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Australia Council's Arts Funding Guide 2010. Please email with your name and address for a free copy.
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'Culture and Sustainable Communities'
for a special issue of the 'Culture and Local Governance' journal, Canada
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LEAP (Localities Enhancing Arts Participation) Project
VicHealth, CDN and eight Victorian councils
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a network of Victorian arts organisations, artists and government agencies working with Arts Victoria to strengthen community-based arts practice
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ReGenerating Community: Arts, Community & Governance National Conference
Proceedings available
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Developing & Revitalizing Rural Communities
Through Arts & Creativity: International research report
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Multi-Disciplinary Research in the Arts
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Call For Papers for Special Issue on: 'Culture and Sustainable Communities'

for 'Culture and Local Governance' journal, Canada
Deadline for submission of papers: May 1, 2010

Guest Editors: Nancy Duxbury ( Centre for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra, Portugal) and M. Sharon Jeannotte (Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa, Canada)

In the face of growing environmental and economic urgencies, issues of sustainability and resiliency are moving to the forefront of planning, policy, and programs in cities and communities of all sizes. City planning paradigms are mutating from a focus on building 'creative cities' to that of achieving 'sustainable cities.' Internationally, this shift is evident among local governments adopting sustainability goals for towns, cities, and regions; creating sustainable community plans; and implementing community projects related to 'sustainable development.' Yet cultural considerations, while recognized in urban and community planning contexts, are not integrated into sustainability planning in a widespread way.

Where are cultural considerations in this new paradigm/framework? How might culture be incorporated and situated within sustainability planning and related initiatives? How should cultural planning adapt to this increasingly dominant paradigm and context?

Potential contributors are invited to submit an article (maximum 5,000 words) by May 1, 2010 to Nancy Duxbury at duxbury@ces.uc.pt.

Details: www.ces.uc.pt/cesfct/nd/CFP_Culture_and_Local_Governance.pdf

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Arts as a Priority for C21st Education
On Friday April 17th the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment,
Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) announced the inclusion of the visual and performing arts as priority learning areas in the second stage of national curriculum development.
www.ausdance.org.au/education/naae/news.html
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Art for Art's Sake: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Facilitation of Creativity within Disability Services
This qualitative study focuses on how creativity is facilitated within a range of creative art services for adults with disabilities. The study conducted by the authors is posed from an occupational therapy perspective to draw on the values of current art services run in the Sydney metropolitan area for this specific adult group.
www.aarts.net.au
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Arts for Change: Teaching Outside the Frame by Beverly Naidus.
Artist, writer, university educator, Beverly Naidus takes a fearless look at the evolution of socially-engaged arts taught in various educational settings.
www.newvillagepress.net
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Arts in Aging study
This project links a number of studies, articles and best practice models that discuss the benefits of arts education and types of arts programs available in the United States for older people.
www.apo.org.au
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Art is a Community Effort: Allen Ginsberg
This publication discusses how using puppets enhance sexual health education in schools and how participation in community arts improves health and well-being in older people. For your free electronic issue, or email nicola@intellectbooks.com  or go to:
www.intellectbooks.co.uk
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Arts Victoria - Client Services Survey results
The results of Arts Victoria's Client Services Survey have been released. The report includes feedback on grant application and assessment processes, professional practice and organisation development, and perceptions of the effect of the GFC on the arts. For more information, please see:
www.arts.vic.gov.au
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artistcareer eNews
Working for yourself and others, an Arts Employment Resource.
info@artistcareer.com.au and
www.artistcareer.com.au
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Arts Development in Community Health: a social tonic, by Mike White.
This book considers how and why arts in community health came about, the characteristics of its practice and the challenges it poses for evaluation. 
catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4593680
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ArtReviewSouthWest is a regional arts online magazine. If you are interested in receiving information on it, just reply to jackiea@artreviewsouthwest.org  with a YES.
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Artists & Schools Partnership Research Paper
The report highlights recent national and international research and includes a few examples of partnerships which took place with Victorian schools in 2008.
www.arts.vic.gov.au/content/Public/Research_and_Resources/
Research_Projects/Arts_and_Education_Partnerships.aspx
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Australian Centre for Human Rights Education
Principally concerned with research and education on human rights issues.
www.rmit.edu.au/achre
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The Australian Copyright Council: Permissions & Clearances Guide
To order, view a sample page and table of contents, AUD $40 (including GST and delivery in Australia), and for links to the Copyright Council¹s other resources and services visit
www.copyright.org.au 
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The Australia Council's new protocols for Working with Children in Art released.
