Transfer of ARS BALTICA Secretariat :: 1 January 2010.

As of 1 st January 2010, after six years of operating at the Balic Sea Cultural Centre in Gdañsk,  the rotating Secretariat of ARS BALTICA network will be transferred to Landeskulturzentrum Salzau.

  
ARS BALTICA conference: cultural policies for the Baltic Sea Region; 26 November 2009.

Main topic: EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region in the field of cultural policies

  
ARS BALTICA contribution to the BSR strategy. Please find enclosed the document entitled “ARS BALTICA contribution to the process of the EU-Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.  
CBSS 15th Ministerial Session, Elsinore 3-4 June 2009.

ARS BALTICA received recognition in the Declaration concluding the meeting.

  
Riga Declaration.

ARS BALTICA received a very positive statement in Riga declaration at the 8th Conference of the Ministers for Culture of the Baltic Sea States "Future of Culture in the Baltic Sea Region".

  
Joint CBSS and NCM Conference in Vilnius (23-24 Feb 2010): “Creative Industries in the Baltic Sea Region”.

The registration for the conference "The Sea of Creativity. Perspectives of Creative Industries in the Baltic Sea Region" is open until 5 February 2010. The conference takes place in Vilnius/ Lithuania.

  
Nordic Culture Point offers ‘mobility support’ (deadline: 10 Feb).

Cultural professionals from the Nordic and the Baltic countries can now apply for an accomodation grant.

  
The 6 th Intenational Conference on Cultural Policy Research, 24 - 27 August 2010, Jyväskylä, Finland - CALL FOR PAPERS!.

ICCPR2010 aims to explore cultural policies, their meanings, roles and impact in an interdisciplinary and international environment.

  
Workshop on 'Performance Projects': 15 Feb - 19 March 2010, Denmark.

Registrate now for a 5 weeks workshop in Vordingborg/ Denmark!

  
The Swedish Institute’s exhibition Eco Chic – Towards Sustainable Swedish Fashion, 1 December – 31 January, Berlin .

The exhibition presents Swedish fashion designers who take an environmentally-friendly and ethical approach to their work, without sacrificing an ounce of fashion.

  
The International Conference “Re: Designing Cultural Politics”, 3 – 4 December 2009, Stockholm.

This is an international conference on the inter-relations between local, regional, national and European culture policy making.
 

  
Arctic Frontiers Conference and the Northern Lights Festival, 24 January - 5 February 2010, Tromsø, Norway.

Tromsø will resound with Fryderyk Chopin’s music celebrating the composer’s bicentenary of birth.

  
Tallinn Christmas Market 2009.

The Christmas market on the square has become something of a winter festival – more than just buying and selling, it features a rich cultural programme, too.

  
Exhibitions POST ARS_20_CONTEXTS and Kristina Inèiūraitė. Survival, 18 December 2009 – 14.02.2010, Vilnius.

The Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) presents two exhibitions by Lithuanian artists to complete its 2009 exhibition cycle.

  
RETHINK – Nordic Exhibition of the Year 2009-2010.

The exhibition is a part of the official culture programme for the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP15 in Copenhagen :: 7-18 December 2009.

  
Building Memory: four films about architecture, monuments, and community, 11 December – 14 February, Vilnius .

The artworks in Building Memory explore different aspects of 60 years of Europe's most problematic and contested history from a focus on architecture, monuments, and community and geo-political perspectives.


  
Nordic Culture Forum in Berlin.

The theme of the Culture Forum was profiling of Nordic culture in the international fields.

  
Société Réaliste: Transitioners - London View, 28 November – 23 January, Berlin.

The opening of the exhibition takes place on Friday, 27 November at 7 p.m.

  
Sweden finances more culture in schools .

Every year the Swedish Government spends 55 million SEK (approximately 175 SEK per pupil) on cultural initiatives at school.

  
Nordic Council's Culture calls for creative subjects in schools..

Research shows that creative subjects are important for schools kids’ development and their desire to learn.
 

  
Declaration of the Conference of the Culture Ministers of the Baltic Sea Countries :: Riga. 8th Conference of the Ministers for Culture of the Baltic Sea States Future of Culture in the Baltic Sea Region was held in Riga on 17 October 2008 and concluded with the Riga Declaration.  
25 years of the “European Capitals of Culture”: celebratory event and conference in Brussels.

The "European Capitals of Culture" were launched in 1985. On 23 - 24 March 2010 the European Commission organises a celebratory event and a strategic conference in Brussels.

  
Spanish EU Presidency: Culture is on the agenda.

In January, the Spanish Minister of Culture presented the main lines of cultural policy during the Spanish EU Presidency.

 

  
EU sponsored courses in Haria on Lanzarote, Canarian Islands.

The deadline for first two courses held in May is the 15th January.

