cebu — Creative City South

Can stories help those of us involved in cultural development with relevant new ideas to help improve practise? There is a paucity of popular writing on culture and cities from the perspective of the global South. By telling you inspiring, context driven stories about culture in the global South, this site sets out to fill the gap a bit and help shift perspectives towards an improved urban cultural governance practise. You will find stories here that explore how culture has been used in different contexts and cities.

Posts tagged cebu

Making the creative city

Making the creative city

In this concluding piece on Cebu, we understand it as a creative city initiative in relation to cultural policy.

creative cities, cultural policyZayd MintyApril 12, 2017cebu, creative city, culture, city, artsComment

Cebu: Spaces make Places

Cebu: Spaces make Places

We discover Cebuano arts, design and music and visit cultural spaces around the city to meet young creatives

creative cities, cultural infrastructureZayd MintyApril 5, 2017cebu, creative city, city, culture, creativity, creative industry, cultural centers, music, designComment

Cebu: A City of Culture

Cebu: A City of Culture

Cebu is a culturally rich and complex city. Its heritage a valuable resource for social change.

post-colonialismZayd MintyMarch 29, 2017cebu, culture, heritage, creative city, cultural development, city, social justice Comment

Cebu: A creative city?

Cebu: A creative city?

The first of four on Cebu, in the Philippines: we discover why it is considered a Creative City.

creative citiesZayd MintyMarch 22, 2017city, cebu, culture, creative city, creative industry, art, urban development, cultural development, cultural policy, cultural leadership, innovation, creativity, global southComment