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

Real Creativity in Rio de Janeiro: The Power of Bottom-Up Practices for Development

In what ways do temporary, bottom up, urban interventions, birth alternative spaces of cultural production and socialization? The case of the Realengo Flyover Cultural Centre in Rio De Janeiro.

Hip Hop and Youth Development in Cape Town

Can cultural projects targeting at-risk youth effect sustainable socio-economic transformation in cities, and if so how?

youth developmentZayd MintyJuly 12, 2018culture, youth, youth development, music, dance, hip-hop, city, cape town, artsComment

Is the Newtown Cultural Precinct Project Dead?

The Newtown Cultural Precinct project in Johannesburg has been in a slump for many years. Can city planning save it and if so how will it change?

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 Community Arts Centre as a Fireplace

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

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

The People's Cultural Policy

Africa's first local cultural policy was an exercise in participatory planning, drawing on the optimism of cultural bodies in Cape Town, who had been denied access previously to use their voice.

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