TCG Bulletin

July 2009, Volume 32, Issue 7

INTERNATIONAL NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation New Initiative: International Cultural Engagement

This research brings together data on public and private support for cultural exchange as well as research on the challenges, successes, smart practices and trends of engagement by participating arts and cultural organizations, in addition to examining the history of public-private partnerships and new technologies being used in the promotion of cultural content for public diplomacy purposes.

Action: Visit the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation website to download the publication and supporting documents.

Call for Participation for First International Street Theatre Festival in Athens, Greece

The festival will take place September 30 – October 4 with small and large spectacles presented by Greek and foreign groups in areas within the historical center of Athens and around the Sacred Rock of Acropolis. The festival is divided in two parts: the main part, which will host selected groups, and the open part, in which single artists or groups can participate.

Action: Visit the International Street Theatre Festival website for more information. Send proposals, accompanied by photos and DVD to 1st International Street Theatre Festival, P.O. Box 77225 GR 17510 – Paleo Faliro – Athens - Greece

National Association of Latino Arts and Culture Presents Transnational Cultural Remittances Program

This program is designed to strengthen the exchange of art and culture between communities linked by people’s migration from one country to another. It seeks to identify exemplary cultural exchange projects from individuals, collectives and community-based organizations that support grassroots artistic and cultural practices and strengthen social networks across national boundaries in migrant communities. Projects demonstrating an ongoing connection between two or more of the following countries will be eligible for consideration for a grant in 2009 or 2010: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the United States.

Action: The deadline is July 24. Visit the NALAC website for guidelines and application materials.

International University "Global Theatre Experience" Conference in Leibnitz, Austria, October 28 - 31

“Performing Arts Training Today” is open to performers from all over the world interested in the research of topical questions and processes in contemporary performing arts education and training.

Action: Visit the IUGTE website for submission guidelines and registration.

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