UN SDGs & European Capitals of Culture
I am the lead expert on this year long project, funded by the ECoC candidate cities network Culture Next, in […]
Cultural Policy
Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad Evaluation
I am proud to announce the publication of the #Paris2024 #CulturalOlympiad evaluation. You can find it in English here or
European Capitals of Culture: European dimension in cultural cooperations
On the 15 November 2023 I am at the European Parliament moderating a debate with political representatives from the three
What Future for Festivals? Report
Final report of the Salzburg Global Seminar I co-curated in 2020, asking the question ‘What future for Festivals?’ The seminar
Gender Balance in the Cultural and Creative Sectors
I acted as Expert curator for this important discussion back in 2019, part of Voices of Culture, the Structured Dialogue
Volver a empezar: Barcelona
Una reflexión poética de expatriada y turista en casa, sobre la necesidad de hacer y reinventar nuestras ciudades durante este
EU Heritage Impact Assessment
Pleased to have been appointed Advisory Board member for the EU-H2020 Social Platform for Heritage Impact Assessment (SoPHIA) @sophia_heritage I’ll
The art of Brexit @France24
I am pleased to have featured in #France24 Culture / @encoref24 programme dedicated to discussing the impact of Brexit on
ECoC hearing at the European Parliament
On the 4th December 2019 I was in Brussels presenting at the European Parliament. It was a public hearing to
Art and Urban Decadence
So pleased to feature in the latest issue of #TheSecularHeretic with an article on ‘Art and Decadence’ discussing cycles of #cityRenaissance, #regeneration & #gentrification with an emphasis on the often ungenerous impact of such processes on artists
Culture Summitt UCLG
Some pictures from the third UCLG #cultureSummit , hosted in Buenos Aires. The summit has become the largest global gathering of cities
Impacts 18 Symposium Highlights
Find below highlights from our 10 year anniversary symposium, launching Impacts 08 ~ 18 | #Impacts18, the major research programme I
Essay | No one-size-fits-all models of success
When it comes to culture-led regeneration, there are no one-size-fits-all models of success Today, culture-led regeneration is either an
International Symposium | Cities of Culture, 30 years on
Culture Liverpool and the Institute of Cultural Capital have partnered with the British Council, and the CreArt European Network to
Project | British Council and UK Cities of Culture
Commissioned by the British Council, this project explores the relationship between the British Council and the UK City of Culture (UKCC)
Pyeongchang 2018 | Culture Diary
Two days into the Winter Olympic Games, my Cultural Olympiad hightlights are as follows: Dual cultural programming: Cultural Olympiad /
FIELDWORK | Pyeongchang 2018 Cultural Olympiad
I am on my way to my eleventh Olympic Games edition, this time in Pyeongchang, South Korea. I will be
Comment| Valletta 2018 opening weekend
Valletta 2018 launches its year with Erba ‘ Pjajez, “Four squares” involving multiple repeating shows throughout the city, a
Impacts 18 | Legacies of Liverpool as #ECoC
Impacts’18 is a longitudinal research programme dedicated to capturing the long-term effects of hosting the European Capital of Culture title
UK European Capital of Culture 2023 selection discontinued
As expert appointed to the European Capital of Culture Selection panel, I have joined my colleagues in making a statement