http://www.ericarts.org/web/news.php Project News / ERICarts News en webmail01@ericarts.org webmail99@ericarts.org ERICarts http://backend.userland.com/rss092 MEDIANALE CMS RSS at http://www.medianale.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:20:53 GMT http://www.ericarts.org/web/news.php?aid=186 In preparation for the 2008 UNESCO World Report on Cultural Diversity, the ERICarts Institute assembled information and data on how cultural diversity is interpreted in national cultural policy frameworks and structures in Europe. Country specific information can be found online through the Council of Europe/ERICarts: Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 8th edition, 2007. http://www.ericarts.org/web/news.php?aid=191 The ERICarts Institute was one of four co-organising partners in this EU funded project together with the European Cultural Foundation/LABforCulture, Fondazione Fitzcarraldo (FF), and On the Move Association (OTM). In 2005 and 2006, the G2CC project analysed and disseminated information and knowledge on cross-border and transnational cultural cooperation in Europe. Among other activites, the project partners generated an analysis of existing resources available to increase the mobility of artists and cultural operators (OTM) and case studies of best practices of European cultural co-operation (FF). The European Cultural Foundation/LAB managed the entire G2CC project. http://www.ericarts.org/web/news.php?aid=182 In 2006, the ERICarts Institute has produced a comparative study for the European Parliament on the economic and social frameworks for artists in Europe, with particular emphasis placed on mobility issues. The study identified common challenges facing artists with regard to labour, tax and social security legislation and innovative measures which countries have adopted to help artists overcome these challenges. Members of the research team were: Suzanne Capiau, Danielle Cliche, Vesna Čopič, Ritva Mitchell and Andreas Wiesand. The study is available for download in English and in French. An additional paper was prepared by team member Suzanne Capiau on "Mobilité des artistes et securité sociale". http://www.ericarts.org/web/news.php?aid=181 The ERICarts Institute has finalised a pilot project on the dynamics, causes and consequences of the mobility of persons, goods and services in European arts and culture. The project was undertaken for the LabforCulture and includes a list of areas requiring more extensive comparative research. The conceptual analyses of the pilot project focused mainly on clarifying the phenomena of brain drain, brain gain and brain circulation and classifying their potential causes. Comparative statistics an