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Eurobarometer study on European, culture and cultural values
(Source: IFACCA Acorns Bulletin and www.on-the-move.org)
* 89% perceive a greater need for ‘culture’ to be promoted at EU-level;
* 88% feel that cultural exchanges are important, and they call on the European Union to facilitate cultural exchanges for Europeans, and so promote intercultural dialogue;
These are some of the findings of the Eurobarometer study on Europeans, culture and cultural values published by the European Commission.
Eye Catchers at Festivak
At the beginning of October, IFEA Europe participated at FESTIVAK - the largest expo and trade show in the Benelux for festival and public event professionals. During the expo the following items got our attention:
Festival Chairs
These internationally patented chairs made of card-board are easy to assemble, light and environmentally friendly, can easily handle 150 KG and are a great medium for your sponsor message and offer your attendees a great souvenir.
IFEA member Rotterdam Festivals won the 2005 IFEA Pinnacle Award for best new promotional item with this chair.
www.festivalchairs.com/*
Ticket Prices for Performing Arts becoming BIG business
Guardian: “Americans are used to pawning the silverware for a couple of tickets to the Super Bowl or the upcoming World Series, but $3,500 (£1,720) for a performance of Shakespeare?”
Newseditor from Arts Professional says: “This appears to not be a one-off freak thing either, with the G reporting that online retailers Stubhub and Gotickets are offering tickets for similar prices.”
Read the article in The Guardian
IFEA Europe News would like to here your festival ticket stories.
European Festival Research Project (EFRP) Meets in Ireland
Check out the programme of the Research Stream presented by the EFRP at the Annual Conference of the Association of Irish Festival Events at www.aoifeonline.com on 8 and 9 November.
Free Online Ticketing
ts.com who know a thing or two about ticketing systems will be presenting the ts Express. Launched earlier this year and already hugely popular, ts Express allows event organisers and musicians to sell online tickets for free. Its the no hassle solution to ticketing.
Read the article at Showman’s News
China Now
China Now, the UK’s biggest-ever celebration of contemporary Chinese culture, is set to launch in February 2008. The festival will see about 1,000 cultural events happening around the country in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics in July, with Councils around Britain working alongside local Chinese communities organising events in celebration of the Chinese New Year on 7 February. A firework display at London’s O2 centre is planned for early February, followed by China Art Now, a group of major exhibitions of contemporary Chinese art, set to open later in the month.
Read the article in The Guardian
007 Lincence to Thrill - AOIFE Conference
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Join members of IFEA Europe at the Annual Conference of the Association of Irish Festivals & Events on 8/10 November.
Familiar IFEA speakers: William Culver Dodds (Harrogate International Festivals), Steven Wood Schmader, (President/CEO IFEA World), Paul Gudgin, (Former Director Edinburgh Festival Fringe), Allan Xinus Grige (Chairman IFEA Europe), Robyn Nelson (Dogwood Arts Festival), Maria Nusser-Wagner (The Guggenheim), Sylvia Allen (Allen Consulting) and Jeroen Mourik (CreativeFellowship.org) are amongst the international speakers.
Conference Brochure (pdf 575 Kb)
Conference Programme (Word 256 Kb)
Please note that the Early Bird Rate ends Friday 19 October!
007 Lincence to Thrill - AOIFE Conference
Posted on October 10th, 2007 in Education, conferences & seminars, News, Research by Editor | Print This Post
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| November 10, 2007 |
Join members of IFEA Europe at the Annual Conference of the Association of Irish Festivals & Events on 8/10 November.
Familiar IFEA speakers: William Culver Dodds (Harrogate International Festivals), Steven Wood Schmader, (President/CEO IFEA World), Paul Gudgin, (Former Director Edinburgh Festival Fringe), Allan Xinus Grige (Chairman IFEA Europe), Robyn Nelson (Dogwood Arts Festival), Maria Nusser-Wagner (The Guggenheim), Sylvia Allen (Allen Consulting) and Jeroen Mourik (CreativeFellowship.org) are amongst the international speakers.
Conference Brochure (pdf 575 Kb)
Conference Programme (Word 256 Kb)
Please note that the Early Bird Rate ends Friday 19 October!