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1st Asian Network of Cultural Intermediaries Forum

IGCAT was invited to the 1st Asian Network of Cultural Intermediaries Forum in Taiwan, 2-3 November. The invitation came from the Graduate School of Arts Management and Cultural Policy, National Taiwan University of Arts. It was an opportunity for IGCAT’s President, Dr. Diane Dodd to meet the Deputy Minister for Culture and to

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Cities and Culture
Diane Dodd

Arts and culture, an alternative to grow African economies

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) governments have been urged to shift their focus from timber, cocoa and minerals exports, and introduce relevant polices and funding into arts and culture to rapidly expand their economies. The stakeholders from Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Gambia and Cote d’Ivoire are discussing the status

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Cities and Culture
Diane Dodd

Jury will decide Limerick’s EU Capital of Culture fate

Twenty copies of Limerick’s bid document for the prized European Capital of Culture 2020 designation have been submitted to the Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Dublin, Galway and the Three Sisters or South East regional clustering of Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny are all bidding for the title, which

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Cities and Culture
Diane Dodd

Business Plans: Tips for Arts, Culture and the Creative Industries

Experts and entrepreneurs offer their insights and top resources for writing a successful business plan. Before you think business plan, think business model. The School for Creative Startups and other renowned institutions have developed some key questions that will help you create your own. Read original article at theguardian.com

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Cities and Culture
Diane Dodd

Growing Cities: Can Urban Farming Spread Across the USA?

“80% of people in the United States now live in cities. They have to be fed.” So begins the trailer for Growing Cities(embedded below) and the film itself stays true to this simple but important idea. Visiting urban farming projects across the USA, stars and creators Dan Susman and Andrew Monbouquette

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