Durban’s process of developing a cultural policy has stalled. What has prevented it from taking hold and how does this help us understand local cultural policy development in South Africa?

cultural policy, public artZayd MintyNovember 21, 2019cultural policy, cultural leadership, culture, arts, public art, cities, city, urban, DurbanComment

Sound Bites and Sound Data – the Newtown Plan revisited

Messages for Newtown: better research, improved engagement with cultural stakeholders and the valuing of culture in city making.

Driving the Barrio – Culture and Development in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires’s cultural policy builds on its unique cultural assets through a people centred approach which aims to further cultural exchange at a localised level.

The Architect or the Facilitator? Local Cultural Governance in Durban

What would it take for Durban to mobilise culture more effectively for sustainable city making? What implications does this have for cultural governance frameworks?

cultural policyZayd MintyMarch 28, 2019Durban, cultural policy, global south, city, urbanComment

The Community Arts Centre as a Fireplace

Revaluing Community Arts Centres in South Africa as convivial spaces of learning, sharing, creative expression and identity formulation.

Medellin: A Creative City

Medellin's transformation, from a city of violence to one of innovation and social dynamism, is the result of concerted and significant investments into cultural programmes and infrastructure since 2004.

A Research Agenda: Local Cultural Policy in South Africa

A call is made for a research agenda that furthers the use of culture for inclusive and sustainable urban development in South Africa.

cultural policyZayd MintyMarch 22, 2018south africa, cultural policy, cultural development, global south, researchComment

Cape Town's Cultural Policy 2014: A Plan Frustrated?

Telling the story of the development of the Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy 2014 - the only existing municipal cultural policy in Africa.

cultural policyZayd MintyMarch 15, 2018cape town, arts, culture, cultural centers, cultural policy, cultural planningComment

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