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Diane Dodd

Arts Funding Agencies from across Europe meet in Lithuania

IGCAT’s Director will attend IFACCA’s European Chapter meeting which brings together IFACCA’s national member organisations from the region. The meeting takes place in Vilnius, Lithuania on 15 – 17 September, hosted by the Lithuanian Council for Culture in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania. The

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Minho Region visits Catalonia

IGCAT welcomed a delegation from 10 municipal authorities, representing the Minho Region of Portugal to discuss and explore their proposed candidature for the title of European Region of Gastronomy in 2016. The overall aim of the European Region of Gastronomy programme is to contribute to a better quality of life

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IGCAT meets renowned Catalan chef Carme Ruscalleda

IGCAT President Greg Richards and Director Diane Dodd met with Carme Ruscalleda to discuss the role of gastronomy in social cohesion processes and current IGCAT activities. The conversation with Carme Ruscalleda also explored the benefits and possibilities that the European Region of Gastronomy could offer. Carme Ruscalleda expressed with pride

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New Name and Domain for Art-idea

IGCAT has recently signed an agreement to take over administrative responsibilities from ART-idea. ART-idea was created in 2010 to put creative ideas into action and it certainly has done that! Since 2010 ART-idea has brought dozens of creative projects to fruition. Since its beginning the board recognised the need to study more closely the

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Regional Gastronomy: Between Innovation and Tradition

An international expert meeting on Regional Gastronomy: Between Innovation and Tradition was organised by IGCAT, ATLAS and the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo on May 29-30th 2014. The meeting held in Refóios do Lima attracted some 30 participants from countries including Portugal, South Africa, the United States, Thailand, New Zealand, the UK,

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Minho launches candidacy for European Region of Gastronomy 2016

The Minho region of Northern Portugal became the first partner in the European Region of Gastronomy Programme to officially announce plans for its programme.  The event for 2016 was officially launched on May 31st 2014 at a ceremony held at the School of Agriculture at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana

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Collaboration IGCAT and Creative Tourism Network

We are proud to announce our collaboration with Creative Tourism Network. The Creative Tourism Network shares IGCAT’s interest in the development of innovative and interesting ideas for regions and cities, intangible heritage recovery, sustainability and innovative practices of tourism. Under the terms of the agreement both IGCAT and the Creative Tourism

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IGCAT discusses gastronomy as intangible heritage with UNESCO

IGCAT President Greg Richards and Director Diane Dodd visited UNESCO in Paris this week to discuss the role of gastronomy as intangible heritage and UNESCO support of IGCAT activities. The conversation with Cécile Duvelle, Chief of Section, Intangible Cultural Heritage Section and Giovanni Scepi, explored areas of mutual interest between

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A new taxonomy for culture heritage

On 13th May i2CAT Foundation, in collaboration with the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), organised the first RICHES activity in Barcelona. The workshop brought together representatives of the RICHES project, academics and students from the UIC, representatives of the Network of Common Interest affiliated in the project and several external

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The rising profile of gastronomy fairs

The rising profile of local fairs as vehicles for developing cultural identity and generating economic leverage is clear everywhere and this is also the case in Catalonia. According to the latest newsletter for Catalan Fairs “ During 2014, a total of 449 trade fairs are planned in Catalonia. Of these, just

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1st European Region of Gastronomy Platform Meeting, North Brabant
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European Region of Gastronomy – Press Release

The European Region of Gastronomy title is a new European award that will recognize innovation and integration in gastronomy, culture, arts and tourism.  The regions awarded the title should demonstrate their uniqueness through food, drink and hospitality with innovative development of culture, gastronomic experiences, and art or artistic expressions. The

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