2012 Cultural Olympiad Inspire Programme

April 1st, 2010

Who can apply?

Non profit organisations are invited to submit applications to run programmes, events or activities as part of the Inspire Programme. Successful applicants will receive the Inspire mark, to use on some promotional materials. These projects will form part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

Sectors including sport, culture, education, environment and enterprise are being considered.

Successful applicants represent…

Outstanding, non-commercial projects inspired by the London 2012 Games, which encompass “the three core values and at least three of the seven themes set out in our ‘Values and Themes‘ section.”

Be aware that

LOGOC is not a funding body, so before making initial enquireies, make sure you have funding in place for your project.

Submit your initial enquiry form to your local Creative Programmer (there are 10 in England and one each in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).

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IFACCA’s Good Practice Guides

March 23rd, 2010

IFACCA is growing its collection of good practice guides for arts councils, ministries of culture, and other funding bodies (see news post March 23rd 2010).

The guides are designed to ‘review, inform, and improve their key functions’. The current database has been built up over the last two years, and is freely available from the IFACCA website, and details on what IFACCA are looking to add are on the IFACCA announcements page.

Can this kind of policy sharing work for your own organisation? Or is it more likely to inform your own practice and that of other interested colleagues?

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Creative Industries – China

March 20th, 2010

Follow news on China’s arts and cultural sector and Chinese creative industries nationwide and across the world, on the Creative Industries Times site.

Recent headlining events:

Pianist Li Yundi on tour in London

Harvard Shanghai Center’s relationship building with China

Cultural Exchange exhibition celebrating the work of the 16th century  missionary Matteo Ricci and Italian renaissance art.

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