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.

cultural infrastructureZayd MintyMay 2, 2019Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, city, urban, cultural development, cultural space, cultural centers, culture, arts, hip-hop, temporary, informalityComment

Chiang Mai: Cultural Justice in the Creative City

Using creative city initiatives to further cultural and environmental justice agendas in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

creative citiesZayd MintyJuly 26, 2018South east asia, chiang mai, creative city, culture, cultural development, cultural justice, sustainability, artComment

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.

cultural infrastructure, cultural policyZayd MintyApril 5, 2018cultural centers, cultural space, cultural diversity, cultural policy, cultural development, culture, cultural democracy, arts, arts centres, arts spacesComment

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.

creative citiesZayd MintyMarch 29, 2018medellin, south america, global south, culture, cultural policy, cultural democracy, cultural development, creative cityComment

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

Liberating Memories: Remembering the 80's

What can we learn from the archives of the 1980's, a time of political and cultural resistance globally? We look at the period and a project that commemorated its importance.

socially engaged practiseZayd MintyFebruary 8, 2018cape town, social justice, south africa, global south, art, apartheid, culture, cultural development, politics, community arts, cultural democracyComment

Cultural Space Making and South African Cities

Drawing on two Cape Town case studies, we look at how municipalities could support its communities and the arts by providing "cultural spaces".

cultural infrastructureZayd MintyNovember 23, 2017cape town, global south, south africa, cultural policy, cultural development, culture, cultural space, cultural centers, arts spaces, arts centres, art, community, architecture Comments

The Cultural District in Newtown, Johannesburg

The cultural district project in Newtown, Johannesburg is a 41 year old initiative which started as an organic cultural cluster, before it was taken over by local government.

cultural infrastructureZayd MintyOctober 26, 2017johannesburg, cultural centers, culture, art, creativity, cultural policy, cultural development, social justice, cultural space, cultural district, heritage, cultural planning, city, urban, newtown, cultural clusterComment

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