Contemporary festivals in Sub-Saharan Africa
This essay considers how arts festivals across the African continent are innovating in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Astronomy as a catalyst for cultural relations
Essay exploring how astronomy has generated intercultural encounters throughout its history.
Not (just) a protest: the Youth Strike for Climate as cultural exchange and collaborative text
Essay discussing the School Strike for Climate, the global movement initiated by Greta Thunberg in August 2018.
Arts, Culture and Development – The Tricky Balancing Act
A new thought piece written by The Change Collective to explore the links between UK arts and international development from a practitioner’s point of view.
Crossing Points: UK-Australia / New Zealand / Pacific
Essay collection: islands in the stream – the UK’s relations with Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region explored.
Exploring the Public Realm: How can artistic and cultural participation affect individual and collective experience in the public realm and the city?
Research series: Diba Salem looks at Dubai, its architecture and what is ‘public’ in the middle east.
Exploring the Public Realm: A teenage takeover of libraries
September 2018: This essay explores libraries and youth takeovers in three cities in the North of the UK, with youth challenging who owns ‘public’ – if interior – space.
Exploring the Public Realm: My House is Your House - How Music Venues Enrich Life in a City Where Strangers Meet
September 2018: Dave Haslam examines how music venues provide spaces for new encounters.
Reflections on building inclusive and sustainable peace
September 2018: This collection of essays captures the discussions, reflections and recommendations from the 2018 Peace and Beyond Conference in Belfast.
Exploring the Public Realm: In the city, everyone is an artist
September 2018: Shriya Malhotra writes about working with collective Partizaning in Moscow and the differences between being a public artist and an activist in Moscow and Delhi.