The deadline for travels planned to begin from 1 July onward is for 1 May: Applications submitted before this deadline will get answers on 10 June. See http://www.artmovesafrica.org/ for more information.
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Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo, an annual, multi discipline arts festival that takes place in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe every month of September is calling for new, fresh and cutting edge work for presentation at its 9th edition of the festival. The festival is looking for theatre, music, dance, storytelling, poetry and comedy from the region and beyond. Regional and international artists with new work that fit the bill can visit the festival website for application forms. Deadline for applications is 30 April 2013. For more information: http://www.intwasa.org/
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At a time when Mali lives an unprecedented political and identity crisis, we need more than ever to promote some of our values to get out of this abyss created by this situation. Today more than ever, Malians need to gather around what unites them. Today more than ever, the sons of this country must talk to each other, understand each other, and forgive each other. Because, dialogue is the best way to peace. Yes, dialogue to appease hearts; dialogue to learn from the past; dialogue to know and recognize each other; dialogue to accept each other despite our differences; dialogue to define the basic elements that will form the basis of the new Mali; dialogue to promote cultural diversity. Mali is characterized by the wealth of its artistic and cultural expressions. From Kidal to Kayes, each population has its particularity. And it is this mosaic that has always made the charm of this country.
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Are you an artist or creator? An NGO or non-profit private body? A public body whose activities contribute to the promotion of culture and artistic creation? If your project meets the criteria set out in the Operational Guidelines of the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture (IFPC), you can submit your projects to benefit from the support of the Fund.
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Freemuse has compiled statistics presenting a glimpse of the situation for musicians worldwide in 2012.
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The Ségou Symposium which took place february 12 - 15 in the Kôrè Cultural Centre. It was a framework for reflection on arts and govenance in Mali, and in Africa. This international symposium gathered several speakers from Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, DR Congo, South Africa and Burkina Faso around the theme "Culture & Governance". Strong recommendations have been made during four days of intellectual debates. These recommendations were compiled in a document called the "CALL OF SEGOU". This document, which contains relevant proposal concerning the crisis and national reconciliation, governance and development, have been given to the members of the Malian Parliament just after the symposium.
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“The Freemuse Award 2013 is given to ‘Festival au Désert’, which in spite of extreme Islamists’ attempts to silence all music in Mali, defends freedom of musical expression and struggles to continue keeping music alive in the region”, says Marie Korpe, Executive Director, Freemuse.
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The war has got an impact on major events such as the Festival sur le Niger and the Festival au Désert. The Festival sur le Niger have been reduced for a special edition, without music and other festive activities, because... of the state of emergency in the country. For the special edition, we will have an International Symposium on the theme "Culture and Governance", Workshops and Master Class on the theme: "Peace and Social Cohesion", etc. The Festival au Désert have been cancelled for 2013, unfortunately. Generally, activities are in a slow motion. http://www.festivalsegou.org/
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Istanbul Bilgi University (kpy Centre for Cultural Policy and Management) and the European Cultural Foundation are publishing a series of academic yearbooks on contemporary issues of cultural management and cultural policy development in Turkey – with a special focus on Turkey’s relation to the neighboring EU and Balkan countries, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus as well as the Arab world. For the forthcoming edition they are requesting the submission of abstracts for academic papers or book reviews in anyfield of cultural policy or management research.
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International celebration of freedom of expression in art and culture in Oslo 28/2 - 03/3 2013.
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