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The purpose of this study was to gain a representative idea of the activities being offered under the banner of artists’ professional development by public sector arts organisations. Building on previous research and adopting a UK view in an international context, this initially involved approaching representatives of some 80 organisations. This phase of research revealed that artists’ professional development programmes involve a wide range of activities including: access to facilities; associates’ programmes; networking platforms; peer-to-peer exchanges; talks and lectures; studio visits; one-to-one critiques; mentoring; skills-based workshops and residencies (and that these elements are rarely found in isolation). This scoping process also gave rise to the impression that programmes tend to cater to emerging artists or those at formative moments in their development. From this overview of organisational activities, 16 programmes considered to be exemplary were selected. This took account of educational activities and those seeking to maintain access to materials, facilities, information and discourse after graduation, alongside associates programmes, residencies and business incubators. Each of the chosen programmes was examined in detail, in close dialogue with those responsible for their operation and, where possible, artists who had participated in them. This series of case studies, which forms the bulk of this report, yields important insights into the approaches felt to be most beneficial by the artists experiencing them. This qualitative research also provided an opportunity to take account of the ways in which definitions in this area have evolved and entered into popular vocabulary. This showed ‘professional development’ to be a brainchild of the twenty-first century, with discussions in this area dating back to the formation of the Artists Professional Development Network in 2000. Moreover, it exposed two working definitions of artists’ professional development. The first of these is closely tied to practice and focuses on exhibitions, commissions and sales. Many of the artists consulted for this study articulated a fundamental, ongoing demand for the time, space and resources necessary to develop their practice, and the majority of organisational representatives, contacted in the course of this study, considered that they met this need when working with artists on exhibitions and commissions. By contrast, the second, and arguably the most prevalent, definition of artists’ professional development tends to refer to the skills and knowledge that form an adjunct to individual practice. While this research was commissioned to look at activities conforming to the second definition, the ways in which such programmes intersected with practice was consistently borne in mind. This highlighted a growing imperative for publicly funded arts organisations to more precisely define the developmental aspects of the exhibitions and commissions they oversee.
Les lieux du rêve. Architectures fantastiques dans la littérature: textes et images (Florence) 6, 7 & 8 avril 2017 Date limite: 8 janvier 2017 http://institutfrancais-firenze.com/fr Le colloque propose de mettre en perspective commune le rêve et l'architecture. Unis, opposés, croisés, ces deux thèmes peuvent se décliner sous plusieurs aspects : l'architecture du rêve, les rêves d'architectures, la ville rêvée, les constructions projetées, l'imaginaire de l'architecture dans les rêves, les constructions oniriques des romans médiévaux, les visions merveilleuses de la Jérusalem céleste … Ce vaste champ de recherche a été, certes, déjà bien investi par les chercheurs, ce que prouvent les nombreuses études sur les villes idéales et l'architecture utopique, les traités d'architecture (qui ouvrent une fenêtre sur les rêves de l'architecte), l'écriture des hommes de l'art (de Vitruve et Villard de Honnecourt à Alberti ou Filarète …), les constructions de l'imaginaire dans les récits de rêve ou de songe … C'est pourquoi le colloque 2017 s'est fixé pour objectif de recentrer ses travaux soit sur des éclairages novateurs de cette thématique double, soit sur des cas d'études originaux, avec une approche spécifique croisant architecture et imaginaire. La thématique inclut le sacré et le profane. Parallèlement, il s'attachera à favoriser l'interdisciplinarité dans l'analyse du rapport entre textes et images. Les périodes ciblées s'échelonnent de l'Antiquité au Baroque. Plusieurs axes de réflexion sont possibles pour ceux qui souhaitent présenter une communication : 1-la littérature transmet des récits imaginaires décrivant des architectures et des « lieux » (entendus au sens large) : *édifices fantastiques qui ont un caractère étonnant ou admirable en raison de leur architecture, des méthodes de construction ou des matériaux employés ; *édifices ou parties d'édifices issus du réel que le récit rend exceptionnels et inscrit dans le merveilleux ; *édifices qui s'inspirent d'un imaginaire-rêve ou vision-raconté. Les choix de narration, de description et de mise en image, ainsi que le recours à la vision, au rêve ou à des effets spéciaux seront des paramètres d'étude significatifs. L'étude portera aussi sur la mise en image de ces lieux dans les arts, lorsqu'elle existe, en parallèle du texte. 2-les sources écrites et l'archéologie témoignent de pratiques anciennes exécutées dans des lieux rituels précis, édifices ou aménagements sacrés, où peut opérer le processus onirique. En tant qu' « architectures du rêve », ils matérialisent ainsi dans le réel une ouverture vers un espace merveilleux et surnaturel :
Newsletter of the European Network of Comparative Literary Studies (ENCLS), January 2017, with current calls for papers and contributions, funding opportunities, recent publications and open positions in the field of comparative literary studies.
Royal Musical Association 53rd Annual Conference, Liverpool, 7-9 September
Composing for the Modern Nation: A Comparative Analysis of the Works of Chávez and Saygun2017 •
Late 19th and 20th centuries witnessed the emergence of nation-states following wars against others or within themselves; the new states executed their cultural policies for fitting into their myths of origin and ideal nations. Music was a crucial tool in the aftermath of wars and musical nationalism went hand in hand with nationalist modernization. In an effort to see the reflections of music in politics and politics in music, this paper aims at comparing the modernization processes of two distinct nations through the works of two significant composers who went beyond their nations. Two contemporary composers, Carlos Chávez from Mexico and Ahmed Adnan Saygun from Turkey, became important characters in the musical modernization of their countries with their compositions. What idiosyncratic features of their music made them become accepted as national figures? What were the political dynamics surrounding their compositions? What were their motives of composing for the modern nation? Are there any common musical, literary, local and translocal elements in their compositions? How can the similarities of their works be theoretically framed? To find answers to these questions, a genealogical study of the composers’ biographies has been conducted and chronologically selected compositions from both musicians have been analyzed.
Royal Musical Association 55th Annual Conference, University of Manchester
Pulse Phonation: Mapping the social and musical value of an extended vocal techniqueIATIS Bulletin
First International Conference on Innovative Translation and Interpreting Research (ICITIR)2010 •
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Prof. Fernando Galvan Esse President on Dickens' conference: 11TH ESSE, INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 71 (2012): "CHARLES DICKENS: THE OTHER VOICE OF VICTORIAN ENGLAND", ESSE: EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF ENGLISH, Y. Bezrucka.pdf2001 •
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New Art Biennale Riga / Rezekne 2019 Art Future / Future Signs Paradox Fine Art European Forum Biennial Conference RIGA 2019
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Playing to the crowd: The role of music and musicians in political participation2007 •
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Prototyping an Academic Network: People, Places and Connections. Three Years of the Spanish Network for Science and Technology Studies