A Final Blog Post from Simon Brault, Director and CEO of the Canada Council for the Arts

Earlier this month, we brought together more than 400 delegates from over 86 countries in Stockholm, Sweden to address the theme Safeguarding Artistic Freedom at the 9th World Summit on Arts and Culture.

The role of culture in promoting social cohesion, fostering intercultural dialogue, and promoting mutual understanding cannot be overstated, Reddy said while inaugurating the the deliberation of G20 second culture group meeting here.

This report, entitled Shared heritage: universality, restitution and circulation of works of art, proposes a doctrine and method for reviewing and processing restitution requests. It is part of the dynamic launched by the President of the Republic during his speech in Ouagadougou in 2017 calling for the possibility of restoring African cultural property and strengthening cultural partnerships between France and Africa. Since 2017, France has made its heritage and museum cooperation with the countries of the African continent one of its priorities, in close coordination between the embassies and the services and operators of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture.

En conmemoración del Día Internacional de la Danza 2023 el Instituto Nacional de Artes Escéncias dispone en su página web la publicación del primer Plan Nacional de Danza del Uruguay. Una herramienta de trabajo que reúne el conjunto de lineamientos estratégicos para el desarrollo de la danza en todo el territorio uruguayo; un proceso que ha confiado en un modelo dinámico y plural de participación, basado en la corresponsabilidad entre Estado y sociedad civil organizada, para el diseño, implementación y evaluación de las políticas públicas a favor del acceso y ejercicio de la danza como campo de conocimiento, producción simbólica y derecho cultural.

The State of Creativity reflects on creative industry policy over the last 10 years and asks where next for the creative sector. It includes contributions from 24 creative industry thinkers from seven UK universities and across the creative sector. In the report, researchers highlight the priority areas for creative industries policy, and research. These short essays are supported by on-the-ground case studies from those working in the creative sector, including Syima Aslam from Bradford Literature Festival, entrepreneur Tom Adeyoola, and the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Sarah Ellis.