How Chicago embedded equity and worker protection into the city’s cultural policy framework
PROJECT: A campaign to recognise creative workers’ rights and improve standards to protect freelance and creative labour
Chicago’s Creative Worker Rights: “Art is Labor” campaign redefines how cities value artistic.
How the Chicago Monuments Project is reimagining public memory through equity and art
PROJECT: Commissioning new inclusive and diverse public monuments to support civic healing
The Other Washingtons public art project by Amanda Williams in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood; October 2025.
The Chicago Monuments.
5th World Cities Culture Report Reveals Culture Is Driving Urban Innovation Worldwide
New report shows cultural participation is rebounding strongly, creative spaces are being protected, and the night-time economy has become a mainstream policy focus for global cities.
Inclusive public art empowering unhoused creatives in Austin
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.
How Hamburg is decolonising its neighbourhoods and institutions
In 2024, Hamburg launched 'Decolonise Hamburg!', a citywide decolonisation strategy involving civil society, institutions, and government. It reappraises colonial history through research, education, and cultural participation, empowering BIPoC communities.
Hamburg’s INTRO programme connects professional artists in exile and cultural institutions
Launched in 2019 by Hamburg’s Ministry of Culture and Media, the INTRO programme supports refugee artists through institutional partnerships, workshops, and funding. The initiative aims to foster cultural inclusion,.
How Jakarta expanded the legacy of its 50-year-old youth theatre festival
Jakarta’s Canal programme builds on the 50-year legacy of the Jakarta Theatre Festival by offering non-competitive, experimental theatre opportunities to actors over 40. As part of the city’s inclusive.
Oral History: Preserving Lisbon’s collective memory through Memórias de Lisboa
Lisbon City Council's Memórias de Lisboa (Memories of Lisbon) programme is a community-based cultural initiative dedicated to collecting, preserving and promoting the collective memory of Lisbon’s residents. More than.
Library Strategy: How Lisbon Library Network is strengthening libraries as a cultural and social ecosystem
The Lisbon Library Network functions as an integrated municipal system connecting libraries across the city’s neighbourhoods. The network’s Strategic Programme 2025–2035 ensures that this ecosystem continues to thrive, adapting.
How night-time cultural policy can regenerate town centres
In 2022, Bromley became one of the first boroughs to join the Mayor of London’s Night Time Enterprise Zone programme. Using strategic cultural programming and evening activation – like.