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
Culture, Sustainability, and Place: Innovative Approaches for Tourism Development
International Conference: 11 to 13 October 2017: Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal The United Nations has designated 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. In this context, this conference will explore the place and roles of … Read More
Reinforcing our creative industries: warming up with hot Mojito Music!
Montreal is one of the world leaders in creative industries: music, design, fashion, computer games, live shows, film, festivals and much more! Our city is ranked in the top 7 metropolis in North America (after Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, … 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
Cultural Planning: An International perspective: New online workshop starting soon!
University of British Columbia (UBC) Centre for Cultural Planning and Development Three scheduled online sessions: Nov 20, Nov 27 & Dec 4, 10am-12noon PDT In this workshop we examine models, case studies and examples of cultural policy and planning at … Read More
Cultural Policy Exchange Workshop Cycle 2013: Strategy & Concepts for Policy Reforms
The Eastern Partnership recognizes the value of cultural cooperation and inter-cultural dialogue as an integral part of all external policies and has underlined the importance of cultural cooperation in addressing political processes and challenges (EU Presidency Conclusions of the European … Read More
SEAS Dock: a tool for people who engage in transnational collaboration
Black/North SEAS was a European cultural platform that connected two very different European regions – The Black Sea and the North Sea. SEAS created 20 new cross-disciplinary artistic works that were inspired by intercultural exchange between artists from the two … Read More
A fresh approach to culture-led regeneration policies
Claire Bullen (UK) is the winner of the 7th Cultural Policy Research Award 2010 (CPRA). Claire is a 2nd year PhD Student at the Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures – an inter-disciplinary research centre at the University of Manchester. The … Read More
Is There any Charm and Usability in Policy Documents? An Interview with Jordi Pascual on Agenda 21 for Culture
In recent years, Agenda 21 for Culture is one of the most successful models for integrating participatory principles into urban policy planning. This is the first document with worldwide mission to advocate cultural development on a city and local level. … Read More
Stimulating eventfulness: a catalyst for cities’ strategic development: An interview with Greg Richards
The book Eventful Cities. Cultural Management and Urban Revitalisation is a successful attempt to connect theory and practice related to the processes of cultural event development, management and marketing, and to look at these processes in a wider global, social, … Read More