The process to elaborate the new Agenda 21 for culture was initiated by the Committee on Culture in 2013 in Lille-Métropole, Buenos Aires and Rabat and will continue in 2014, with meetings, seminars, articles, questionnaires and pilot-cities. The process will conclude with a major event in 2015: a “Culture Summit
From gem cutters to weavers, artisans have long been synonymous with India’s Pink City, but Jaipur’s craft heritage continues to evolve. In recent years, Western designers have immigrated here and are learning from and employing skilled locals…READ MORE
Ed Gillespie, a communications executive in London who stopped flying for vacation a few years ago, partly for environmental reasons but mostly because he didn’t enjoy it, voyages between continents on freighter ships and rides trains across regions like the Swiss Alps. Slow travel is “reveling in the landscape, culture,
There are some amazing events on tap all over the world, all the time. Hear the music of J.S. Bach played where he lived and created during the Thuringian Bach Festival in Thuringia, Germany. Or follow the beat of the drums to the biggest powwow in North America. Here’s a taste
On the 2 April the conference “Cultural Policies and the Cities” will be held at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. The conceptualisation of the conference was made by Michael Wimmer, director of EDUCULT and is linked to the key findings of the last year conference “Reinventing Cultural Policy”…READ MORE
In the small towns of Nieuwoudtville, Clanwilliam, Citrusdal and Piketberg, rooibos tea is grown on plantations and provides jobs to around 5000 people in the area. Currently it generates an annual turnover of €35 million, and has been commercially processed since the 1930’s. The Cederberg region is known for its
The Assistant Director-General for Culture of UNESCO, Francesco Bandarin, has congratulated IGCAT on its recent creation. IGCAT aims to promote food experiences as a component of living heritage. In a letter addressed to IGCAT, both the Director and President are invited to a meeting with the Chief of Intangible Culture
The project director of the Port Harcourt World Book Capital 2014, Koko Kalango, unfolds programmes that show that the Garden City is ready for its one-year tenure as the global headquarters of books. Nigeria’s Garden City, which piped others including Oxford (United Kingdom), Lyon (France), Ganza (Azerbaijan), Sharjah (United Arab
Limerick (UK) is to play host to the world’s first ever Chip Championship as part of a new festival for the city this June. The Limerick City Business Association has teamed up with the City of Culture team to create ‘Culture and Chips’, a “quirky” food festival taking place over
Hull was referred to as one of the UK’s “urban hubs” where the cultural offering was ever-improving. The newspaper said Hull was “full of hidden surprises” and mentioned that cultural attractions such as The Deep, Ferens Art Gallery and Hull Truck Theatre were pulling in visitors to the City of
French gastronomy is so unique that Unesco took the step of ganting it heritage status. But times are changing it seems and French culinary habits and dishes are under threat, the country’s top celebrity chef Alain Ducasse says. The French way of eating is one of the primary cultural and
Khoj is currently running the third edition of its Food Residency – a six-week residency that will focus on generating conversations around ‘food’. Apart from the discussions between the artists-in-residence, the residency aims to develop additional conversations around other food-related issues, such as the politics of food and food as
IGCAT fully endorses that the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education has adopted an own-initiative report by Santiago FISAS AYXELA (EPP, ES) on European gastronomic heritage: cultural and educational aspects. The report outlines both educational aspects and cultural aspects. This is a timely initiative and one that signals the
The Margaret River Region Open Studios is a 16-day event offering a trail of discovery for all art lovers. At least 100 visual artists and artisans are expected to open the doors to their art studios and workshops, delivering a unique experience for art lovers to meet the creator of the
Tradition for Tomorrow presents Nordic music and dance through performances, workshops, jam sessions, lectures and discussions. Each Nordic country will present its best and brightest in 4 days and nights of non stop music making, dancing, teaching and discussing. Tradition for Tomorrow provides a singular opportunity to enjoy and examine
Created by The Art of Dining, the event invites people for a five course meal at a pop up restaurant within a former Library in Hoxton, however, food is just one facet of the evening as guests will be invited to take part in a what can only be described as
