IFACCA and Arts Council Korea (ARKO), co-hosts of the 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture, are delighted to launch the 10th World Summit Discussion Paper: Charting the future of arts and culture. This key document will guide conversations at the upcoming 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture, which will be held from 27-30 May 2025 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The Summit brings together international arts and cultural leaders to explore critical issues facing the sector and the role of culture in society.
This Discussion Paper sets out to provoke critical reflection on these ideas and issues that affect culture and the cultural and creative sector, ranging from the exciting and daunting aspects of technology and AI, and their anthropophagic nature; to how we gather, exchange ideas, and participate; and the types of agency we need to ensure a future with diverse narratives and worldviews. The nine essays highlight key challenges facing the arts and cultural sector and offer insights for shaping a resilient future.
The Discussion Paper brings together 10 thought leaders from around the world who were invited to share their perspectives on these issues and consider actions that governments and people could and should take, presented through nine essays by: Ms Paula Carr and Mr Haiko Te Kurapa (Aotearoa New Zealand); Mr Lars Ebert (Belgium); Ms Sarah Abdu Bushra (Ethiopia); Prof Dr Nishant Shah (India); Ms Marcela Flores Méndez (Mexico); Mr Mauricio Delfin (Peru); Ms Marichu G. Tellano (the Philippines); Dr Zune Lee (Republic of Korea), Dr Jazmín Alejandra Beirak Ulanosky (Spain).
These authors bring diverse perspectives and lived experiences from across the arts and cultural ecology, working in public institutions, academia, or civil society organisations, and as Indigenous and cultural leaders, artists and cultural workers.
We hope this Discussion Paper will spark conversations on the future we want and need, before and during the Summit. We trust the Summit will provide a stimulating setting in which to tackle complex issues, collectively debate, and cocreate a roadmap that can future proof and inform policy for culture, at the local, national and global levels.
The Discussion Paper is available to download in English and available in Korean and Spanish in the coming weeks.
Find out more about the 10th World Summit and Discussion Paper at www.artsummit.org.