Rio 2016 Cultural Narrative for the Olympics
On August 5th 2015, Rio marked its final year to go to the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games. The […]
Cities
Rio 2016: one year to go
I am in Brazil during the first week in August 2015 to meet with key figures behind Rio’s 2016 Olympic
The journey towards Hull 2017
I have spent a day in Hull, discussing regeneration opportunities, the challenges of event-driven urban strategies and the many ways
Cultural value, media events & city narratives
Presentation at AIMAC 2015 (Aix-en-Provence & Marseille) My paper abstract, below: Ever since the widespread acceptance that the arts
Regeneration with attitude: Towards Hull 2017
The Royal Society of Arts has invited me to speak at their 2015 Engage Series: RSA Connect: Hull, 14 July
Urban Cultural Projects: Practice, Research, Policy
I have been invited by the University of Chicago’s Cultural Policy Center to join an international research gathering at the university’s
The cultural value of event-led city regeneration
I am in Helsinki presenting the paper ‘The cultural value of event-led city regeneration. What makes a European Capital of Culture sustainable’ .
Capitals of Culture and External Projection
I have contributed to the ‘Llibre Blanc de la Cultura a Terrassa’ (White Book on Culture in Terrassa), published
Remembering, Narrating & Re-connecting Space in Liverpool
On the 14 & 15 May I am contributing to “The Global City: Past and Present“, as part of an
Urban Myths?
Urban Myths? Transforming narratives of place via the media representation of one-off international cultural events Paper presented at: Mediated City
Presentation: Reclaiming the street
From the 1st to the 3rd September I contributed to the second ‘Future of Places’ global conference, hosted in Buenos
Heritage, Pride and Place
Exploring the contribution of World Heritage Site (WHS) status to a city’s future development In 2012, the Institute of Cultural Capital embarked
London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Evaluation: new design
Find here access to a completely re-designed version of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Evaluation Summary, including a more accessible
Collection of films on my views about Liverpool and cultural regeneration
I have finally had the chance to tidy up the links to a series of films produced under the series
London 2012 Cultural Olympiad evaluation just published
In November 2011, the major stakeholders in the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival commissioned Beatriz Garcia at the Institute
Arts Professional: A cultural blueprint
Published in September 2012, issue 257 (http://artsprofessional.co.uk/Magazine/view.cfm?id=6460&issue=257) Full article below A cultural blueprint Beatriz Garcia reflects on the Cultural
Local Dependencies for Global Festivals
2011, Jan 28-29, Birkbeck University, London Conference: LEARNING FROM BARCELONA: ART, REAL ESTATE AND THE PRE-OLYMPIC CITY This two-day workshop
Citizen media as a platform for cultural representation at the Olympic Games
Paper presented to the International Olympic Committee in my role as member of the IOC Postgraduate Grant Selection Committee Abstract
A ‘City of Culture’ initiative for Italy?
Claudio Bocci, Director of Institutional Relations at Federculture and Ravello LAB committee member, has built on the evidence provided by
Project: European Capitals of Culture policy group
In 2009 I attracted funding from the European Commission to establish an international network of researchers and programmers working on