The protocols include an overview of relevant state and territory laws and a set of minimum standards which artists and organisations must follow in order to receive Fed Govt funding.
www.australiacouncil.gov.au/about_us/strategies_2/children_in_art
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Craft Research is a new Intellect journal, launching in 2010 - UK
The aim of Craft Research is to advocate and promote current and emerging craft research, materials, processes, methods, concepts, aesthetic and style. For further details:
www.intellectbooks.co.uk
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Creative Spaces: This website is a free site that documents spaces, venues and studios around Victoria that are available for artists and arts organisations to develop and present their work. Individuals and organisations can also list their spaces and use the site to learn how to transform an existing space into one suitable for the arts.
www.creativespaces.net.au
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Creative Economy As A Development Strategy
This book aims to stimulate the debate around the creative economy and if it can be a development strategy and, if it can, what needs to be done to make it concrete. In order to increase access to this discussion, the digital book is available for free download, in Portuguese, Spanish and English.
www.garimpodesolucoes.com.br
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Creative tropical city Project: mapping Darwin's creative industries
The Creative Tropical City project explored the idea of Darwin, located in Australia's tropical-savannah north, as a ‘creative city’.
www.apo.org.au
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Confluences, Conference On Intercultural Dialogue -Final Report
International Conference on Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue was held from 23 to 25 July 2008, in Panticosa (Huesca, Spain). Confluences were designed by the Interarts Foundation in collaboration with the Spanish Ministry of Culture. The final report of the event is now available at
www.interarts.net
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Cultural Ministers Council Findings
Discussion included the development of a Cultural Ministers Council Strategy and findings of the Third Review of the Major Performing Arts Funding Model. To request a copy of the Strategy, please contact Jacqui Uhlmann on 1800 185 693, or email arts.disability@environment.gov.au
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D’Art Topic No. 28: Multidisciplinary Arts: Approaches to Funding
Summarises the findings of a question developed and conducted by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Australia www.ifacca.org/topic/multidisciplinary-arts.................................................................

Demographics: People of Victoria
The People of Victoria: Statistics from the 2006 Census is a major compilation of statistics on birthplace, language, religion and ancestry from the 2006 Census. The report is part of the wider Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIAC) project for the production of separate reports for each State and Territory
www.dse.vic.gov.au
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Democratic Culture: Opening Up the Arts to Everyone by John Holden, Demos (UK) The report asks what a ‘democratic culture' in the arts would look like. Holden states "culture should be something that we all own and make".
www.demos.co.uk
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First edition published of new journal of 'Arts and Community'
The new journal is out now. Journal of Arts and Community seeks original researched articles, case studies, reports of projects in progress, particularly from practitioners and research students as well as, book reviews, conference reviews and reports.
www.intellectbooks.co.uk
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Funding the architectural heritage: A guide to policies and examples Robert Pickard, March 2009
This guide aims to provide authoritative information on different funding mechanisms, financial resources and management systems utilised in Europe and in North America as a means to assist the development of good and efficient practice.
www.book.coe.int
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‘Giving and the Arts’ Australia Business Arts Foundation
Melinda Martin interviews Sue Roff, Australia Business Arts Foundation, on why people give to the arts, and how the arts can attract donors. www.abaf.org.au
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Griffith Review: ‘Essentially Creative’ Issue 23
When the Prime Minister included the arts and creativity in the 2020 Summit in early 2008, it was more than political window-dressing with famous actors. It was a sign that after a decade artists, actors, writers and others engaged in the creative economy were being taken seriously. This issue of Griffith Review proposes a bold new agenda to restore the arts to centre stage.
www3.griffith.edu.au
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Hartnett House Brunswick: It’s Founder It’s Work It’s History, by Banda Dagher. Melbourne.
This book is an historical record on the history of this house for pregnant single women through the 20th century, details the good, the bad and the indifferent. To purchase ph 03 9387 1194 or email brunswickhistory@yahoo.com
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2009 Small-to-Medium Remuneration Benchmarking Report - Theatre Network Victoria
This benchmarking assists companies in determining remuneration (including packages, etc) for their own staff, and in getting salaries across the sector up closer to the level of other non-profit salaries.
tnv.net.au/resources/post/tnv-2009-small-to-medium-remuneration-
benchmarking-report
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IFACCA: Arts and Ecological Sustainability Report
This Report provides examples of good practice in supporting artists or arts organisations with creative and practical responses to ecological concerns.
www.ifacca.org/announcements
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The Impact of Culture on Tourism
Based on recent case studies that illustrate the different facets of the relationship between tourism, culture and regional attractiveness, and the policy interventions which can be taken to enhance the relationship, this publication shows how a strong link between tourism and culture can be fostered to help places become more attractive to tourists, as well as increasing their competitiveness as locations which to live, visit, work and invest.
www.oecdbookshop.org
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Inquiry into Shared Government and Community Facilities
The Victorian Government, the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission has launched an Inquiry into sharing of government and community facilities across Victoria. This inquiry has significant implications for arts communities and organizations both to increase access to studios, meetings rooms and venues, but also to promote existing arts infrastructure. The VCEC Shared Facilities Issues Paper and details can be found at:
www.vcec.vic.gov.au
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Making Solid Ground Review
This review examined the Australia Council's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander key organizations program and new ways to support the national Indigenous arts infrastructure.
