The art of participation: ‘Creative December’ and its evolving role in Shenzhen
Creative December has become an important cultural festival for Shenzhen citizens.
How Guangzhou Cultural Industry Fair has transformed the city’s creative landscape
Guangzhou is focused on building its international reputation and strengthening its vibrant creative industries. Since 2017, it has hosted the Guangzhou Cultural Industry Fair, integrating existing resources and promoting.
‘Summer in the City of Rams’: how the campaign model is bridging heritage and modern culture in Guangzhou
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.
How the festival ‘Unboxed Bengalaru’ will help ignite a cultural renaissance in the city
The Unbox Bengaluru Festival is an attempt to rally together creative and cultural institutions and unite city stakeholders (public, private and civil society).
Resilience rewarded: Melbourne’s ‘Rising Festival’ shines in 2022
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.
How Lisbon’s festival of politics bridges the gap between arts and politics
The Festival of Politics is a two day programme of debates, workshops, films, art, music and children’s activities, aimed at increasing political engagement, as well as encouraging social change.
Apathy to art: how Oslo’s ‘Keys to the City’ unlocks artistic potential
Oslo’s cultural institutions offer its citizens a wide array of events and experiences, but some audience demographics rarely take advantage of them. The Keys to the City project targets.
Soothing with culture: Seoul’s remedy for ‘COVID blue’
To console those tired of social distancing, the Seoul Metropolitan Government launched Soothing with Culture, a programme of digital and limited in-person performances
Culture without boundaries: ‘Virada Cultural’ extends to the fringes of São Paulo
The Covid-19 pandemic amplified the inequity of access to cultural provision, with the closure of venues, reduced mobility around the city, and unequal access to digital platforms. The municipality.
Taipei’s art festivals reimagined: online overtures during the pandemic
With the arrival of pandemic lockdowns, festivals could not take place in-person, and were redeveloped in online formats.