Artists in Development
The Artists in Development Programme (AiD) is an initiative coordinated by UNESCO's Arts and Cultural Enterprise Division with funding from the Norwegian government. The programme is designed to foster skills among artists and creators in developing countries that can be turned into income-generating activities. To further this goal, a website was developed to encourage knowledge sharing amongst cultural operators.
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| Central Asia Craft Support Association The Central Asia Craft Support Association (CACSA) is a regional artisan association based in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic that provides marketing support, product development training, sales opportunities, and other services to artisans throughout Central Asia. CACSA is a member organization representing 26 artisan groups from the five Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. More... |
| Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) This Dutch organization offers a range of useful market information free of charge including fashion forecasts, and conducts seminars on export marketing. More... |
| Crafts Center This US-based NGO links partners and members in more than 55 countries worldwide through its Artisan Enterprise Network (AEN). It provides and facilitates access to micro enterprise training resources, market data and contacts, micro credit and funding sources, craft trend reports, event notices, and micro enterprise and craft training manuals. More... |
| Peoplink This organization has created a system to help artisans around the world create and maintain a web catalogue for free, allowing them to sell directly to clients. More... |
| International Music and Media Centre (IMZ) The Austrian-based IMZ is a global non-profit association of leading international producers of cultural programmes focussing particularly on classical and contemporary music as well as world music, jazz and dance. They offer various business support services to members, including access to a music database and the IMZ newsletter. More... |
| Music Business Solutions This site is developed by Peter Spellman, director of Career Development at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. It contains articles on the music business and links to online music resources. More... |
| Music Biz Academy This US-based site is designed for independent businesses. It offers free access to several articles written by music business consultants, with subjects ranging from performance contracts to promoting music on the web. More... |
| World Press Photo World Press Photo aims to support professional press photography on a wide international scale. They hold a range of seminars and workshops around the world each year and organize one of the most prestigious press photography competitions. More... |
| Asfored, Training Centre of the National Publishers Union, France This site is the gateway to the French and francophone publishing industry and contains a useful range of online tools and information for anyone interested in publishing at all stages of the production chain More... |
| International Federation of Musicians (FIM) FIM’s main objective is to protect and further the economic, social and artistic interests of musicians organized in member unions. Their website includes several interesting surveys among which Opportunities and Challenges: Performers in the Digital Environment and The Social Status of Musical Performers in Africa, Asia and Latin America. More... |
| Recording Industry Association of Jamaica The Recording Industry Association of Jamaica Limited (RIAJam), is a members trade organization established to represent the interests of companies operating in Jamaica within the recording business. Membership is open to registered companies involved in music production, recording studio operations, music publishing, music video production, music distribution and manufacturing. More... |
| Cultural Engineering Cultural Engineering is a recently established consultancy based in Dubai working on the cultural dimension of socioeconomic development and the management of cultural enterprises. CE designs, develops and promotes the use of managerial tools and systems for cultural development planning and the training of cultural entrepreneurs. More... |
| Artisan as Entrepreneur The Artisan as Entrepreneur is an initiative developed by the World Bank Institute in 1999. Though the programme is no longer active, its website does collect an interesting series of case studies of artisan enterprises across the world. More... |
| DIGI-ARTS, UNESCO Knowledge Portal The UNESCO DigiArts portal aims at researching and disseminating different practices in the field of art, design, multimedia and music through diverse networks. The site offers on-line seminars and tutorials on using digital and electronic media in music and media arts. The DigiArts site is a valuable resource for graphic designers, photographers, musicians and others interested in digital arts. More... |
| Traidcraft Traidcraft is a fair trade organization comprised of a trading company and a development NGO. The trading company (Traidcraft plc) imports fairly traded crafts and foods from producers in 30 countries. The development NGO (Traidcraft Exchange) provides business development services to marginalized producers. More... |
| Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity The Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity is a UNESCO led programme to support cultural industries around the world, and particularly in developing countries. Their site contains a wealth of resources including practical studies and links. More... |
| My Own Business My Own Business is a practical and easy to follow site to help one set up and get a small business off the ground. Though not specific to cultural enterprises, it offers advice and tools in the form of an online 12-part course useful to any enterprise. The site is available in English, Spanish, French and Mongolian. More... |
| Intellectual Property Rights Online IPRsonline is an internet portal on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and sustainable development, created by the International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD). It contains a selection of relevant online documents and resources related to IPRs- including cultural and creative industries More... |
| Aid to Artisans This US-based NGO has a wealth of experience in developing artisan enterprises across the world. Focused on increasing the access of craftspersons to markets, the organization runs a regular Market Readiness Program and maintains a considerable Trade Network. In addition to several links, their website also contains some case studies of crafts enterprises. More... |
| E-business Guide This site developed by the Australian government’s Culture and Recreation department offers an on-line guide for cultural organizations seeking to develop and improve their use of the internet in their business strategies. Written with an Australian context in mind, the site assumes the existence of certain basic infrastructure, however it offers easy-to-follow and comprehensive guidance. More... |
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