www.australiacouncil.gov.au
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The National Arts and Disability Strategy
The Strategy provides a framework within which jurisdictions can assess and improve new & existing activities. Contact Ms Jacqui Uhlmann on 1800 185 693 or email: arts.disability@environment.gov.au  or go to
www.cmc.gov.au
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New online publication. Adjust Your View: developing multicultural audiences for the arts a toolkit. The AustraliaCouncil for the Arts
www.australiacouncil.gov.au
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New Victorian Multicultural Policy released - 'All of Us'
The policy sets out a framework for continuing to strengthen and promote multiculturalism across the state. The policy
includes human rights as one of four policy themes informing multiculturalism in our state.
www.multicultural.vic.gov.au
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Proving the Practice: new book about the effectiveness of community-based arts
Proving the Practice is an initiative of DADAA WA responding to a lack of evidence in the field of community-based arts and health by providing a rich body of evidence to support the effectiveness of arts interventions for people with a mental illness. DADAA's Disseminate Disability and Mental Health Arts Research project responds to a world-wide need for evaluating, articulating, developing and promoting the real value of the arts (and participation in arts programs) in improving the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. Enquiries: andrea@dadaawa.asn.au
www.dadaawa.org.au/disseminate/Disseminate
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‘The Qualities of Quality: Understanding Excellence in Arts Education.’
Harvard Project Zero: Study in Arts Education
www.pz.harvard.edu

Regional Arts Victoria presents ‘STORYBOARD’ in partnership with CFA and DSE
Sharing stories has the power to engage people, assist communities to collectively deal with trauma and create stronger networks so that we are self-determining, aware and resilient. An ongoing project, Storyboard is a safe place to archive your precious images and record local histories. Share your story at
www.rav.net.au/storyboard
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Rural Society , volume 19, issue 1, April 2009 =includes the following articles
A place for the arts in rural revitalisation and the social wellbeing of Australian rural communities, J Anwar McHenry, What's the meaning of ChillOut?: Rural/urban difference and the cultural significance of Australia's largest rural GLBTQ festival, Authors: Andrew Gorman-Murray rsj.e-contentmanagement.com
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7 ways to Support Artists by Bruce Demara
Read this fascinating article how artists in Canada survive financially compared to the rest of the world.
www.thestar.com
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Social Inclusion Website
This website is aimed at helping people across all levels of government, the not-for-profit sector, business and the general community access information on the Social Inclusion Agenda in an easily accessible and informative format
www.socialinclusion.gov.au
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The Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP)
This is and edited guide to evaluate local cultural policies.
www.oei.es
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Using Arts and Culture to Stimulate State Economic Development?
National Governors Association, 2009: This report offers insights and examples from states across the country to help governors incorporate the arts and culture into state economic development strategies. In particular, provides governors with tips on how to understand and measure their creative industries, develop plans to capitalize on the benefits of those industries, and provide support that helps sustain the contributions of the arts and culture sector, local community development and state tourism.
www.nga.org
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Regional Arts Victoria launches its new website
Regional Arts Victoria initiates, facilitates and celebrates the arts in regional Victoria. Their new website makes it easier for artists, producers, presenters, teachers and arts audiences in regional Victoria and beyond to get involved in the arts.
www.rav.net.au
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Website: Action for Victoria's Future
New website developed by State Government to provide an effective tool to locate the most up-to-date StatebGovernment policy and strategy information.
www.action.vic.gov.au
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‘Meet, Meld, Merge’: Art Bringing a Community Together:
the ‘Toil Art’ Project, in Yea, north-eastern Victoria. May 2008
A recent, unique, community art project, Toil Art, focuses on the much utilised facilities of the Yea Public Toilets; with the aim of people now stopping for a ‘Wee and a See!’ The concept for the project began at the ‘Meet, Meld Merge’ forum run by Berry St with the support of the Cultural Development Network, in September 2006. On this day, participants were asked to brainstorm a new project for their community, and the first idea for ‘Toil Art’ was born.
Lisa Rudd, Youth and Community Arts worker, Berry Street, Yea. Contact Lisa Rudd on 0428 887 009 or lrudd@berrystreet.org.au
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Wild Earth Blanket: Wildscapes of Warringine Community Art Project
Article by Jenny Macaffer, Coordinator, Social Planning & Community Development, Mornington Peninsula Shire
The Wild Earth Blanket (WEB) encourages us to engage in a dialogue with ourselves and others. It is a symbol for self reflection, a beautiful piece of community art, and a story of the sacred ways of nature, and our place in the world. The WEB started as a community art project to connect health and well being with the natural bushland of Warringine Park in Western Port, Victoria. It was initiated at Wild Discovery Day at the Park on 6 October 2007. Contact Jenny Macaffer Telephone (03) 5950 1684 macaj@mornpen.vic.gov.au
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This is a fairly comprehensive list of publications that you’ll find useful if you're interested in finding out about or developing cultural policy.

