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The Future of Culture in Cities
A major new enquiry into the future of cultural investment in UK cities, managed by BOP. The Cultural Cities Enquiry looks at how culture can be more effectively resourced. Have your say.
1. Culture in cities
World Cities Culture Forum launches its Leadership Exchange Programme (WCCF)
Urban festivals boost cities’ economies (CityMetric/CityMonitor)
The rise in urban living is threatening nightlife in cities - here’s how to protect it (Centre for Cities)
2. Organisations
Fundraising in the arts: Videos & Podcasts from our evaluation of Catalyst Evolve [Report] (ACE)
Money matters: How The Albany maximises its income for its artistic work (The Albany)
Should UK museums become more radical about diversifying their collections? (Museum Association)
3. International
EU gross box office tops 7bn euros in 2017 for third year running (European Audiovisual Observatory)
Power shuffle in China looks to hinder Hollywood in the world’s second largest film market (Fortune)
Britain’s film renaissance: made in UK, owned in the US? (Financial Times)
South Africa should turn to Creative Clusters to boost its arts (The Conversation)
4. Health and wellbeing
How important is creative and cultural participation to our wellbeing? [Report] (Age UK)
Arts & cultural organisations need to make concerted effort to bridge new alliances with health (AESOP)
The art of wellbeing: new research and exhibition by the Wellcome Trust (Financial Times)
5. Best of The Blog
Cultural Cities Enquiry (BOP)
The relocation of BBC Wales and its economic impact (BOP)
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Jun 8, 2018
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How are major cities around the world responding to climate change through cultural policies and programmes?
The Green World Cities of Tomorrow: Culture and Sustainability
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Apr 22, 2021
5 Priorities for World Cities in the post-covid recovery period
Culture and the Climate Emergency
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Dec 4, 2020
Culture can play an important role in recovery and renewal across the UK, if the right local decision-making is put in place
Culture and the Recovery: Levelling Up Culture?
Callum Lee
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Sep 23, 2020
This focused, coordinated set of measures can not only rescue the sector, but position it to lead the recovery
Central London’s celebrated cultural offer is in peril
Jonathan Todd
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Aug 21, 2020
Three big questions as applications close for Arts Council England’s Cultural Recovery Fund
COVID-19: Government support packages for culture and creative industries #3
Paul Owens
Jul 30, 2020
The UK’s £1.57 billion recovery package: priorities for a New Deal
COVID-19: Government support packages for culture and creative industries #2
Paul Owens
Jul 20, 2020
Cities are using their unique capabilities to lead recovery and renewal
COVID-19: Cities, Culture and the 3 ‘P’s: powers, partnerships, place
Paul Owens
Jul 7, 2020
Investing in recovery, planning for transformation
COVID-19: Government support packages for culture and creative industries #1
Paul Owens
Jun 30, 2020
Recovery and renewal will depend on how we address the three dimensions of the crisis
COVID-19 is a triple blow to culture and the creative industries
Paul Owens
Jun 3, 2020
In the face of radical uncertainty leaders and policy-makers will have to take planning and collaboration to whole a new level
‘Plans are useless, planning is essential’
Paul Owens
May 13, 2020
Nobody knows what will happen next, but we have a good idea of the three necessary steps out of the crisis
Relief, Recovery and Renewal: navigating our way to a new kind of future
Paul Owens
Dec 20, 2019
A cause for optimism
Weaving the Golden Thread into the 2020s
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