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Preparing the bid for Plovdiv European Capital of Culture 2019

Preparing the bid for Plovdiv European Capital of Culture 2019
20 November 2013

Two IGCAT experts visited Plovdiv (Bulgaria) in 28th-29th November 2013 to give their advise and expertise by leading four intensive workshops in...

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ART-idea attends the City & Gastronomy Seminar

ART-idea attends the City & Gastronomy Seminar
18 November 2013

ART-idea’s Director, Diane Dodd, and ART-idea’s Project Manager, Maro Kazamiaki, attended the City and Gastronomy Seminar at the Center of...

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ART-idea attends the City & Gastronomy Seminar

18 November 2013

ART-idea’s Director, Diane Dodd, and ART-idea’s Project Manager, Maro Kazamiaki, attended the City and Gastronomy Seminar at the Center of...

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ART-idea's Director attends European Culture Forum in Brussels

ART-idea's Director attends European Culture Forum in Brussels
8 November 2013

ART-idea’s Director, Diane Dodd, attended the European Culture Forum in Brussels organised by the European Commission, 4-6 November...

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Is Food Art? Chefs, Creativity, and the Restaurant Business?

Is Food Art? Chefs, Creativity, and the Restaurant Business?
29 August 2013

Fabio Parasecoli, The Huffingtom Post Is food art? As food gains increasing visibility as an arena where the cultural attitudes, the social...

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Plovdiv 2019 – ART-idea support the bid

28 July 2013

ART-idea have prepared a series of workshops to support Plovdiv 2019 in their bid to optain the European Capital of Culture title in 2019. The...

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Plovdiv 2019 – aiming to be European Capital of Culture in 2019

Plovdiv 2019 – aiming to be European Capital of Culture in 2019
27 July 2013

ART-idea and IGCAT have prepared a series of workshops to support Plovdiv 2019 in their bid to optain the European Capital of Culture title in...

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A so-called new trend, creative tourism

A so-called new trend, creative tourism
6 June 2013

by Wanwisa Ngamsangchaikit TR Weekly Creative tourism is one of the key components to attract more tourist arrivals to Thailand’s capital city a...

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Creating a recipe for the European Region of Gastronomy

Creating a recipe for the European Region of Gastronomy
3 June 2013

The European Region of Gastronomy project was conceived by IGCAT experts and endorsed by the European Council of the Regions’ Culture Chair, Mr...

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Conversation with authors of Eventful Cities

18 March 2013

IGCAT announces a Conversation with the authors of Eventful Cities, 17th April, Palau Moja, Barcelona Globalization, economic restructuring and...

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Promoting creative sectors stimulates growth and jobs

18 December 2012

IGCAT welcomes the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the...

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Brussels Conversations 2012

17 November 2012

Diane Dodd from ARTidea, represented IFACCA at the Brussels Conversations 2012. The conversatiohn is part of a series, this one entitled “A...

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