Culture-Led Placemaking in Johannesburg: Practitioner Perspectives

How can culture be best mobilised in neighbourhood development in Johannesburg? A colloquium exploring the importance of a community of practice.

participatory governance, socially engaged practise, cultural democracyZayd MintyOctober 30, 2019cultural diversity, urban, culture, cultural space, neighbourhood, cultural justice, cultural leadership, cultural mapping, culture-led placemakingComment

Sound Bites and Sound Data – the Newtown Plan revisited

Messages for Newtown: better research, improved engagement with cultural stakeholders and the valuing of culture in city making.

cultural infrastructure, cultural policy, participatory governanceZayd MintyJuly 25, 2019newtown, city, creativity, creative industry, cultural diversity, cultural district, cultural policy, cultural cluster, urban development, johannesburgComment

The Perils of Name Changes … and Alternatives.

Name changing of public spaces in resource tense, racialised societies? What are the alternatives for more productive dialogue, towards real transformation?

cultural policyZayd MintyJune 14, 2018cape town, race, city, citizen action, public space, heritage, cultural diversity, transformationComment

The Memorial as a Tool for Dialogue

We explore how monuments to conflicted pasts can be turned into opportunities for constructive dialogue and societal change?

public artZayd MintyApril 26, 2018public art, public space, cultural diversity, heritage, cape town, memorial, monument, city, urbanComment

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

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.

cultural policyZayd MintyMarch 1, 2018cape town, cultural diversity, cultural policy, arts, global south, heritage, culture, cultural centers, south africa, africaComment

Re-shaping Cultural Policies: The Why and How

A new UNESCO report details how cultural policies can be better reshaped to further the diversity of creative expression, and so foster sustainable development and peace.

cultural policyZayd MintyFebruary 15, 2018culture, artists, cultural policy, cultural diversity, interculturalComment

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