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Year 2009 Events
Fourth World Summit on Arts and Culture
Johannesburg, South Africa, 21-25 September 2009
The International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) announced that Johannesburg has won the bid to host one of the most significant events in the international arts calendar. The IFACCA board was impressed by the South African proposal, which put emphasis on issues affecting public support for the arts in developing countries and the role of the arts in achieving cultural diversity.
The fourth World Summit on Arts and Culture, which will be held on 21-25 September 2009, will focus on the role of public arts policies in meeting the wider challenges facing the world - economic, social and cultural. South Africa is a world-leading example of achieving intercultural dialogue through the arts and IFACCA has chosen it as a stage to explore the issue in depth.
The event will see key people in arts policy drawn from arts funding agencies and cultural organizations around the world to discuss the impact of arts and culture policies with a special focus on the developing world. The Summit will also provide opportunities for networking between cultural organizations within Africa. Best practices will be explored and opportunities provided for delegates to create new connections and collaborations.
For further information contact: Petra Seseli at +27 21 425 4750 or +27 83 725 0276, e-mail: petra@zazisecommunications.co.za; or Sarah Gardner, Executive Director, IFACCA, Sydney, Australia; tel.: +61 2 9215 9016; mob.: +61 419 223 562; e-mail: info@ifacca.org; www.ifacca.org
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