ACORNS

ACORNS is our monthly digest of arts and culture policy news, research and announcements, sent direct to your inbox. ACORNS Iberoamericano le ofrece el envío mensual en español de noticias y anuncios de políticas culturales directamente a su bandeja de entrada.

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ACORNS 476: UN International Decade of Culture for Sustainable Development and the role of cultural data

Co-hosted by IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, 17 September 2026, International

Welcome to the September edition of ACORNS, your international news round-up for arts and cultural policy. 

ACORNS 475: Collaborative policy action and critical reform

Co-hosted by IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, 13 August 2026, International

Welcome to the August edition of ACORNS, your international news round-up for arts and cultural policy. This month we reflect on recent headlines highlighting cross-sectorial and inter-agency collaborations alongside regulatory reform aimed at improving the conditions for the cultural and creative sectors and addressing broader policy issues including intellectual property, AI governance, cultura…

ACORNS 474: International dialogue on artificial intelligence and copyright

Co-hosted by IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, 16 July 2026, International

In this edition of ACORNS our focus is on artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright developments in the cultural and creative sector, as governments around the world discuss how to harness AI's opportunities while protecting the rights of creators.

ACORNS 473: Arts and cultural education in focus

Co-hosted by IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, 18 June 2026, International

This month, we highlight arts and education, with developments spanning from arts and culture in curricula to the training of artists and capacity building initiatives that shape creative practice and careers. 

ACORNS 472: Opportunities in the new economy

Co-hosted by IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, 14 May 2026

This month our focus is on the creative economy and investment in the cultural and creative sectors (CCS). In April, the World Economic Forum (WEF) published its report Growth in the New Economy: Towards a Blueprint, which offers a timely assessment of the global economic landscape, and how major structural shifts – accelerating AI, geopolitics, record levels of debt, demographic change and evolv…

ACORNS 471: Cultural workers’ rights and active participation in cultural life

Co-hosted by IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, 16 April 2026, International

This month we highlight two key stakeholders in the cultural ecology: cultural workers and the public at large, reflecting on the dimensions of culture (from our Dossier for Mondiacult) as a sector and as an essential dimension of any liveable society.