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
Tokyo 2020 Cultural Olympiad visit
As the first appointed Culture Advisor to the International Olympic Committee, I am delighted to have started work with the
Culture Summitt UCLG
Some pictures from the third UCLG #cultureSummit , hosted in Buenos Aires. The summit has become the largest global gathering of cities
Tokyo 2020 Cultural Olympiad
Tokyo’s Cultural Olympiad: youth, heritage, empowerment and nationwide celebration Article published by Net TAM (Toyota Art Management) In English |
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
My research on the ECOC programme
I have researched the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) initiative since 2002 and have documented the experience of all ECoC hosts (over
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
Cultural Legacies of Rio 2016, one year on
I am in Rio this week presenting the results of our one year UK-Brazil research collaboration to explore the immediate
PROJECT | Brands, Myths, Stories post Rio 2016
Reimaging Brazilian cities | Urban images and cultural narratives in the wake of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games The British
‘If everyone says so …’ Press narratives and image change in major event host cities
I have just published this academic paper within the Urban Studies Journal. You can access it here Abstract This paper
DEBATE | On the need for both ‘black’ and ‘white’ narratives around mega-event impacts.
We need to acknowledge both the black AND the white (plus some grey, also) As academics, we have no choice but
What counts as #OlympicArt during the Rio 2016 Olympics?
I am in Rio throughout the Olympic Games, as I have done since 1999 across eight Olympic cities (nine if