Aboriginal Art Directory
The Aboriginal Art Directory is the largest online tool to help you find Australian Aboriginal art, self-representing artists, Aboriginal art centres, galleries, online stores and wholesalers worldwide. Support the Aboriginal Art industry and learn about Aboriginal art, authenticity and the range of Aboriginal artists and vendors before you invest. Aboriginal Art Directory now has a monthly email newsletter.
www.aboriginalartdirectory.com
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Artist Career
A really useful resource for visual artists and craftspeople - Artist career is an independent, non-commercial website that offers high quality resources and information to support professional and business skills development for artists.
www.artistcareer.com.au
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Australia's heritage: Heritage is all the things that make up Australia's identity - our spirit and ingenuity, our historic buildings, and our unique, living landscapes. Discover Australia's heritage on the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts' www.environment.gov.au/heritage
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Art and Upheaval – Artists on the World’s frontline
A book by William Cleveland, with foreward by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, about artists making art with and for communities
facing social, political and environmental crises. Published by New Village Press,
www.newvillagepress.net
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Arts RiPPA  
Arts RiPPA is Australia's digest of arts and cultural policy research. It investigates contemporary issues and trends which drive policy and planning, and improves communication between researchers and policy makers. The new edition can be downloaded at:
www.australiacouncil.gov.au/research/arts_sector/
reports_and_publications/arts_rippa
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Assessing the Intrinsic Impacts of a Live Performance, Published by WolfBrown
This report attempts to define and measure how audiences are transformed by a live performance.
www.wolfbrown.com/index.php?page=books-and-reports
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A New Deal: art, museums and communities – re-imagining relations by Declan McGonagle, ‘A New Deal’ argues that engaged or participatory art practice can be shown to be central rather than marginal to the meaning and value of art in the ‘story’ of human society, but only if we take a long view and change the position from which we read and understand received history. Community Development Journal Vol 42 No 4
cdj.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/42/4/425
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Book: Enabling the Creators: Arts and Cultural Management and the Challenge of Social Inclusion - Edited by Jolyon Laycock. Enabling the Creators is one of the outcomes of the European Arts Management Project (EAM) a 2-year pilot project More information:
www.encatc.org/uploads/newsletters/encatc_info_2008-10-02.pdf
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Building Indigenous Leadership: Promoting the Emotional and Spiritual Wellbeing of Koori Communities through the Koori Communities Leadership Program. This report records the experience and key learnings of five Koori community-based indigenous leadership projects and the state-wide leadership network. It includes factors influencing the wellbeing of Indigenous communities and the importance of building leadership to ensure the ongoing survival and growth of Indigenous communities.
www.vichealth.vic.gov.au
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Creative Economy Report 2008: The challenge of assessing the creative economy towards informed policy-making. This is a report that aims to help developing countries harness their creative economies and to maximize trade and development gains by recognizing the creative economy as a feasible development option for linking economic, technological, social and cultural development objectives. www.unctad.org/Templates/webflyer.asp?docid=9750&intItemID=2068&lang=1
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Culture Club: Bendigo region
Contact Maree McLachlan, Greater Bendigo, m.mclachlan@Bendigo.vic.gov.au
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Cultural Statistics Booklet
Produced by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Community gathers cultural statistics comparable at EU level, and the booklet includes chapters about heritage, employment, trade and cultural participation.
epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home
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Culture Victoria, website launched
New on-line resource that goes behind the scenes of Victoria’s arts culture, from people, places and pastimes to visual and performing arts. www.cv.vic.gov.au
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Evaluation of the City of Port Phillip community mural report by Katrina Gorjanicyn KGorjani@portphillip.vic.gov.au
www.sisr.net/cag/docs/portphillipmurals.pdf

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ENCATC NEWS European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres
Interesting e-bulletin on cultural development in Europe
www.encatc.org
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'European agenda for culture' adopted by European Parliament
The first systematic attempt to move towards a European strategy for culture, focussing on three main aims: promoting cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue, promoting culture as a catalyst for creativity within the Lisbon strategy, and promoting culture as an essential element in the EU's external relations.
www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/file.jsp?id=5532002
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Getting To Know Your Community - a guide to using local data is a comprehensive resource designed to assist local communities and community groups access and review local level data in Victoria. For more information, download PDF or go to
www.dvc.vic.gov.au
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Inventory of community actions in the field of culture, 2007
A document of the European Commission which gathers the community actions developed in the field of culture and serves as a technical complement to the Communication on a European Agenda for Culture.
