Nordic Culture invades the UK
Af: Ny Nordisk Mat II (XX)
Nordic culture has invaded the British psyche. In music, television, film, furniture, food, art and beyond, a remarkable number of the coolest things available come from the Nordic countries. Ja Ja Ja festival, taking place at the Roundhouse on 8-9 November, is the...
Pan-Nordic Monsters Nominated for The Nordic Council’s Children and Young People’s Literature Award 2013
Af: Iceland Design Centre (IS)
Skrímslaerjur by Icelandic illustrator, designer and writer Áslaug Jónsdóttir along with Kalle Güettler (Sweden) and Rakel Helmsdal (Faroe Islands) has been nominated for The Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize. Áslaug Jónsdóttir (1963) is...
Etiske virksomheder skaber innovation og kreativitet
Af: Jonathan Løw (DK)
Den amerikanske marketing-guru Seth Godin mener ikke, at virksomheder kan være etiske. Han tager grueligt fejl, mener Jonathan Løw, der har diskuteret sagen med Godin i en række mails. Jeg har udvekslet en række mails med den amerikanske marketing-guru Seth Godin, hvor...
Call for papers: Culture and Growth - The impact of culture on social and economic development
Af: Andreas Linnet Jessen (DK)
A special issue of HOMO OECONOMICUS. Edited by Katja Lindqvist (University of Lund). As globalisation and communication technology development redraws production and consumption maps of the world, urban as well as rural areas need to address challenges of...
Kreatør - program for kulturelt entreprenørskap
Af: Arts Business Norway (NO)
Kreatør er et kompetanseprogram for kulturentreprenører og kreative næringer utviklet av Arts & Business Norway. I Kreatør skaper vi et kreativt rom hvor konsepter og produkter blir spisset og videreutviklet slik at bedriftene klarer å vokse og gro. Kreatør er...
Ny handlingsplan for kultur og næring i Norge
Af: Arts Business Norway (NO)
En ny handlingsplan for kultur og næring ble lansert 29. mai av kulturminister Hadia Tajik, nærings- og handelsminister Trond Giske og kommunal- og regionalminister Liv Signe Navarsete for en fullsatt sal i Kulturhuset på Youngstorget i Oslo. Regjeringens nye...
Icelandic Graphic designer Hjalti Karlsson receives The Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize 2013
Af: Iceland Design Centre (IS)
Icelandic Graphic designer Hjalti Karlsson receives The Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize 2013. Karlsson has been working through the NYC-based design studio karlssonwilker since 2000. The Torsten and Wanja Söderberg prize of SEK 1,000,000 is the largest design prize...
Harpa wins Mies van der Rohe Award 2013
Af: Iceland Design Centre (IS)
Harpa, the Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Iceland, is the winner of the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies van der Rohe Award. Harpa, the Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Iceland, is the winner of the 2013...
Ja Ja Ja announces a festival in London
Af: Adam Webb (UK)
Between November 8-9th 2013, London's iconic Roundhouse will play host to the Ja Ja Ja Festival - a new event that promises to bring the best in Nordic music, food and film to the heart of the UK capital. In an announcement today (May 14th) , it was...
Entreprenørskab sættes på skemaet
Af: Mette Marie Karlberg (DK)
Hvordan kan vi hjælpe studerende fra de kreative og kunstneriske uddannelser til et værdifuldt og professionelt arbejdsliv? Undervisere, uddannelsesplanlæggere og projektledere mødes i efteråret 2013 til en række workshops, hvor de sætter fokus på de studerendes...
Creative food is a powerful language
Af: Ny Nordisk Mat II (XX)
“This is a new creative area with great cultural and economic growth potential, often based on cross-creative collaboration. But the challenges are just as many. It is therefore crucial to continue the discussion about food as a cultural element and as a creative...
Ansøg om op til 1 mio. kr. til kreative erhverv i Norden
Af: KreaNord (XX)
KreaNords program for kulturelle og kreative erhverv i Norden kan ansøges via Kulturkontakt Nords hjemmeside. Herunder kan du se kriterierne for at få bevilget midler. KreaNord, der er et program under Nordisk Ministerråd, giver tilskud til kreative erhverv i Norden...