  
European Diploma in Cultural Project Management 2010/2011.

This pan-European training programme has arisen from the will to foster cultural diversity as well as transregional and transnational cultural exchanges.

  
Video installation "Travesías", January – June 2010, Brussels.

The installation created specially for the atrium of the Justus Lipsius building of the European Union Council uses a LED screen.
 

  
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero about the priorities of the Spanish Presidency of the EU.

The Spanish prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero had a speech in the Spanish Congress.
 

  
Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Program introduced to foreign press .

The 2010 program, events and the international contact plan was shared with the foreign press in Istanbul.

  
Pécs2010 European Capital of Culture Opening Ceremony, 10 January 2010, Hungary.

The opening ceremony will take place in Széchenyi Square and will emphasize cooperation with the other two capitals of culture, Essen in the Ruhr Region and Istanbul.

  
European Book Prize 2009.

The prize was awarded on 9 December in Brussels for the third time.

  
Venice and Istanbul.

Contribution to Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture

  
The photo competition 'Imagine a new world' – entries due till 31 August 2009..

The European Commission is asking all professional and amateur photographers to submit their photographs to the competition.

  
Go East! Conference, 11-12 December, Warsaw.

The Chances and Challenges of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership

  
European Border Breakers Awards 2010.

The winners of the EBBAs will receive their awards in Groningen on 14 January 2010.

  
Creativity and innovation in the EU – closing conference 16–17 December, Stockholm.

The concluding conference ‘Create. Innovate. Grow.’ will serve as a meeting place, in which policy-creation themes will be discussed from a European perspective.

  
CIVIS Media Prize 2010.

In 2010 the Prize will be awarded both as a European and German television prize as well as a European radio prize to German-language programmes in the European Union and Switzerland.

  
European Neighbours’ Day, 28 May 2010.

European Neighbours' Day is an initiative of the European Federation of Local Solidarity (E.F.L.S.) 

  
The House of Stories, till 30 December 2009, Linz.

Objects, artifacts, costumes, photos, films and blueprints that played a role in the Linz09 program will bring back memories of some of this year's highlights in the House of Stories.

  
Awards of the “Imagine a new world” photo competition.

Hungarian artist Daniel Halasz was awarded the First Prize for his portfolio "Imaginary Diary" which uses the genre of the postcard.

  
The European Comission report on arts education in the EU..

The European Commission has presented a report on the aims and objectives of arts education, its organisation, the provision of extra-curricular activities, as well as initiatives for the development of such education at school.

  
The European Comission donates €5m to European filmmakers..

40 projects had been selected from among 95 applications to receive funding (a total of €5m) within the EU's Media International programme.

  
Swedish Umeå and Latvian Riga will be European Capitals of Culture 2014..

The candidates must present a programme with a lasting impact that contributes to the long-term cultural, economic and social development of the city concerned.


 

  
Launch of the European House for Culture, 27 September 2009, Brussels.

The European House for Culture is a cultural organisation initiated by the European Festivals Association (EFA).
 

  
European Culture Forum, 29-30 September 2009, Brussels.

Brussels will host two big events this autumn: on 28 September the Culture Programme Conference; and on 29-30 September the European Culture Forum.

  
The exhibition “The European Green Belt: Borders.Wilderness.Future”, 4 July 2009 – 10 January 2010, Linz.

An international nature conservation project  with the aim to protect various landscapes along the former Iron Curtain and to preserve their natural and cultural assets.

  
A new version of the European Union central website EUROPA..

The new site will have "a simpler, more uniform layout, with content presented in a more logical way," and represents the first step on the road towards a "more consistent corporate identity throughout" the Europa website family.

 

  
The Manifesto on Innovation and Education in the European Union..

The manifesto for the European Year of Creativity and Innovation will be published later this year by the 27 ambassadors and will focus strongly on education policy, culture design and research.

  
Priorities of the Swedish EU Presidency - Meeting in Brussels, 18-19 June 2009.

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt attended the meeting of the European Council to discuss priorities of the Swedish Presidency in the European Union.

  
Re: New Music – a network bringing music across Europe.

The network supports the circulation and performance of existing high quality ensemble repertoire and initiates exchange of music, knowledge and new ideas.

  
2009: European Year of Creativity and Innovation . The Czech Presidency of the EU and European Commission launched the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009 on Wednesday, 7 January with the slogan “Imagine. Create. Innovate”.  
Vilnius European Capital of Culture 2009: Opening of the Programme - 31 December 2008. On the eve of 2009 visitors and residents can witness the unique musical fiesta of dance, sound and light.
  
3….2….1….09 Opening – Linz 2009 The European Capital of Culture. Linz – the European Capital of Culture in 2009 wants to invite guest from all part of Europe for celebration of opening of the new year on 31.12.08 - 2.01.09.