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SuperLocal: Creativity at the heart of thriving communities

Creative New Zealand - Toi Aotearoa, 02 November 2026, New Zealand

Earlier this month, mayors, councillors, community board members and senior local government staff from across Aotearoa gathered for Local Government New Zealand's SuperLocal conference. Jaenine Parkinson, Chief Executive of Museums Aotearoa, and Jeremy Mayall, Chief Executive of Creative Waikato, both shared a powerful message about the role of arts, culture and creativity in building strong loc…

Vietnamese cultural digital map platform promotes love for nation: Minister

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam, 02 November 2026, Viet Nam

The Vietnam Culture Digital Map Platform (CMAP) is expected to bring cultural heritage and activities closer to the public, encouraging people, particularly young people, to explore and share their love for Vietnamese culture, homeland and country, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Lam Thi Phuong Thanh has said.

Arts Council Malta launches national survey on cultural participation

Arts Council Malta, 02 November 2026, Malta

The Arts Council Malta, in collaboration with the University of Malta, has launched the Cultural Participation Survey 2026 – a nationwide research initiative aimed at understanding how people in Malta and Gozo come into contact with art and culture in their daily lives.

Social financing of culture - formal and legal solutions: premiere of the report

29 October 2026

Poland needs a new law for social financing and the development of cultural patronage. Nationwide consultations on solutions for the future of Polish culture have begun at the Ossolineum.

The Wrocław Declaration for the Development of Cultural Patronage was signed

National Centre for Culture, Poland, 29 October 2026, Poland

The Marshal of the Senate, Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, the Minister of Culture, Marta Cienkowska, and representatives of public institutions, social organizations, business and creative circles signed the Wrocław Declaration, expressing their will to cooperate for the development of social financing of culture and patronage in Poland.

Indonesia-Australia Expand Creative Economy Collaboration and AI Copyright Protection

Ministry of Creative Economy, Indonesia, 22 October 2026, Indonesia

Indonesia expanded its global diplomacy network through strengthening cross-subsector creative economy collaboration with the Australian Government. This strategic step was explored during a bilateral meeting between Minister of Creative Economy/Head of the Creative Economy Agency, Teuku Riefky Harsya, and Minister for the Arts of Australia, Tony Burke, on the sidelines of the World Conference on…