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23/04/2008 - 16/05/2008 Join online diversity consultation now!

And make your voice heard in Brussels. Your take on Europe’s approach to cultural diversity will feed into the so-called Rainbow Paper II, a key document from civil society to Europe's policymakersmore

13/05/2008 - 14/05/2008 Culture in EU External Relations Conference

"New Paradigms, New Models - Culture in EU External Relations" is the title of an international conference, held in Ljubljana as part of the Slovenian EU Presidency, with the EU neighbours strongly represented. ECF is one of the cooperation partnersmore

23/05/2008 2008 Cultural Policy Research Award

Deadline for entries for this year´s 5th ECF supported Cultural Policy Research Award (CPRA) is the 23 May 2008more

23/05/2008 - 23/06/2008 Young Cultural Policy Researchers Forum: Call for applications

Young researchers have the chance to read their papers to an international audience at the 2nd Young Cultural Policy Researchers Forum (Lyon, 15-16 October). We are supporting this initiative.more

03/07/2008 - 05/07/2008 Stranger Festival

International video festival for thousands of young people, video workshops, interactive website, DVD, travelling exhibition, Europe-wide debates, video competition... Stranger Festival is video, is young people, is Europe todaymore

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Artists, cultural institutions and intercultural dialogue

Together with our partner EFAH we produced a wrap up-paper following the Brussels debate Negotiating differences - a responsibility of artists and cultural institutions. These so-called Brussel debates are organised by the European Commission throughout the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008 (EYID).  ECF and EFAH were invited as specialists in the field of intercultural dialogue to design this debate. We set-up a pannel bringing together amongts others photographer Ahmet Polat, and Museum Director Jette Sandahl. Read the wrap-up paper, learn more about the eventmore

Cultural Pluralism and cultural participation

is the title of Jette Sandahl´s (Director of the City Museum of Copenhagen) inspiring speech. It raises crucial questions on the role of cultural institutions in a multi cultural Europe / world. She approaches the topic from various relevant angles with an open, critical eye on the role of cultural organisations. Ms Sandahl held her speech as  key-speaker at the Brussels' debate Negotiating differences - a responsibility of artists and cultural institutions, designed by the ECF and EFAH, held on April 2, 2008.more

Publications of the ECF

In one glance all our publications, some to download, some to order. Have a look. Are you interested in a topic and want to have more info? Please get in touch.

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Ukraine’s new rock’n’roll literature

Prune Antoine, Café Babel journalist went to Ukraine to meet the comtemporary literature scene. Her lively article is complemented with photographs by Cyril Horiszny. The ECF, active in the cultural sector in Ukraine, commissioned this article to gain insight in another part of Ukrainian society. Read this article

Ukraine : prose pop en stock

Prune Antoine, journaliste à Café Babel est revenue d'Ukraine avec un article sur la scene litéraire contemporaine. Son article est completé par des photos de Cyril Horiszny. L'ECF active dans le secteur culturel en Ukraine a commissioné cet article pour pourvoir découvrir une autre partie de la société Ukrainienne. Lisez l'article 

Eastern reflection in print

You may have read our online reports on culture and the arts in Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus - some of the fruits of our East European Reflection Group. Now the individual country reports and the synthesis report are available in an attractive printed format, as produced by our partner the U.S. German Marshall Fund
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Takes on Diversity

Diversity discussed by different people, through different topics. We sample these articles, papers, documents for you from now on, throughout 2008

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Highlights

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Are you ready for a new cultural challenge? Jump in!

Jump in! A brand-new cultural work placement scheme should see ethnic minorities better represented in cultural organisations across The Netherlands. Jump in! is launched this April, offers individuals the chance to develop professionally and enables organisations to create direct communication channels with artists and cultural entrepreneurs from diverse communitiesmore

Culture steadily climbs up the EU political agenda

One of the activities marking this European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (EYID) is a series of seven 'Brussels Debates' organised by the European Commission. Along with our partner EFAH, we co-hosted the second of these debates on 2 April, Negotiating differences - a responsibility of artists and cultural institutions. ECF and EFAH are delighted to see further proof that this topic is steadily climbing up the European political agendamore

Get creative on Rhiz.eu – and win €300

We are launching the second open artistic competition on rhiz.eu our online cultural community. Are you an artist, designer, or creative with artistic verve? Then here’s an offer you won’t want to refuse. The winner will pocket € 300. Competition deadline is 15 of May 2008. Read more about Rhiz.eu or go directly to the site and join the competition

Join online debate on intercultural dialogue!

Can art really bridge cultural gaps in society? How do you think that cultural institutions can contribute to intercultural dialogue?

Join the online debate on the official site of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue and make your voice heard! Want to join now? Click here This online debate follows the latest Brussels Debates organised by the European Commission. Together with our partner EFAH (European Forum for the Arts and Heritage), we helped to host this second debate in the series, on Negotiating differences - a responsibility of artists and cultural institutions. Read more about the debate and our other cultural policies activities, click here 

Behind the scenes of ALMOSTweb

Our highly innovative and collaborative arts project ALMOSTREAL now has its own website, fittingly called ALMOSTweb. We invite you to take a look behind the scenes and discover a colourful living depository of all the artistic projects, processes and products that are emerging from this four-year artistic experiment.more

Showcases: people & projects

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Ukraine’s new rock’n’roll literature

We have the great opportunity to work with fascinating people involved in culture across Europe and beyond.

In this section we want to portrait some of them, to share their work, their ambition, their dreams, their visions. This month we take you to Ukraine on a very special literature trip together with Prune Antoine, journalist at one of our media partner organisations, Café Babel. Enjoy!

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Belarus: Creative opposition

This month we have a look at the East to meet inspiring young people from Belarus´ cultural scene. One of the leading young engaged Belarusian journalist and editor in chief of a youth magazine wrote an article for us.  She takes us on an exciting and vibrant journey through Belarus youth scenemore

Discover, see, share, play with the Rhiz.eu community

Rhiz.eu, launched in the framework of our Diversity Focus is steadily growing and people and projects are enriching this site with great stories, project descriptions, ideas... We sampled some of them to give you a flavour of this new cultural online community

 

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