By Matina Magkou, Researcher, Université Côte d’Azur, France As pressures on the arts and culture sector to demonstrate their value continue to intensify, an important question arises: are future generations of professionals adequately equipped to reflect on and carry out meaningful evaluations? Can evaluation truly be taught, and do existing frameworks reflect the realities ofRead more
By ENCATC /INTERVIEW Why Culture Matters: In conversation with Ambassador Morikawa Toru, Executive Director, Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) Ambassador Morikawa Toru joined the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) as its 8th Executive Director in August 2020. He is a career diplomat, and his previous postings include serving as Minister, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Japan in Iran;Read more
/Interview ENCATC Interview to keynote speaker Dr. David Throsby Yesterday we had an interesting discussion about how sustainability is pre-Westernized and how how can we think of sustainability beyond this Western perspective… This is a very interesting matter and it is one that I do a lot of work at the moment with indigenous peopleRead more
By Ginevra Addis Adjunct Professor – Master in Arts Management, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan (IT); PhD candidate in Analysis and Management of Cultural Heritage – IMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca (IT) /INTERVIEW Inter-sectoral connections between cultural venues and sustainability: the challenging work of Julie’s Bicycle Introduction The aim of the present interview isRead more
By Raphaela Henze Professor of Arts Management, Heilbronn University; Co-Investigator, Brokering Intercultural Exchange network /Interview Interview with Cornelia Lanz Mezzo-soprano; Founder of Zuflucht Kultur e.V. (Association Refuge Culture) In 2014 you founded the Association Refuge Culture in Stuttgart, could you please describe how you got this idea and what Refuge Culture is actually doing? TheRead more
By Ana Sécio Head of communication of EMERGE, Cultural Association /Interview Interview with Márcio Carvalho Artist and independent curator Your work as a performer artist is always related to the concept of memory, namely to the collective memory. How did you choose performance as a way of expressing you as an artist and how didRead more
By GiannaLia Cogliandro ENCATC Secretary General /Interview Interview with Cecilia Dinardi Could you please tell us more about your personal and professional parcours? How did you arrive in London and why? I am originally from Argentina, where I did my undergraduate studies in Cultural Sociology at the Universidad de Buenos Aires for six years. Then,Read more
By GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens ENCATC Secretary General and editor of the /encatcSCHOLAR /Interview Chris Hogg Social media researcher, Goldsmiths, University of London Why do you think it is important for cultural managers to use digital tools for the implementation of their activities? How these tools could impact their work and increase their efficiency? Well, IRead more
By /encatcScholar Recorded in April 2015 for the National Council for the Arts i de Catalunya (CoNCA) Culture, during the Conference “Strategic Assessment: Measuring the management of cultural facilities” Video editor: Fractal7 /Interview Ian David Gilhespy, B.A. Hons, M.A., FHEA. University of St Mark and St John About Gilhespy Ian Gilhespy has been researching andRead more
By Fernando Bayón Martín, PhD Researcher. Leisure and Human Development. University of Deusto. /Interview Hans Dreher, Essen-Ruhr (ROTTSTR5 Theater); Marcin Garbacki, Warsaw (Projekt Praga) & María Mur, Bilbao-Bizkaia (Consonni) Q7. Animation [Interviewer]: You already mentioned the inclusive character of your activities and your intention to involve many different groups of population… Hans Dreher [HD]: Yes,Read more
By Fernando Bayón Martín, PhD Researcher. Leisure and Human Development. University of Deusto. /Interview Hans Dreher, Essen-Ruhr (ROTTSTR5 Theater); Marcin Garbacki, Warsaw (Projekt Praga) & María Mur, Bilbao-Bizkaia (Consonni) Cultural and Creative Industries Projekt Praga Sector: ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN Marcin Garbacki + Karolina Tunajek (an architectural duo) The leading motif of their activity is theRead more
By Giannalia Cogliandro Beyens ENCATC General Secretary /Interview Hilary S. Carty, Hon. Fellow, Goldsmith’s University Re-Thinking Leadership in the Cultural & Creative Industries Why are you passionate about the arts and culture? My work in the cultural and creative industries continues to be stimulated and motivated by my belief in the value & positive impactRead more
By Giannalia Cogliandro Beyens ENCATC General Secretary /Interview Viviane Reding, Vice-President – EU Justice Commissioner Why have a year 2013 devoted to European citizenship? Because today Europe is at a cross roads. The future of Europe is the talk of the town, with many voices talking about moving towards political union or a United StatesRead more
