ART-idea’s associate, Dr Kris Rampersad, Trinidad and Tobago Representative on the UNESCO Executive Board for the 2013 to 2017 term, will attend the board’s bi-annual meeting at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris in April 2014. Dr Rampersad will address issues of futuring in UNESCO’s operations in the post-2015 global agenda including
22nd ENCATC Annual Conference “New Challenges for the Arts: Is it just about money?” will take place 17-19 SEPT 2014, in Brno, Czech Republic.
Who is the biggest consumer of red wine in the world? The Chinese. One glass at a time, the Asian giant made an historic step, outdoing France (second) and Italy (third) in the world placement for the biggest consumer of the wine with a “lucky” color. Ruby red stands for
A journey through Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam in search of the best cooking classes and culinary advice from chefs and grandmothers alike: in this three-part series “Fine Dining Lovers” presents the best dishes, tips, and tricks learnt along the way. First stop: Ao Nang, Thailand for an adventure in curry pastes.
The Arctic diet is certainly under great scrutiny these days! Comedian Ellen DeGeneres is funding anti-seal hunting organizations, President Barack Obama is urging Iceland to cease its whaling practices, and the official Instagram feed of National Geographic is blowing up with negative comments in response to photos of hunting in
The pioneering cultural heritage tourism initiative SHAPING 24 – the project that links the iconic Norwich 12 buildings with 12 heritage sites in Ghent, Belgium – has won a prestigious EU prize. The SHAPING 24 project, led by Norwich’s Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust (HEART) and in conjunction with Ghent City
Created by the Creative Tourism Network®, they aim to reward companies, projects and destinations over the world that are committed to creative tourism. The jury, headed by Professor Greg Richards, will assign the “Creative Friendly’s’” based on the criteria of quality, originality, innovation and sustainability… READ MORE
Ferran Adria has announced the opening of a BulliPedia Lab in Barcelona where a team of 80 researchers, chefs and techies will work on bringing to life his epic online culinary encyclopedia. The BulliPedia Lab is located in a 5,905-square foot former textile factory and will open May 15th. It will
The best aromatic plants are the ones you get directly from the land, or directly from the person who cultivates them. This is the idea behind Daphnis and Chloe, a Greek herb company launched in 2013. The concept is easy: create a link between authentic Mediterranean producers and customers worldwide,
Thousands gathered in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 7 for a grand procession to honour the Hung Kings, the founders of the Vietnamese nation. Each procession was led by dancers, followed by a group carrying national and festive flags and another group playing ritual drums and gongs and
The New Children’s Museum in San Diego officially opened a much anticipated new exhibition on October 13, 2013. Feast: the Art of Playing with Your Food, will continue through September 2014, with some installations remaining through 2015. The exhibit was developed to encourage families to think about the many ways
The Annual Conference of The Association of Cultural Management in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, of which ENCATC will be partner in 2015, has launched a call for papers for a conference entitled: “Cultural Management without Borders”. The objective of the conference is to “deal with the challenges of internationalization and
The fifth Knowledge Incubation in Innovation and Creation for Science Newsletter has just been sent out and can be found here: http://www.kiics.eu/en/News-Events/KiiCS-Newsletters/KiiCS-Newsletter-5/ KiiCS addresses the question regarding how art and science can be brought together to make science closer to citizens and stimulate innovative ideas. Working with partners they intend
InterArtive is an open platform for dialogue that attempts to bring together different theoretical and practical fields of criticism and reflection on contemporary art and thought. Developed from an academic context, but emerging from a need to reach beyond it and to establish links with the artistic production, InterArtive functions
In an internet-age twist on ‘try-before-you-buy’ marketing, would-be visitors to Victoria will be able to deploy “remote-control tourists” wearing webcams to sample activities around Melbourne. Tourism Victoria’s innovative $3.6 million “virtual tourist experience”, dubbed the Remote Control Tourist, has won a prestigious award. It has been voted Best in Show at the
Though interest in gastronomy, especially in more distant, exotic cuisines, seems to be growing in Slovakia, some people may still be unfamiliar with what’s right “next door”. This may be the case with a culinary tradition that, while local, remains less known and appreciated than most others: Roma cuisine…READ MORE
