Cook Islands News, 27 July 2026, Cook Islands

Hosted by the Ministry of Cultural Development on Saturday night, community groups representing various Pacific nations and international communities took the stage to share their heritage through song, music, and dance.

UNESCO, 27 July 2026, Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands has been selected under the UNESCO-Aschberg Programme for Artists and Cultural Professionals 2026 to advance work on copyright and intellectual property reform in support of artists and cultural professionals.

The Herald, 24 July 2026, Zimbabwe

The National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) has launched the 2026 Database Initiative, an ambitious programme aimed at creating the country’s first comprehensive, data-driven directory of the creative sector.

Ministry of Creative Economy, 23 July 2026, Indonesia

The Minister of Creative Economy/Head of the Creative Economy Agency (Ekraf), Teuku Riefky Harsya, affirmed his commitment to strengthening the national film ecosystem through transparent, accurate, and sustainable industrial data governance. Moreover, currently the growth trend of national films is heading in a more positive direction.

Ministry of Education and Culture, Uruguay, 22 July 2026, Uruguay

El ministro Mahía destacó que durante el 2025 el MEC se propuso desarrollar sus políticas sobre tres ejes: la descentralización como prioridad; la equidad en el acceso a la educación, la innovación y la cultura; y la calidad de la formación en educación, de los artistas y de la producción artística, en la comunicación, en la gestión y en las industrias creativas.

Toronto Metropolitan University, 22 July 2026, Canada

Diversity Arts Australia (DARTS) and the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA), in partnership with the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing at Toronto Metropolitan University, invite you to an Imagine Talk conversation on cultural equity and systems change in the arts.