We've Moved!  
The Center has new offices at:
819 7th Street, Suite 505
Washington DC 20001

Creativity, Culture, Education and the Workforce, the fifth issue paper in the Center's Art, Culture and the National Agenda series, is now available from the Center. Ann Galligan, co-director of the Cultural and Arts Policy Research Center at Northeastern University, looks at the relationship of education, creativity, and the 21st century workforce.  Obtain a PDF copy.

Globalization and Cultural Diplomacy, the fourth installment of Art, Culture and the National Agenda, is available.  Written by Harvey Feigenbaum from George Washington University, looks at trade, cultural diplomacy, and foreign policy implications of globalization.  Obtain a PDF copy.

Strengthening Communities through Culture, third in the Center's Art, Culture and the National Agenda series, is now available from the Center.   Written by Elizabeth Strom from Rutgers University, the paper provides an overview and analysis of federal policies and practices and the ways culture intersects with civic life in communities. Obtain a PDF copy. (print copies no longer available)

Preserving Our Heritage is the second in a series of issue papers, part of the Center's Art, Culture, and the National Agenda project.  Written by Keith Donohue, Preserving our Heritage examines federal cultural heritage preservation policies and practices.  Obtain a PDF copy.

Forum on Freedom and Diversity of Expression, the third installment of Cultural Comment, is now available. Moderated by James Fitzpatrick, senior partner in the law firm Arnold & Porter, the forum provides an overview and analysis of first amendment isues.  Participants included Ben Wattenberg, host of PBS's "Think Tank", John Romano, writer and producer of NBC's "Third Watch", Mark Lloyd of the Civil Rights Forum on Communications Policy, and others.  Obtain a PDF copy.

Forum on Preservation
Significant parts of our national cultural heritage -- the historic sites and buildings, collections of documents and books, archives of film and tape, and the skills and techniques of artisans and folk artists -- are at serious risk of being forever lost. The Center has released the second publication in a new series called "Cultural Comment," Forum on Preservation, addressing the state of preservation and the policies that underpin it.

Now available - Copyright as Cultural Policy is the first paper in the Art, Culture and the National Agenda series.  Written by Dr. Michael Shapiro, former general counsel for the National Endowment for the Humanities and a leading scholar on intellectual property law, the issue paper provides an overview, historical analysis and legal implications of copyright law for the creative sector and cultural organizations in the United States.   Contact the Center for a print version of the report, or obtain a pdf copy of the executive summary.

Consequences of September 11th on the Cultural Sector, thanks to Michael McLaughlin, is now availiable on the Center's website.  Prepared by staff members at the National Endowment for the Arts, and distributed to the National Council on the Arts in November.

Read a PDF of Can the Information Commons Be Saved? by New America Foundation Fellow David Bollier.  A spanish translation by Javier Fdez. Retenaga is also available in PDF or HTML.

A PDF copy of the report from this summer's Teaching Cultural Policy conference is now available on our site.

Archived messages from the Cultural Policy Listserv are now available on-line.  Sign up and join the conversation today!

Join the conversation!  The Center has launched an online discussion forum around its March 19th Symposium with ArtTable.  Debate key issues surrounding "Cultural Policy for the 21st Century" and assess the comments of program participants.  You can go straight to the forum or review the transcript of the symposium first in HTML or PDF.

The Center has published From the Information Economy to the Creative Economy:   Moving Culture to the Center of International Public Policy.  Written by Shalini Venturelli of the School of International Services at American University, this essay is the first in a series designed to offer fresh perspectives on major cultural policy issues.Obtain a PDF copy.

The Center Board of Directors elected new officers. Frank Hodsoll was elected President and Marcia Sharp became Vice President. James Fitzpatrick continues as Treasurer. See the press release.

Links to on-line conference proceedings are now being added to the cultural policy conference listings on the Center's website.  Please email information on conferences and on-line proceedings to Sharon Kangas.

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