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# Public Realm

Posts in this archive: 25

- [Inclusive public art empowering unhoused creatives in Austin ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/art-for-all-austin-public-art-initiative-2.md) — Art for All is a public art initiative in Austin led by Raasin in the Sun and the City of Austin, offering paid creative opportunities to unhoused individuals. By transforming public spaces with community-driven murals, the programme promotes an inclusive culture and supports access to social services. Through mentorship, workshops, and storytelling, it fosters connection, skill-building, and financial stability – making public art more accessible for all while enriching Austin’s public realm strategy.
- [Open-Air Museum: How Milan turned a new park into a cultural destination ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/milan-art-line.md)
- [How the world's oldest transport network is changing to embrace cultural diversity in London](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/how-the-worlds-oldest-transport-network-is-changing-to-embrace-cultural-diversity.md) — London has updated its famous transport map to reflect it's rich cultural diversity after engaging with communities.
- [Is the power shift in cultural education driven by cities? ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/is-the-power-shift-in-cultural-education-driven-by-cities.md) — Statistics from NASA reveal that 98% of 5-year-old children fall into the "genius category of imagination." However, this number drops to 12% for 15-year-olds and further decreases to 2% for adults. It's disheartening that many schools don’t focus enough on developing curiosity and creativity.
- [From market to melting pot: how Brunnenpassage builds community through street culture](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/vienna-brunnenpassage.md) — Located in one of Vienna’s busiest street markets, Brunnenpassage stages around 400 events and 100 projects a year that are geared towards acclimatising newcomers to the city.
- [Cultural identity at risk: the challenge facing Vancouver's historic Chinatown](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/prioritize-intangible-cultural-heritage-promote-cultural-redress.md) — Conditionally approved by Council in 2022, Vancouver proposed priority projects, actions, partners, policy work, and resources to foster a
vibrant Chinatown, and provide a foundational document towards a potential UNESCO World Heritage Site designation for the area.
- [Leaving no on behind: Kyiv's path to accessible cultural institutions](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/nclusivity-of-cultural-institutions-a-space-of-equal-opportunities.md) — The issue of inclusive space is equally important for every society. However, for Ukraine, it has become acutely important due to the full-scale war, as the percentage of people with disabilities in the country is constantly growing.
- [How Shenzhen's Nantou ancient city preserves its 1,700-year heritage amidst urban development](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/nantou-ancient-city-neighborhood-renovation.md) — Nantou Ancient City renovation project was set up to preserve and enhance a historically significant district in Shenzhen with a rich history spanning over 1,700 years. This district is known for its cultural importance and its transformation into a modern, integrated community that seamlessly blends its historical and contemporary elements
- ['Summer in the City of Rams': how the campaign model is bridging heritage and modern culture in Guangzhou](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/summer-in-the-city-of-rams-guangzhou-citizens-cultural-season.md) — The Guangzhou government has been keen to upgrade the cultural offer of the city, to revitalise its traditional culture, and offer more artistic activities to the general public.
- [Who tells the story? Chicago changes the landscape of memory](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/chicago-chicago-monuments-project.md) — Chicago recognized the need for a larger reckoning with monuments that symbolize outdated values and
that do not tell the story, or the full story, of the city's history.
- [Mayor Eric Adams' blueprint safeguards New York's cultural assets](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/new-york-culture-at-risk-task-force.md) — In 2022, newly elected Mayor Eric Adams introduced the plan Rebuild, Renew, Reinvent: A Blueprint for New York City's Economic Recovery to address the significant impacts of the pandemic on the city.
- [Montréal's hyperlocal cultural policy keeps an eye on the big picture](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/cultural-neighbourhoods.md)
- [From canvas to concrete: the power of storytelling in Milan's street art](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/a-name-in-every-neighbourhood.md) — Milan wanted to bring together artists with local people to devise large-scale murals using the name of each area of the city. The varied artworks are also designed to act as a focal point for local identity and community.
