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Recent articles explore cultural policy, class and taste, diversity data, and inclusion across urban design, festivals, and the screen industries.

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Coming up this week: Cultural Trends Roundtable 3
The Politics of Participation: Navigating Cultural Policy through Community Arts

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Research by the Cultural Policy Hub at #OCADU helped shape the City of Toronto’s new festival strategy—approved March 26—supporting free, inclusive cultural experiences that bring the city to life. #Toronto #CulturalPolicy Learn more: bit.ly/4syPGQt

WTF now?! #27 – Thursday 19–Wednesday 25 March 2026 There was so much that happened this week! Australia is developing its next National Cultural Policy, strategies to get Australians reading recreationally were suggested, Anthropic shared results from...

WTF happned this week?! So much!

Consultation on a new National Cultural Policy started. Research about recreational reading in Australia was released. Spotify released a feature exploring music through collaborators, samples and covers.

#CulturalPolicy #reading #books #music #MusicStreaming

UNESCO’s New Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity Report: Libraries as essential cultural infrastructure UNESCO has released its fourth global Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity report, which offers a comprehensive look at how countries are protecting and promoting the diversity of cu...

#UNESCO new report Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity explores how #culture is evolving amid tech, social & political shifts.

See what it means for #libraries and how #CulturalPolicy recognises our role in upholding #CulturalRights for all: tr.ee/CshCAp

Central Consolidated Schools board approves cultural policy, directs rewrite of HEART-team language The Central Consolidated Schools Board approved a revised cultural policy 3–2 on March 2, 2026, after debate over survey wording and HEART-team implementation language; the board directed staff to remove and rework HEART-team language for later reconsideration.

The Central Consolidated Schools Board narrowly approved a revised cultural policy, but tensions flared over the language and implementation of the new HEART team, leaving crucial questions unanswered.

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#NM #CitizenPortal #EducationReform #NewMexicoSchools #CulturalPolicy

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My current nerd read. Highly recommend. #books #artspolicy #culturalpolicy

Copyright Collective Management Organizations Abstract The market for cultural and artistic goods has long faced two fundamental problems: unavailability of the copy right holders to the clients, and the illegal usage of intelligent properties of others. These difficulties along with economical considerations have led to the formation of the Collective Management Organizations (CMOs), who closed the communication gap between the producers and the users of their products. Considering the present expansion rate of the usage of all forms of arts, it may be impossible to protect the copy rights without the intervention and management of the CMOs. The international policies to require the enforcement of a basic standard to protect the rights of the intellectual property owners within the international community in the recent years has brought special attention to the CMOs in our country. Obviously, formation and development of these organizations largely depends on their interaction with various legal entities and making their presence known to these entities.

Collective Management Organizations simplify copyright: one pool, fair pay for creators, easy legal access for the public.
Our study explores their economic power, cultural value & real-world challenges. #Copyright #IPLaw #CreatorsRights #CulturalPolicy jls.shirazu.ac.ir/article_3933...

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Lebanon's General Security Directorate has introduced new regulations for hiring foreign artists, requiring contract approval, a 10% fee to the Ministry of Finance, and necessary visa documentation to ensure compliance and protect artists' rights.

#Lebanon #Artists #CulturalPolicy

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🔍 Democratization ambitions have not proven to be successful - is cultural policy in crisis?

🗝This article by Larson & Henningsen argues that no - cultural policy is mainly legitimized by the cultural field. Read more here:

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Five concrete policy proposals - with cost logic - focused on labour, space, education and public commissioning.

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#culturalpolicy #artsandculture #publicvalue #creativeeconomy #dcms #artseducation #civiclife @lisanandy

Council OKs grant program to help vertical ‘micro‑drama’ creators The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion to explore and create grant and permitting support for short‑form vertical video production, aiming to keep low‑budget creators and jobs in Los Angeles; advocates urged adequate funding to make the program effective.

Los Angeles is stepping up to support the booming market for vertical micro-dramas with a new grant program aimed at boosting local creative jobs!

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#LosAngelesCityLosAngelesCounty #CA #EconomicDevelopment #LosAngelesCreators #CulturalPolicy #CreativeJobs #CitizenPortal

Bakhtiar Renews Call for Standalone Ministry of Culture Says Cultural Sector Long Neglected Under MOTAC KUALA LUMPUR — Balik Pulau MP and former Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mohammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik, has renewed his call for Malaysia to establish a dedicated Ministry of Culture, arguing that the country’s cultural sector continues to be overshadowed by tourism priorities. In a public statement, Bakhtiar said Malaysia must “seriously consider” separating the culture portfolio from tourism—an issue he first raised in Parliament in 2020. He stressed that structural reform is overdue, pointing out that the pattern in MOTAC has been consistent across administrations. “Almost every Tourism Minister naturally […]

