the arts’
Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies
Volume 28, Issue 4, 2014
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Added: 25 August 2014
Framework: Meeting of Cultural Ministers, Australia, National Arts and Health Framework released
The framework, endorsed by the Standing Council on Health and the Meeting of Cultural Ministers, has been developed to enhance the profile of arts and health in Australia and to promote greater integration of arts and health practice and approaches into health promotion, services, settings and facilities.
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Added: 25 August 2014
eJournal: Creativity & Human Development eJournal
The current theme is Creativity Around the World, featuring articles about creativity in Estonia, UK, Greece, China, Peru, Netherlands, Japan, Romania, Latvia, Nepal, Thailand, India, Australia, Africa and Timor-Leste, amongst others.
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Added: 25 August 2014
Film: ‘Your Community, Your Country, Your Council’
“Your Community, Your Country, Your Council – Aboriginal women run for election” . The film is proudly supported by the Victorian Government Office of Aboriginal Affairs, Reconciliation Victoria, Cities of Banyule, Boroondara, Greater Shepparton, Port Philip, Whittlesea and Whitehorse; City of Latrobe and the Braiakaulung Advisory Committee; Shires of Glenelg, South Gippsland, Wellington and Yarra Ranges. To order, please email – vlga@vlga.org.au or call the VLGA office on 0349 7999.
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Added: 25 August 2014
Guide: Australia Council for the Arts, The Community Relevance Guide
An online resource for arts organisations looking to explore and develop community connections. In this time of global change, when communities are changing rapidly, arts organisations need to stay relevant to survive and thrive.
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Added: 25 August 2014
Organisation: Australian Major Performing Arts Group
The Australian Major Performing Arts Group, or AMPAG, is the umbrella group for Australia’s major performing arts companies who inspire millions through theatre, circus, contemporary dance, classical ballet, classical music, opera, musicals and comedy.
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Added: 25 August 2014
Video: Hepburn Shire Council, 2013, What’s the big idea?
In March 2013, OurSay worked with Hepburn Shire Council to help residents put forward their Big Ideas for the next four-year Council Plan. After weeks of community workshops and the OurSay forum engaging 10% of households in the shire, the councillors and council officers responded to the top 10 Big Ideas at the Daylesford Town Hall on March 26. Watch this video to find out what they had to say.
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Added: 25 August 2014
Surf Coast Shire Council, 2014, Talking Bells Community Forum
Talking Bells / Surf Coast Shire / oursay.org/surfcoast/bells
On 31 March 2014 community members and stakeholders attended a public meeting to discuss the top five questions and ideas submitted through Talking Bells forum. The event was filmed and can be viewed by watching the adjacent video. The forum starts at 5 minutes 20 seconds.
The Bells Beach Taskforce has taken all your ideas to write a draft vision which you can provide feedback on at the Bells Beach Draft Vision forum. This forum will be live from July 1 to July 20, 2014.
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Added: 25 August 2014
IFACCA, Cultural Policy Quick Facts
Cultural Policy Quick Facts is a short international overview of the existence of cultural policies, plans and guidelines; the nature of cultural authorities and governance; and the key elements of cultural policies.
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Added: 25 August 2014
Article: Local-State Government teamwork essential – VLGA, March 14, 2014, Local Government News.
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Added: 16 April 2014
Website: Arts Participation Incubator, Deakin University
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Added: 16 April 2014
Updated ENCATC Events Calendar 2014
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Added: 16 April 2014
Research: Youthworx media: youth media and social enterprise as intervention and innovation
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Added: 16 April 2014
Report: Turnaround Arts Initiative – Progress Report 2013, USA
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Added: 16 April 2014
Report: 6th World Summit on Arts and Culture, Santiago de Chile, January 2014
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Added: 10 April 2014
Forum report: Inaugural World Culture Forum, Bali, Indonesia, November 2013
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Added: 10 April 2014
Guide: IFACCA Good Practice Guide on Arts Advocacy, January 2014
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Added: 10 April 2014
Talk: Tania de Jong’s TEDTalk from TEDxMelbourne, How Singing Together Changes the Brain.
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Added: 10 April 2014
Report: Creative Industries Innovation Centre, Valuing Australia’s Creative Industries (2013).
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Added: 10 April 2014
Website: Foresters Community Finance: Community Finance Portal
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Added: 10 April 2014
Website: Launch of new Arts for Health website, VicHealth 2014
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Added: 10 April 2014
Report: On the ground and in the know, Asialink, 03 December 2013
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Added: 10 April 2014
Report: Paul Owens et al., World cities culture report, World Cities Culture Forum, 14 November 2013
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Added: 10 April 2014
Paper: Shanene Ditton, Griffith University, July 2013, Whose Place, Sustaining Cultural Conversations
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Added: 10 April 2014
Book: Cultural Policy. Management, Value and Modernity in the Creative Industries By Dave O’Brien. Routledge, 2013, 168 pages, ISBN: 978-0-415-81759-2
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Added: 10 April 2014
enewsletter: The Arts in Society , January 2014
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Added: 10 April 2014
Article: Steven Thorne, Place-based cultural tourism. Interview by Tarryn Landman, December 20, 2013
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Added: 10 April 2014
Report: Partnership Movement/Americans for the Arts, January 2014, USA, The BCA Survey of Business Support for the Arts
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Added: 10 April 2014
Report: Refugee Council of Australia, December 2013: “Refugee Welcome Zones: Local Councils building a culture of welcome for refugees” December 2013
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Added: 10 April 2014
UN Report: Creative economy key to inclusive development in the post-2015 development agenda. New York, 10 December 2013
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Added: 10 April 2014
CDN Article Nov 2013: ‘Consultation key to continuing Banyule’s rich artistic and cultural heritage well into the future’, by Ella Hinkley, Arts and Culture Team Leader, Banyule City Council.
