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

Memorials and Reconciliation in Cape Town

Can working with memory and memorialisation further reconciliation? An examination of projects in Cape Town.

post-colonialism, public artZayd MintyMay 3, 2018city, urban, cape town, culture, memorial, monument, public art, public space

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 First Mural Village in Vietnam

Mural Villages as a cultural policy instrument? Exploring the possibilities and the pitfalls: the case of the Tam Thanh fishing village in Tam Ky, Vietnam.

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