Bakhtiar Renews Call for Standalone Ministry of Culture #CultureMinistry #MalaysiaCulture #CulturalPolicy #MOTAC #ArtsAndCulture

Nordisk kulturpolitisk tidsskrift | Volume 28 | Issue 2 | Table of Contents

Check out our new special issue with the theme "The future of cultural policy" #culturalpolicy
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How does policy ideals affect literature promotion projects for children and youth inside and outside of schools? Read “Den nyttiga läslusten” by Marie Öhman, Lina Samuelsson and Birgitta Jansson here: www.scup.com/doi/10.18261... #CulturalPolicy #Readingpromotion #PISA

Day 2 of the Global Dialogues at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) featured powerful keynotes from Mark Taylor and Brea Heidelberg, tackling enduring inequalities in the cultural sector.

#CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues #PUCP #CulturalPolicy

De tre store og børnene I denne artikel undersøger vi, hvordan de store nationale kulturinstitutioner i Danmark bidrager til den nationale børnekulturpolitik. Vores tilgang er baseret på et bredt politikbegreb (Røyseng 2014)...

How does major cultural institutions shape Danish cultural policy for children? 👶🏛🎭

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#CulturalPolicy #Denarmk #ChildCulture #CulturalPolicyMaking

Now underway: a powerful keynote conversation between Néstor García Canclini and Susan Oman, exploring what kinds of cultural policies we need in an age shaped by digital platforms.

#GlobalDialogues #CulturalTrends #CulturalPolicy #Lima #PUCP

Together with @streamscapes-eu.bsky.social, REBOOT Horizon Europe and CresCine, the seminar highlighted how culture is a strategic boost for the EU’s competitiveness, diplomacy, and sustainability.

#HorizonEurope #EUculture #CulturalPolicy #AudiovisualIndustry #ClimateTransition #AnimationIndustry

Together with @animamundieu.bsky.social, REBOOT Horizon Europe and CresCine, the seminar highlighted how culture is a strategic boost for the EU’s competitiveness, diplomacy, and sustainability.

#HorizonEurope #EUculture #CulturalPolicy #AudiovisualIndustry #ClimateTransition #AnimationIndustry

Museums as the catalysts for a democratic revolution in cultural policy As culture exists and evolves predominantly in society, democratic principles provide a strong foundation for future cultural development. Through a range of case studies and provocations from Lati...

Can museums lead democratic change? New article in Cultural Trends explores global case studies & challenges colonial models.

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Between cultural democratisation and cultural democracy: the design of a cultural policy in Portugal This study investigates the design of the Social Impact Commitment of Cultural Organisations (CISOC) within Portugal’s National Plan for the Arts (NPA) and focuses on two distinct conceptualisation...

Between democratisation & democracy—what drives Portugal’s new cultural policy? New article by Flora Maravalhas & José Soares Neves.

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Call for Abstracts: NKT 2026:2 will be a special issue with the theme "the artist in Nordic cultural policies". www.scup.com/page/nkt/call Deadline: November 14
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The image showcases the paper title and its abstract. You can read it in PDF format here: https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/pmdvy_v1

The image report regression model results. It shows the net effect of ‘pass Culture’ grant spending on 12-month participation likelihood of several cultural practices. For a full description of the results, read section 7.2.2 in the linked article.

I'm excited to share my new paper: "What Do Culture Vouchers Really Buy? Evidence from France's ‘pass Culture’ Policy Effects" now published on SocArxiv. This research dives into a major cultural policy experiment.

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Kulturminister O’Donovan: “Dieses Programm ist der Neid der Welt!” 97% von 17.000 Befragten unterstützen die dauerhafte Einführung. Irland zeigt, wie Kulturpolitik funktionieren kann. Vorbild für Europa? #CulturalPolicy 6/

The UNESCO Mondiacult 2025 Conference: Time for an SDG dedicated entirely to Culture. An opportunity to include an ‘ocean gaze’ in cultural policies - Ocean Decade Heritage Network By Arturo Rey da Silva, Co-Chair ODHN UNESCO’s World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development (Mondiacult) was held in Barcelona between 29 September and 1 October 2025. It brought together ministers, cultural leaders, academics, civil society, and youth from across the world to reflect on how culture fits into today’s global challenges. From the […]

We are proud to share a new piece by ODHN co-chair Arturo Rey da Silva, reflecting on the outcomes of Mondiacult 2025 and the need for a cultural shift toward an "ocean gaze."
#OceanHeritage #Mondiacult2025 #CulturalPolicy

International Conference PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference

I’m looking forward to presenting at Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue — an extraordinary gathering of researchers rethinking the role of culture in sustainable futures.
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International Conference PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference

Free registration is still open for A Global Dialogue on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development. Join the conversation.
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