- [Resilience rewarded: Melbourne's 'Rising Festival' shines in 2022](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/rising-festival.md) — In 2022, RISING saw its first full iteration as a nearly two-week-long festival presented across and transforming neighborhoods in the city, including Flinders Street Station, Birrarung, Chinatown, and The Wilds. The festival, presented in June, featured 225 events with 801 local and international artists who took the city as their canvas, transforming its streets, gardens, carparks, waterways, and rooftops in an explosion of culture aimed squarely at the heart of Melbourne's night-time scene.
- [From vandalism to legitimate art: Lisbon's inspiring transformation](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/lisbon-urban-art-gallery.md) — Urban Art Gallery aims to continue to expand street art’s reach throughout the city, giving street artists more spaces to work.
- [İstanbul's historical gem: Beyoğlu culture route raises awareness of city heritage](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/istanbul-beyoglu-culture-route.md) — The Beyoğlu Culture Route, developed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, is a major project that aims to highlight and share Turkey’s tangible and intangible cultural heritage with future generations.
- [Public art with purpose: Toronto's art strategy takes inclusivity to the streets](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/toronto-public-art-strategy.md) — Toronto has more than 1,500 works of public art, which have been integral to community development, civic engagement, and urban design. Yet, despite the strengths of the collection, issues exist with gaps in representation, geographic distribution of the works, and its accessibility to the public, including the need for better interpretation.
- [Toronto's pandemic response: transforming crisis into creative opportunities](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/toronto-covid-19-recovery.md) — The cultural sector was one of the hardest hit by Covid-19 restrictions, and one of the last to recover. Initially, the City acted quickly to support the sector with funds and rapid policy responses. In the aftermath, it worked to address structural challenges that the sector was facing long before the pandemic, helping it to flourish in the future.
- [FIVE 'LONG -COVID' SYMPTOMS FACED BY CULTURE IN WORLD CITIES](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/5-long-covid-symptoms-faced-by-culture-in-in-world-cities.md) — The pandemic is over and culture and creative industries have been key to city recovery. However, we are still dealing with its effects. Director of World Cities Culture Forum Laia Gasch shares what the main issues are, drawn from research in collaboration with King’s College London “Creative recovery? 
- [How Rio de Janeiro's 'Ações Locais' is dismantling barriers for marginalised producers](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/acoes-locais.md) — Unable to access mainstream funding, Rio de Janeiro's cultural producers needed support to redress this imbalance. A local programme is striving to overcome entrenched racial and cultural biases.
- [Toronto's monumental shift: Dundas Street renaming sparks global conversation](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/renaming-dundas-street.md) — Reconsidering statues and street names in the public realm and ensuring that the most impacted community voices are heard.
- [The value of data: why cultural asset mapping is helping Austin become more inclusive](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/cultural-asset-mapping-project-camp.md) — Urban public policy design in the cultural context is becoming increasingly important in cities helping to bridge the gap between cultural assets and spatial distribution.
- [How the Louvre Abu Dhabi created an ingenious way to reach new audiences](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/louvre-abu-dhabi-highway-gallery.md) — As a new museum in the city with relatively limited domestic audiences, Louvre Abu Dhabi needed to find new ways to bring art to the people and increase footfall for the museum.
- [Creative Recovery? The Role of Cultural Policy in Shaping Post-COVID Urban Futures 2022](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/publication/creative-recovery-the-role-of-cultural-policy-in-shaping-post-covid-urban-futures.md) — Since the outbreak of Covid-19, cities across the world continue to grapple with the pandemic’s devastating impact on culture and the creative industries. The pandemic exposed the precarious livelihoods of creative workers and the fragility of cultural institutions. But the crisis also revealed the unique power of art and culture too.
- [World Cities Culture Report 2014](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/publication/world-cities-culture-report-2014.md) — Cities are leading economic growth across the world. Urbanisation will be one of the defining stories of this century, a driver of international growth and central to the recovery of the global and national economies.