ec.europa.eu/culture/pdf/doc1163_en.pdf
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The International Forum on the Creative Economy – Compendium of Research Papers. The Conference Board of Canada has recently released the Compendium of Research Papers resulting from the International Forum on the Creative Economy, a two-day forum held in Gatineau, Québec in March 2008. The event was a partnership between Canadian Heritage and the Conference Board of Canada. The report includes academic papers from leading researchers from around the world. It can be downloaded from:
www.conferenceboard.ca/search.aspx?q=International+
forum+on+the+creative+economy
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Language Factory is a community resource that aims to provide affordable and responsive interpreting and translation services to diverse sectors of the community. Language Factory utilises accredited interpreters and translators and the in house skills of residents living in public housing to provide community language services. Find out more
www.languagefactory.org.au/index.shtml
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Local Government Public Art group
Contact Tania Blackwell at Hobsons Bay tblackwell@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
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Making the Case for Culture: Creative City Network of Canada
Featuring six key areas including urban renewal, community identity, positive change in communities, quality of life, personal and social development and economic development, this site provides key arguments, profiles, resources, case studies and reference lists
www.ifacca.org/publications/2007/08/27/making-the-case-for-culture/
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Masks: the online journal of law and theatre: The journal is generally concerned with the intersection of the two areas of law and theatre, encourages interest from all areas of study ranging, for instance, from the humanities, psychology, sociology, law to actual practitioners. More information: email communications@masksjournal.com
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‘National Education and the Arts Statement’
This statement by MCEETYA and Cultural Ministers Council was posted in October and has some broad directions outlined on the importance of Arts Education.
www.mceetya.edu.au/mceecdya/
national_education_and_the_arts_statement,20981.html
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New journal: ‘The Journal of Arts and Communities’
A critical examination of the practices known as community or participatory arts
Call for Papers:
www.intellectbooks.com
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Our City our Culture: Redlands City Council 10 year Cultural Plan
www.redland.qld.gov.au/Residents/ArtsAndCulture/Pages/Culture.aspx
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On Entrepreneurship and Education in Cultural Life: ENCATC Annual Conference 2007 Report
www.encatc.org/pages/fileadmin/user_upload/supervisors/
ENCATC%202007%20report.pdf
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Professional skills matching services
Organisations provide a 'matching' service - linking your project with an interested volunteer.
www.volunteermatch.com.au
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Regional Arts Contact Book
This is the access point to regional artists and arts workers, providing a mechanism for networking, sourcing of artists for contracts and projects, and for artists to make connections. List your details here as well. www.regionalarts.com.au/raa1/support/ContactAED.asp?action=new
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Research Supporter Services providing qualitative research services for a range of clients and projects. Whether you are an individual, private sector or community based organisation, Research Supporter can assist you to design and manage a research project or provide minor support for your ongoing work.
www.researchsupport.net.au
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Scenic Spaces in the Diaspora: Theatre from Immigrant Artists in Barcelona
Estela Rodriguez (University of Barcelona, Spain) explores how immigrants in Barcelona use art to express themselves and condemn the social exclusion they face in the present society. The International Journal of the Arts in Society Vol. 2 Number 1
ija.cgpublisher.com
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2020 Summit - Final Report
www.australia2020.gov.au/final_report/index.cfm
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Sustainability: a new frontier for the arts and cultures
This third volume in the series 'Higher Education for Sustainability' includes international contributions based on papers presented at the 2007 conference of the Research Network for the Sociology of the Arts: 'New Frontiers in Arts Sociology: Creativity, Support and Sustainability' conference.
www.cultura21.net/dokuwiki/doku.php/orange:newfrontier
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SWAN: South West Artsworkers Network- SW Victoria
Contact Regional Arts Development Officer Jo Grant in Port Fairy JGrant@rav.net.au or go to
www.swansydney.com
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The UNESCO Observatory Multi-Disciplinary Research in the Arts
This bi-annual peer reviewed e-journal is maintained by The UNESCO Observatory, arising out of a recognised need for better research and knowledge sharing in the field of arts in education and to systematise and network qualitative and quantitative research, existing and potential throughout Asia Pacific and other regions.
www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/unesco/ejournal/vol-one-issue-one.html
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The Values Study: Rediscovering the Meaning and Value of Arts Participation
Published by Wolf Brown, this participatory qualitative study of arts participation in Connecticut involves teams of board and staff members.
