CULTURAL SPACES: How Adelaide is boosting its cultural offering and tourism with a $400 million expansion of an iconic market
Find out how Adelaide Central Market’s $400 million expansion and the creation of New Market Square will transform the city’s cultural and culinary heart, balancing heritage preservation with economic.
City of Music: How Adelaide protected its live music venues through special purpose legislation
The Planning, Development and Infrastructure Amendment Act 2024 is the first Australian law to formally establish a designated “live music venue area” within a city centre. This special purpose legislation was.
Protected: Trends
Key trends in the City of Adelaide, from legislation protecting live music venues to new innovation districts and co-working spaces.
Healing Arts Chicago: Embedding creativity in community health
Through cross-sector partnership between city culture, health and labour departments, Healing Arts Chicago has trained local artists as certified Community Health Workers through training at City Colleges of Chicago.
Cities Step Forward: How Pedestrianisation is Powering Culture in the Streets
From Barcelona to Bogotá, cities are embracing the power of pedestrianisation. By turning roads into people-first spaces, they are opening streets to culture, creativity and community life
Access to Culture: Edinburgh’s Creative Community Hubs
The City of Edinburgh Council’s Creative Community Hubs project has built a network of eight locally rooted hubs that foster inclusive cultural participation, address systemic barriers in collaboration, and.
Creative Industries: Helsinki’s ‘9 Actions’ creative economy strategy
Helsinki is scaling up its commitment to the creative economy strategy through the “9 Actions” roadmap, co-developed with industry professionals. It proposes targeted steps to strengthen cultural entrepreneurship, remove.
Theatre District: How Lisbon is revitalising the 1920s Parque Mayer neighbourhood
Parque Mayer has a unique place in Lisbon’s cultural history, extending far beyond its function as a theatre and entertainment district. Created in 1922, it soon became known as.
Inclusive Public Art: Los Angeles’ Public Artists in Development programme for underrepresented artists
In 2023, Los Angeles County’s Civic Art Division launched Public Artists in Development (PAiD), a new initiative funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Through funding, apprenticeships and professional.
How Nanjing brings classical literature to life through immersive experience
Nanjing’s immersive adaptation of Dream of the Red Chamber redefines how traditional literary IP can engage modern audiences. Debuting in July 2024, this digitally driven exhibition attracted over 10,000.