Banyule Council respects and values its role in advocating for arts and culture within their community and in early 2012 the Leisure and Cultural Services team embarked on a process to develop a new four year 2013 – 2017 Arts Plan for Banyule. Read about this process and how Banyule Council is committed to supporting artistic and cultural activities that will continue to build on its cultural heritage for generations to come. Download article: Continuing Banyule’s rich artistic and cultural heritage.
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Added: 10 February 2014
Conference Presentation: ‘Community Cultural Development Frameworks’ by Jade Lillie (Footscray Community Arts Centre) and Steph Vajda (Ferment Collaborate) People and the Planet Conference, Global Cities Research Institute, RMIT University, July 2013
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Added: 20 November 2013
Website: Markusen Economic Research: Problem-solving the Creative Economy (USA)
Ann Markusen is Director of the Arts Economy Initiative and the Project on Regional and Industrial Economics at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and Principal of Markusen Economic Research.
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Added: 20 November 2013
Report: ‘Creativity is essential to the success and fulfilment of young people.’ Arts Council of Wales, 2013
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Added: 20 November 2013
Discussion Paper: ‘Cultural and Creative Activity Satellite Accounts’, Australia Bureau of Statistics, Australia, 2013
This discussion paper presents the findings of a study on the feasibility of producing cultural and creative activity satellite accounts for Australia.
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Added: 20 November 2013
Hub: Createquity
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Added: 20 November 2013
Report: ‘How a nation engages with art: highlights from the 2012 survey of public participation in the arts.’ NEA, USA 2012
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Added: 20 November 2013
CDN Ebulletin Article: ‘Creating Creative Communities and Cultural Places’, Bec Cole, Wyndham City Council. Oct 2013
Cultural planning in a local government context is not an easy task. The consultation process needs to be thorough and as a result can be lengthy. This month we are feature an article from Bec Cole describing the recent cultural planning process that was undertaken by the Wyndham City Council. Bec begins her article: ‘Embarking on a new strategy, plan or policy is never an easy undertaking. Cultural Planning is particularly fraught as the first conversation is usually the one about defining what cultural development actually is – what is in the scope and what is not.’ She outlines the key areas, processes, benefits and difficulties associated with local government cultural planning. Read further Creating Creative Communities and Cultural Places article
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Added: 20 November 2013
‘The Economic Contribution of Culture’, Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 2013
Report. ‘The Economic Contribution of Culture’, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia June 2013. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released a discussion paper about measuring the economic contribution of cultural and creative activity in Australia. The paper is an outcome of a feasibility study commissioned by the Meeting of Cultural Ministers Statistics Working Group, supporting a national program of cultural data collection, research and analysis, in partnership with the ABS.
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Added: 24 October 2013
‘Arts and culture to be included in ONS well-being measures’ Michael Quinn, The Stage News, UK, June 10, 2013
Article. ‘Arts and culture to be included in ONS well-being measures’ Michael Quinn, The Stage News, UK, June 10, 2013. The Office for National Statistics is to use responses from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Taking Part Survey – which details consumption of and participation in the arts and culture – in response to public demand for their inclusion in the Measuring Well-being Programme.
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Added: 24 October 2013
‘Municipal Cultural Planning: A Toolkit for Ontario Municipalities’, Municipal Cultural Planning Incorporated, Ontorio, Canada, 2011
Guide. ‘Municipal Cultural Planning: A Toolkit for Ontario Municipalities’, Municipal Cultural Planning Incorporated, Ontorio, Canada, 2011. This Toolkit was developed to provide municipal staff and Council with an introduction to MCP, its key concepts and practices.
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Added: 24 October 2013
‘Understanding Disabled People as Audiences 2012-13’, Shape Arts Council, England, 2013
Report. ‘Understanding Disabled People as Audiences 2012-13’, Shape Arts Council, England, 2013. This is Shape’s first annual report looking at audience behaviour and audience development in 2012-13, within the context of Shape’s Audiences services. The aim of this report is to help organisations better understand disabled people as audiences, the barriers they may face and how they access the sector.
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Added: 24 October 2013
‘Healthy Attendance? The Impact of Cultural Engagement and Sports Participation on Health and Satisfaction with Life in Scotland’, The Scottish Government, 19 August 2013
Report. ‘Healthy Attendance? The Impact of Cultural Engagement and Sports Participation on Health and Satisfaction with Life in Scotland’, The Scottish Government, 19 August 2013. Data from the Scottish Household Survey 2011 has been used to statistically explore the relationship between taking part in cultural and sporting activities, attending cultural places and key quality of life measures in Scotland. This report presents the findings of the analysis of this relationship.
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Added: 24 October 2013
‘Politics, views and support for the arts: an analysis of government expenditures on the arts in Australia from 1967 to 2009’, Kate MacNeill, Jenny Lye, Paul Caulfield, Australian Review of Public Affairs. 23 August, 2013
Article. ‘Politics, views and support for the arts: an analysis of government expenditures on the arts in Australia from 1967 to 2009’, Kate MacNeill, Jenny Lye, Paul Caulfield, Australian Review of Public Affairs. 23 August, 2013. Using econometric modelling Kate MacNeill, Jenny Lye and Paul Caulfield examine the relationships between Australian federal government arts expenditure and the political persuasion of the government and government reviews of the arts and cultural sector.
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Added: 24 October 2013
International Perspectives of Artist Residences, IFACCA, Sarah Gardner, ed. May 2013
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Added: 24 October 2013
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