Reading Resources

Art and Youth Culture: FYI

Report and Arts Council response to a meeting of young people and policy makers on 27-29 March 2010 sponsored by the CCP Ireland.

Arts and Health: Policy and Strategy

Green Paper: Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries

The objective of this consultation was to gather views on various issues impacting the cultural and creative industries in Europe, from business environment to the need to open up a common European space for culture, from capacity building to skills development and promotion of European creators on the world stage. The responses to the consultation will inform the Commission and help it ensure that EU programmes and policies involving cultural and creative industries are “fit for purpose”. The consultation, which ran 24 April to 30 July 2010 was open to individuals and organisations and in particular national, regional or local authorities, the European institutions and associations from the cultural and creative industries.

Final report of the Expert Working Group on maximizing the potention of Cultural and Creative Indust

The EU working group on creative and cultural industries produced its final report in June 2010. It has to be seen as a “consensus paper” It contains a set of recommendations, which are organised around eight main lines of action. The first main line is about the political awareness and sensibility, which is necessary to have a fully-fledged creative strategy.

Intercultural policies in European Cities: A Good Practice Guide

CITY Network (Cities for Local Integration Policy) good practice guide to intercultural policies in European cities

CULTUREMAP

Brochure presents the findings and conclusions of a study carried out by the EACEA. The study mapped and evaluated existing websites (platforms) within the cultural sector aimed at stimulating debate and cross-border exchange of matters concerning European culture