www.wolfbrown.com/index.php?page=books-and-reports
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Victorian Multicultural Commission’s Multicultural Resources Directory -
New resource to help people access services across Victoria. The easy-to-use directory lists the details for more than 1700 interfaith networks, language service providers, government agencies, chambers of commerce, consulates and community language schools www.multicultural.vic.gov.au/resources/community-directory
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Evaluating the Mental Health and Wellbeing Impacts of Community-Based Festivals: VicHealth report released September 2007
This report examines the impacts of community-based festivals on mental health and wellbeing from a population health perspective, through evaluation of two Victorian festivals Awakenings and Braybrook’s Big Day Out
www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/Resource-Centre/Publications-and-Resources/
Social-connection/Awakenings-Festival-and-Braybrooks-Big-Day-Out.aspx 
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2008 Year of Intercultural Dialogue website - Fundació Societat i Cultura (FUSIC) Spain
A new website exploring how artistic creation can overcome cultural barriers, this site offers Europeans artists and organizations the opportunity to reach out to potential partners to develop and exchange ideas for their work during the 2008 Year on Intercultural Dialogue. www.dialogointercultural2008.es
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Agenda 21 for Culture’, policy document as introduced by Jordi Pascual at Expanding Cultures conference
The Agenda 21 for culture is the first document with worldwide mission that advocates establishing the groundwork of an undertaking by cities and local governments for cultural development. A growing number of cities and local governments the world over have adhered to the Agenda 21 for culture in their local councils. The process has raised the interest of international organisations, national governments and civil society. Hard copies available from CDN kim.dunphy@culturaldevelopment.net.au
www.agenda21culture.net

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4172.0 Arts and Culture in Australia: A Statistical Overview, 2004 (Reissue)
www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4172.0?OpenDocument
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Arts and Culture In The Metropolis: Strategies For Sustainability
RAND Corporation , USA, March 2007 The William Penn Foundation and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance asked RAND to examine the condition of Philadelphia’s arts and culture sector and recommend actions to ensure its sustainability.
www.rand.org
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Arts Nonprofits Fuel Economy
Nonprofit arts groups, including museums, orchestras, theatres and dance companies, contributed $166.2 billion and 5.7 million jobs to the U.S. economy in 2005, according to an advocacy group urging more funding for the arts, as reported in the Los Angeles Times. www.calendarlive.com
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Arts Victoria and Department of Victorian Communities
This report examines the results of focus groups undertaken with artists, participants and community groups about the impact of two Community Arts Programs. The report demonstrates the importance of partnerships in making arts and cultural activities sustainable in local communities.
www.dvc.vic.gov.au/web14/dvc/dvcmain.nsf/allDocs/
RWP0C47790245D57B16CA257045007FFBE3?OpenDocument
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Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Year Book
The latest edition of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ principal reference book includes information on volunteering, not-for-profits and social health.
www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1301.0
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Choreographing Community Sustainability: The Importance of Cultural Planning to Community Viability, Kat Runnalls (July 2007)
This research project examined how cultural planning can be more fully integrated into planning processes of municipalities to evolve healthier, sustainable communities.
www.cultureandcommunities.ca/resources/publications.html
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Cultural Funding By Government, Australia, 2005-06, Australian Bureau of Statistics.
www.creative.org.au
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Cultural Mapping Toolkit
The Creative City Network of Canada with 2010 Legacies have developed two new resources to assist local governments, as well as arts, cultural and heritage organizations, plan for the future. The Cultural Mapping Toolkit takes you through the entire mapping process, from creating an inventory of cultural resources to drawing and presenting your map. info@creativecity.ca or go to
www.creativecity.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view
&id=206&Itemid=174
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Cultural Ministers Council Statistics Working Group
The Social and Demographic Characteristics of Cultural Attendees - Cultural Data Online - free online access to Australian arts and cultural research reports and statistics.
www.culturaldata.gov.au
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Cultural Vitality in Communities: Interpretation and Indicators,
Maria-Rosario Jackson, Florence Kabwasa-Green, Joaquin Herranz
This report introduces a definition of cultural vitality that includes the range of cultural activity people around the country find significant. We use this definition as a lens to clarify our understanding of data necessary, as well as the more limited data currently available, to document arts and culture in communities in a consistent, recurrent and reliable manner.
www.urban.org/publications/311392.html
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‘Creating Community: Celebrations, Arts and Wellbeing within Local Communities’, Globalism Institute RMIT and VicHealth
This report is based on a three year research project in metropolitan and regional communities that found that people who take part in community arts find new ways to deal with a variety of personal and social issues. Enquiries: Dr Martin Mulligan 9925 2725 martin.mulligan@rmit.edu.au
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Film: ‘Doan Ket La Suc Manh’ (Together We are Strong),
A unique short film made by prisoners for prisoners through an innovative and creative approach to health promotion, with partners including the North Richmond Community Health Centre, Arts and Culture program and Vietnamese prisoners from Fulham Correctional Centre. Enquiries: Vivien Fox vivienf@ceh.org.au
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Framing Infrastructure in a Cultural Context: A National and International Policy Scan. Katie Warfield, Erin Schultz, and Kelsey Johnson (June 2007)
Through a scan of online policy and program information, this paper explores uses of the term cultural infrastructure in Canadian federal policy and in policies and programs internationally. Working Paper (PDF)
www.cultureandcommunities.ca/resources/publications.html
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The Kingston Arts Directory - new on line format
The Arts Directory is now available online. It is a comprehensive listing of local arts networks, individual artists and arts organisations in the City of Kingston. As well as being a reliable resource, the directory is a tribute to the hard working artists who make a valuable contribution to the local community.
