The two leaders also met figures from the arts world at the French embassy in Berlin.
Morever, he provides some interesting anecdotes about science and engineering principles that were inspired from the arts world.
The arts world is full of Marco Barottis: creative multi-taskers who do a bit of this and do a bit of that.
As well as Britten, other famous names in the arts world to have studied at Gresham's include Bafta-winning actress Olivia Coleman and film director Stephen Frears.
It is still highly controversial in France, with the arts world divided in its support since the identification of IP addresses throws up a host of privacy issues.
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Also in the arts world, Donmar Warehouse artist director Michael Grandage, National Portrait Gallery director Sandy Nairne, artist Gillian Ayres and textile designer Celia Birtwell were appointed CBEs.
The report - by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta) - suggests the use of digital technology is crucial at a time when the arts world is facing a financial squeeze.
Currently there are very few Pacific curators and the forum will be a first of its kind in bringing together curators, academics, artists and cultural commentators to dialogue around the issues surrounding our marginalised presence in the wider visual arts world.
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Loyal fans like Schiele have made Electronic Arts the world's largest maker of videogame software.
Ms Mnouchkine's ability to surprise and to mark her productions with her particular style owe much to her continuing exploration of the performing arts the world over and her eagerness to blend widely-differing inspirations into a harmonious whole.
Gavin is also a presenter of the BBC World arts and culture programme Hardtalk Extra, plus Dateline London, also on BBC World, and the foreign affairs series Four Corners on BBC Radio Four.
The project, as part of a scheme by the British council to promote British arts around the world, aims to highlight the need for cultural and artistic ties between the West and the rest of the world.
The World Ice Arts Championships begin in Fairbanks, Alaska on 26 February this year.
He claimed it would have "serious repercussions" for "artistic freedom at the greatest arts festival in the world".
Arts of the Islamic World sales, held last month in London, included part one of the Cary Welch Collection of Islamic and Indian Art.
At a recent conference on the future of the arts in a digital world the opening night panel was asked to name a digital art work that had impressed them.
Despite a limited budget, it is able to undertake other activities with various bodies and works with an extensive network to promote the culture and arts of the Arab world in the United Kingdom.
We, who are educators and leaders in schools of entertainment and performing arts education around the world, are sitting in a central position to harness our resources to nurture and develop the kinds of artists and scholars who can make a difference in the world through the power of their stories.
"Art in the Age of Queen Victoria: Treasures from the Royal Academy of Arts" showcases 76 paintings and sculptures from an era when London's Royal Academy was the world's premier arts institution.
The magazine explores the world of meat arts, explains the many facets of pig slaughter.
The luxury brand based in Hamburg has a long history of supporting arts and culture throughout the world.
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In the uncertain world of the arts, the composer of classical music risks having the most frustrating of careers.
The 20th-century flowering of Third World "folk arts" has been driven largely by Western demands, materials and technologies of production.
His mother, Lady Julia, is a Pakenham, the aristocratic family whose tentacles extend equally vigorously into the world of the arts.
Kukai's World: The Arts Of Esoteric Buddhism at the Tokyo National Museum was in second place, followed by Landscape Reunited at the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
Tonight, we honor five giants from the world of the arts -- not just for a single role or a certain performance, but for a lifetime of greatness.
Not really a cookbook, and not really a narrative, Notes From A Kitchen is a unique kind of book, sort of backstage all access pass into the world of culinary arts and the culinary lifestyle.
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The oil-rich capital of the United Arab Emirates is embarking on a years-long venture to transform itself into a world-renowned arts and culture destination, the crown jewel of which will be the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
For years Downtown, or "Old" Las Vegas, has been threatening a comeback, and the renaissance is finally here, with the newly successful Mob Museum, Neon Museum, a world class performing arts center, and many hip new independent bars and restaurants.
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