Memorials and Reconciliation in Cape Town

Can working with memory and memorialisation further reconciliation? An examination of projects in Cape Town.

post-colonialism, public artZayd MintyMay 3, 2018city, urban, cape town, culture, memorial, monument, public art, public space

The Memorial as a Tool for Dialogue

We explore how monuments to conflicted pasts can be turned into opportunities for constructive dialogue and societal change?

public artZayd MintyApril 26, 2018public art, public space, cultural diversity, heritage, cape town, memorial, monument, city, urbanComment

Aesthetics of the Public: Cities in Vietnam

Our urban lives and spaces are shaped by our traumas and dreams. How is this expressed in Vietnamese cities? What is the role of our artists and heritage institutions?

cultural infrastructureZayd MintyApril 19, 2018vietnam, city, art, arts, public space, architecture, South east asia, urban, culture, visual arts, museums, heritageComment

The First Mural Village in Vietnam

Mural Villages as a cultural policy instrument? Exploring the possibilities and the pitfalls: the case of the Tam Thanh fishing village in Tam Ky, Vietnam.

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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