www.kingston.vic.gov.au
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New ABS report: Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, Australia, 2005-06
www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4114.0?OpenDocument
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On- line article: Observations From the 'Real World'
What it takes to be a writer-in-community, By Angela Costi
Thylazine: The Australian Journal of Arts, Ethics & Literature
www.thylazine.org/thyla12/thyla12j.html
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Online Article - Survey Reveals Almost Two-Thirds of Adults Use Museums,
Libraries and Archives
A new survey published by the Department for Culture Media and Sport shows that over 12 months, 64 per cent of adults, almost two thirds of the population, visited a museum, a library or an archive…
www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART47616.html
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Online Article – Art is Good for Your Health
An award presented to charity, Arts Care underlines the Arts Council’s assertion in
its current five year plan that contributing to the health and well being of the wider community is one of the ways in which the arts can contribute to a new Northern
Ireland.
www.artscouncil-ni.org
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Performing Arts Lodge, Vancouver: A success in community building
The Performing Arts Lodge is an ‘anti-retirement’ home for Vancouver's performance community that serves as a model for ‘affordable housing done right.’ The PAL building boasts 111 apartments as well as ‘a 100-seat public theatre on the eighth floor, with stage and lighting to accommodate productions by residents and public perfomances...’
www.palvancouver.org
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Planning for Cultural Infrastructure on a Municipal or Regional Scale: Key
Frameworks and Issues from the Literature Steven R. Dang and Nancy Duxbury (June 2007)
This paper explores the contributions of academic research and professional planning literature to understanding various approaches to, and issues involved in, planning for cultural infrastructure on a municipal or regional scale.
www.cultureandcommunities.ca/resources/publications.html
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‘Planning for the Intercultural City’, Jude Bloomfield and Franco Bianchini
As introduced by Jude Bloomfield at ‘Expanding Cultures’ conference
The book argues that city governments should promote cross-fertilisation across all cultural boundaries, between 'majority' and 'minorities', 'dominant' and 'sub' cultures, localities, classes, faiths, disciplines and genres, as the source of cultural, social, political and economic innovation. COST: $20 Copies are available from CDN kim.dunphy@culturaldevelopment.net.au
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Promoting Health Through Creativity, Therese Schmid (ed), 2004, Whurr Publishers: UK
This book contains contributed chapters on a theory of creativity as an innate capacity, the therapeutic benefits of creativity, factors that encourage or inhibit creativity and current research on these, and accounts of creativity both as individual projects and as group work. 
www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1861564783.html
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‘Quotes, Stats and Facts’: Compendium for arts advocates and lobbyists
This study documents existing studies of the social and economic value of the arts. Useful for anyone who needs to prove that arts and cultural activities stimulate tourism and job creation, attract investment and diversification and contribute to the community’s wellbeing.
www.regionalartsnsw.com.au/news/quotes_stats_and_facts_20_4_07.htm

Research report: ‘Strengthening Local Communities: Arts in Community Settings’. The evaluation of two Community Support Funded Arts Programs,
This new report by Arts Victoria and DVC examines the impact of two Community Arts Programs, demonstrating the importance of partnerships in making arts and cultural activities sustainable in local communities.
www.dvc.vic.gov.au/Web14/dvc/rwpgslib.nsf/GraphicFiles/0307-
11CommunityArtsReport/$file/0307-11CommunityArtsReport.pdf
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‘The role of government agencies in regeneration’
Jennifer Bott, Australia Council, World Summit on Arts and Culture
For the past decade, the Australia Council has worked closely with the Australian Local Government Association, promoting community arts and cultural development as a core function of local government. That dialogue is critical in determining the issues we are dealing with, in getting the disenfranchised involved, animating democracy, helping to create new identities from people and cultures, who have come in from elsewhere - often from the other side of the planet.
www.creative.org.au/linkboard/results.chtml?filename_num=132614
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The Sum of Us: The Economic Impact of Arts & Culture in Glenelg Shire
This major study has recently been completed and adopted by Glenelg Shire Council.
Enquiries: Karl Hatton on 5522 2263.
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Trans Europe Halles - International network of independent culture centres.
