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- European Network of Information Centres for the Performing Arts
The European Network of Information Centres for the Performing Arts (ENICPA) is a network of organisations sharing information and documentation for the benefit of art professionals worldwide. Its website, redesigned in 1999, provides access to a database on European events, publications, training opportunities, and information centres for the performing arts. The network has its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
- International Federation of Musicians
The International Federation of Musicians (FIM), founded in 1948 and located in Paris, France, counts 72 unions as members throughout the world. Its main objective is to represent and defend the economic, social and artistic interests of musicians organised in trade unions. Its portal provides access to reports, news and links relevant to the sector.
- Open Society Institute
The Open Society Institute (OSI) is a private foundation based in New York, United States. It was established by George Soros in 1993 to support the democratisation process of eastern European countries and of the foundations previously established in this region. OSI and the developed network of foundations promote programmes and activities in several sectors including economy, education, human rights, media and communications, public health, arts and culture.
- Performing arts - what future?
Performing arts are classified within the broader sector of recreation, sports and culture. The first of three articles in the Sector Futures series on this sector delineates the performing arts industry sector and examines its market size, structure and nature of employment. It then discusses some of the main trends and drivers affecting the sector, as well as the principal issues and uncertainties related to performing arts.
- Promoting and safeguarding employment in the live performing arts sector
' Innovative developments and good practice that is promoting and safeguarding employment in the live performing arts sector in seven EU countries’ is the final report of research commissioned by the European Commission’s DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities and the European Entertainment Alliance. The research focuses on the analysis of innovation and good practices promoting and sustaining employment in the performing arts sector of seven European countries. Case studies from these countries are reported.
- The performing arts sector - policy issues and challenges for the future
The first two articles in this series on the performing arts sector introduced and defined the sector, and then reviewed the trends and drivers affecting the sector. This third and last article on the sector presents the major policy issues and challenges facing the sector. The analysis considers the time profile of each policy issue and how it affects regions and companies. Policy issues identified include digitalisation of content leading to an increased number of distribution channels, sources of funding for the live performing arts and the changing skills mix required in the sector.
- The performing arts sector - visions of the future
This second article in the series focuses on the main factors influencing the present and future of the performing arts sector. It builds on the first article, which described the salient features of the sector, in particular, the size and structure of its market, the nature of employment, and issues and uncertainties facing the sector. It examines the main trends and drivers shaping the sector’s future, including the forces that are leading to a reduction in the public funding available to the performing arts.
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Page last updated: 12 October, 2010