Our eco-cities: The role of arts and creatives

I was invited by LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore in April 2022 to give a public lecture online on the topic: “Our eco-cities: The role of arts and creatives“. In this public presentation we focused on the key trends and … Read More

IN SITU: Plase-based innovation of cultural and creative industries in non-urban areas

The project “IN SITU: Place-based innovation of cultural and creative industries in non-urban areas”, elaborated by a consortium of 13 European organizations, including NATFA “Kr. Sarafov”, won the competition under the program HORIZON-CL2-2021-HERITAGE- 01-03 of the European Commission! The project … Read More

Reinforcing Public and Private Partnerships for Georgia’s Creative Cluster Ecosystem

Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, determined to be a leading creative city in the Caucuses The face of Tbilisi is rapidly changing. With art venues, co-working spaces and museums lining the streets, festivals and fashion week filling the calendar, and … Read More

International Award UCLG-Mexico City-Culture 21: the 4th edition has been launched!

This distinguished Award will recognise  good practices from cities and local and regional governments in the field of culture and sustainable development, as well as individuals who have made substantial contributions to the recognition of how cultural aspects are important for … Read More

Regional Support Systems for Arts Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship in the arts and in local creative and food industries contribute to both economic growth and social life in a local territory. It is therefore important to set up a local support system in the short and in the … Read More

New perspectives in EU-Western Balkans Cultural Relations: How shall we use the “window of opportunity”?

Creative Europe Forum 2018, a traditional event of the Creative Europe Desk Serbia took place last week at several locations in Belgrade, Serbia.  Organised in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Belgrade, the Delegation of the … Read More

If you are involved in Food, Tourism or Culture sector, then you need to be at touRRoir18!

If you are involved in Food, Tourism or Culture sector, then you need to be at touRRoir18! touRRoir brought to you by Good Food Ireland® is a cross sector global business forum bringing together Food, Tourism and Culture to discuss … Read More

Join our Informative and Inspiring Online Workshops: University of British Columbia

Cultural Entrepreneurship: University of British Columbia (March 6-20, 2018) Cultural entrepreneurs are encouraging economic growth and international visibility in communities around the world. In this workshop we will focus on the importance of cultural entrepreneurship for strategic management and policy-making. … Read More

Emerging and Future Trends in Creative Tourism

The CREATOUR 2nd International Conference: “Emerging and Future Trends in Creative Tourism” will be held June 7, 8 and 9, 2018, at Universidade do Minho – Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal. It is organized within the project CREATOUR: Creative Tourism … Read More

Culturizing Sustainable Cities: call for examples

Catalyzing translocal learning and advancement of emerging artistic/cultural environmental approaches Call for examples – potential case studies How can artistic/cultural practices be embedded within the planning and development of more sustainable cities? How can local governments integrate culture within sustainable … Read More