With over 39 members in 24 countries, the network provides a stimulating platform for exchange, support and co-operation between its members.
www.efah.org
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The UNESCO Observatory Multi-Disciplinary Research in the Arts
This bi-annual peer reviewed e-journal is maintained by The UNESCO Observatory. It arose out of a recognised need for better research and knowledge sharing in the field of arts in education and to systematise and network qualitative and quantitative research, existing and potential throughout the Asia Pacific and other regions.
www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/unesco/ejournal.htm
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Victoria's small and independent theatre scene
www.theatrealive.com.au
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The World Culture Project Web Site
Includes a number of interesting full-text articles related to culture and cities/communities/
municipalities.
www3.sympatico.ca
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2006
Agenda 21 For Culture, Cultural Trends, Vol 14 No 4
Rescuing our neglected heritage: The evolution of the Government's policy on portable antiquities in England and Wales. Roger Bland Cross-country comparisons of cultural statistics.
www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a743759419
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Australian Bureau of Statistics: Report on Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, Australia, April 2006.  This publication provides information about the participation of children aged 5 to 14 years in cultural, sporting and other leisure activities.
www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4901.0
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Browns Mart Community Arts Centre - Tel 08 8981 5522, Email: brownsmart@octa4.net.au www.darwincommunityarts.org.au/node/291
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Burrinja studio - Upwey
For permanent arts or arts business related studio space, with 24 hour, 7 day access and very low overheads. Enquiries: Call Suzanne or Ross on 9754 8723 or email burrinja@burrinja.org.au or
www.burrinja.org.au/arts
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CCDNSW - Tel 02 9821 2210, Email: info@ccdnsw.org,
www.ccdnsw.org
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Civic Dialogue, Arts & Culture: Findings From Animating Democracy, Americans for the Arts: USA:
From 2000 to 2004, Americans for the Arts, with support from the Ford Foundation, implemented Animating Democracy, an initiative to foster artistic activities encouraging civic dialogue on important contemporary issues. This book examines the experiences of 37 arts and humanities projects, realized by a wide range of cultural organizations.
americans4thearts.stores.yahoo.net/civdialarcul.html
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Community Arts Network SA - Tel 08 8231 0900/1800 245 678, Email: cansa@cansa.net.au
www.cansa.on.net
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Community Arts Network WA - Tel 08 9226 2422/1800 681 021, Email: pilar@canwa.com.au
www.canwa.com.au
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Community capacity building: a practical guide. Housing and Community Research Unit, University of Tasmania. Developing the capacity of communities has become an important part of the broadening role f many state and NGO agencies. The guide stresses that there is a need to engage communities to identify their own needs, rather than parachuting pre-conceived ideas of what might work best.
www.utas.edu.au/.../HACRU_Occasional_Paper_6_Community_
Capacity_Building_-_A_Practical_Guide.pdf

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The Creative City Network of Canada is inviting interested parties to join a new Indicators-L
listserv, which will help connect individuals working on and/or interested in the development of
cultural indicators at the local level.
creativecity.ca/index.php?option=com_content
&task=section&id=16&Itemid=270
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Creative Economy Programme, UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Discussion papers available on their website at
www.cep.culture.gov.uk
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Documentary: “A Few Old Blokes”
“A Few Old Blokes”, is a frank, intimate slice of life documentary directed by Kate Gillick,
edited by Mark Atkin and produced by the Kensington Management Company. The film maker
asks the residents about love, life, dreams, and ideas. Filmed at 94 Ormond Street Kensington
Terri Soumilas, Community Development Manager, Kensington Management Company , ph: 9371 2010
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Funky on your flyer, a report on the Crossing the Line seminars.
Crossing the Line report young people’s feelings about and relationships to different kinds of cultural venues, literature, barriers to attendance, marketing strategies, interviews with young people and cultural mentors and mediators. www.artsresearchdigest.com/archive/digests/1329
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How do you evaluate the intangible?
This report is designed to help grant-giving organisations assess different evaluation
techniques, considering how much weight should be given to hard data and measurable
outcomes.
www.rieti.go.jp/jp/events/07062201/pdf/5-1_kuroda_presentation_o.pdf
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Local Connections Online
Local Connections is an interactive online quarterly newsletter for research and policy officers
in local government in Victoria produced by the Local Government Research Network (LGRN).
Articles cover research, evaluation of programs, indicators for community wellbeing or
benchmarking, community surveys, research partnerships or other collaborations, and other
activities which support the development of policy through quality research. Enquiries: 136 186, customer.service@dse.vic.gov.au or www.dse.vic.gov.au/
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Making the Journey a new 94 page, full colour book about arts activities and people with
disabilities. It offers 12 case studies as examples of approaches, issues and achievements in
the Australian field of art and disability in recent years. The book has been made possible by
the generous support of the Australia Council and Family and Community Services.
www.artsaccess.com.au
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Queensland Community Arts Network - Tel 07 3254 4922, Email: mail@qldcan.org.au or
www.qldcan.org.au
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Report published: ‘Train Stations as Places for Community Wellbeing’
VicHealth commissioned the development of a scoping paper focusing on existing arts practice designed to develop railway stations as community hubs. The document investigates this possibility
www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/.../Train-Stations-as-Places-for-Community-
Wellbeing.aspx
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Tasmanian Regional Arts - Tel 03 6426 2344, Email: info@tasregionalarts.asn.au
www.tasregionalarts.org.au
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