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The GCDN Annual Convening brings together civic and cultural leaders from around the world and provides a unique forum for the development of new ideas and collaborations. This year’s event is being held in Singapore, 27–29 August 2019, co-hosted by GCDN member National Museum of Singapore.
Cities are changing at a formidable pace. The arts and culture have repeatedly demonstrated their strategic value in defining urban character and identity; improving liveability; attracting investment, knowledge workers and tourists; and building community and social capital. Distinctive urban clusters that combine a rich cultural life with compelling public spaces and architecture – cultural districts – have been integral to this success. Billions of dollars are being committed to cultural infrastructure globally – but this investment is difficult to get right. The conditions in which culture and creativity thrive need to be nurtured, especially as the economic, social and political circumstances that gave birth to them change.
This requires carefully constructed and managed partnerships and alliances between the public, commercial, and not-for-profit sectors. How constitutive members collaborate with each other, across institutions and disciplines; with local communities and their changing demographics; with city stakeholders; with diverse funders; and with other urban agendas is crucial to their success. This year’s convening takes collaboration as a theme to ask vital questions and share insights through a programme of engaging discussions, workshops and social events.
GCDN is an initiative of AEA Consulting. Find out more about GCDN here and please contact us if you have any questions.