Sustainable Development in Cultural Districts
The City of London Corporation with the support of the Global Cultural Districts Network (GCDN), has commissioned a research to understand how cultural districts can embed sustainable development practices in their work and by extension, in our cities.
Opportunities for Cultural Planning in Sub-Saharan Africa – by Basadi Dibeela
Reflecting on lessons from attending the GCDN 2022 Convening in Lugano, Basadi Dibeela writes about opportunities for cultural planning in Sub-Saharan Africa.
GCDN and Alserkal Advisory Harness the Power of Cultural Districts
The Global Cultural Districts Network (GCDN) and Dubai-based Alserkal Advisory have announced a new arts project uniting cultural districts from across four continents, each one presenting a public art installation in response to the theme of climate change. The first cycle of the co-commission series, titled ‘A Feral Commons’, will present multi-city public art interventions that will be revealed in Fall 2023, including: Alserkal Avenue (Dubai,