The French region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes recently launched a very interesting publication gathering texts written by professionals in the context of training sessions on challenges, experiences and orientations of territorial cultural development, and called "Cultural territories, territorial cultures. When elected representatives, artists and inhabitants co-invest rural territories" ("Territoires de cultures, cultures de territoires. Quand élus, artistes et habitants co-investissent les territoires ruraux" in French).

Kultura Nova Foundation published the book "Do it Together. Practices and Tendencies of Participatory Governance in Culture in the Republic of Croatia", edited by Dea Vidović. The book, which deals with Croatian practices and tendencies of participatory governance in culture, builds on the results of the research project "Approaches to Participatory Governance of Cultural Institutions". The research project was conducted by Kultura Nova Foundation from 2016 to 2018 with the support of UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity.

GYCR 2023

The Global Youth Creative Residency (GYCR) is a process and an event that relates culture to the sustainable development of Jeju. It is hosted by the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, organized by UNITAR CIFAL Jeju / Jeju International Training Center, and supported by the Committee on Culture of UCLG.

The 5th edition of the GYCR will take place from 14 to 20 September 2023 in Jeju Island. Entitled “Rooted, Growing Island”, the Residency will bring together young cultural and artistic experts from around the world in Jeju to collectively explore the intersection between the arts and sustainability for the present and future. The programme will be articulated around three sub-themes:

- Roots: Jeju's environmental and traditional heritage;

- Tree trunk: Sustainability and the Arts;

- Branches and leaves: Practical connections and expansion worldwide.

The call for applications (in English) will be open from 31 July 2023 to 22 August 2023 (18:00 Korea Standard Time UTC +09:00). The application form is available here and the portfolio here. See the concept note of the GYCR 2023:

GYCR 2022

The 4th edition of the GYCR took place from 5 to 10 August 2022 in Jeju Island. Entitled “Islands in Flow 2”, the Residency invited 24 young artists from Jeju and abroad to develop creative proposals with the aim to face the urgent climate crisis, while being consulted by expert mentors. An in-person workshop (9-10 July) and a hybrid exhibition (19 August - 2 September) was held as well.

This experience was based on the commitments of the practical toolkit Culture 21 Actions on culture in sustainable cities, adopted by UCLG in 2015, especially the one related to “Culture and the Environment”, and the report coordinated by the Committee on Culture: The role of culture in climate resilient development.

See the programme of the GYCR 2022:

GYCF/GYCR 2021

In 2021, the Forum takes a new shape! Retitled "Global Youth Creative Residencies", the Forum will gather this summer for a new edition!

Check out the final report and watch the promotional video and the final presentation of the 2021 GYCR:

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GYCF 2019
The Global Youth Culture Forum (also referred as GYCF) is a process and an event that relates culture to the sustainable development of Jeju. It is supported by the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province government and the Culture Committee of the world organisation of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), together with JITC-Jeju International Training Center, JFAC-Jeju Foundation for Arts and Culture and JURC-Jeju Urban Regeneration Center.

The Global Youth Culture Forum in 2019 will take place on 19-26 October and it will aims to implement, in a very practical and illustrative way, the UCLG toolkit “Culture 21 Actions” on “culture in sustainable cities”, especially its commitment related to “Public Spaces, Urban Planning and Culture”.

The Global Youth Culture Forum in 2019 will also contribute:
- To localize SDGs, especially Goals 8, 9 and 11
- To promote young artists in the making of sustainable cities
- To involve local communities in the process
- To develop Jeju as a creative culture platform for global artists: a place where meaning is developed.
- To establish a forum in which exchange young artists share their experiences and cooperate.

OPEN CALL AND CURATORIAL PROPOSAL

The call for mentees is open to international artists and architects who had interest in public space and work in any art media (photography, installations, drawing, ceramics, video, performance, soundscapes, etc.). The deadline for submissions is 2 September 2019.

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GYCF 2018

The Global Youth Culture Forum Jeju 2018 was held from 29^th October to 4^th November 2018. A global curator, local and international mentors as well as local and international artists and architects worked together taking as cases of study two different neighborhoods of Jeju City: Namsung Old Town and Jeju Old Downtown.

Find below all the results of the GYCF 2018:

Culture and heritage for sustainability

ICOMOS works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places. It is the only global non-government organisation of this kind, which is dedicated to promoting the application of theory, methodology, and scientific techniques to the conservation of the architectural and archaeological heritage. ICOMOS is a network of experts that benefits from the interdisciplinary exchange of its members, among which are architects, historians, archaeologists, art historians, geographers, anthropologists, engineers and town planners

ICOMOS and the UCLG Culture Committee are partners in the #culture2030goal campaign.

Heritage at the HLPF 2018

ICOMOS, together with UNESCO, Un-Habitat, IUCN, GEN, the Government of Ireland and UCLG, will organise on next 11 July 2018 (6:30pm - 9:30pm) at Japan Society an exchange of knowledge and celebration focusing on ‘Implementing SDG 11.4 through Local Voices and Global Agendas for Cultural & Natural Heritage’ a special event to be held in parallel to the UN-HLPF. The event will bring together both local (United-States) and international stakeholders active in the protection of the world’s natural and cultural heritage, illustrating the vital connections between integrated heritage protection and sustainable development.

Declaration for the inclusion of Heritage in the Ministerial Declaration

ICOMOS, together with UCLG, the Global Planners Network (GPN), Europa Nostra and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), signed a Declaration for the acknowledgement and the inclusion of culture as well as cultural and natural heritage into the UN HLPF 2018 Ministerial Declaration. Join and support!

Culture at Work Africa - Promoting the Public Value of Culture for Social Cohesion and Urban Development in Africa is lookint to support innovative on-the-ground projects aiming at developing safe and neutral spaces for intercultural dialogue and at promoting active citizenship and intercommunity relations. Projects will seek sustainable outputs and will foster multi-stakeholder national and transnational cooperation, inclusive societies, cultural diversity and equal dignity for all.

Check out the call for proposals. Deadline: 21 September 2018, 12:00 GMT.

From 9-17 July 2018, the UN will organise its 2018 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), with the title "Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies" and focusing on the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6, 7, 12, 15 including the Goal 11 (make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable) at the global level.

Local and Regional Governments at the HLPF

In this context, UCLG will be organizing and coorganizing various sessions from 15-17 July 2018:
         - 15 July 2018, 1.00pm - 5.00pm. Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments, UNACLA and Cities
           Alliance preparatory session.
         - 16 July 2018, 10.00am - 6.00pm. Local and Regional Governments' Forum.
         - 17 July 2018, 8.30am - 6.30pm. Local 2030: Local Actions for Global Commitments

The Committee on culture of UCLG took part in the 2018 edition of the European Development Days (5-6 June 2018, Brussels, Belgium). In the context of this important annual meeting, the Committee coorganised two sessions, together with 8 other International organisations and networks (Africalia, Arterial network, British Council, Culture et Développement, Territoires Associés, Interarts, International Music Council - IMC, and UNESCO), and the support of 5 partners (Bozar, ICOMOS, ACP, CECD, and CISAC):

- Brainstorming Lab session: "Culture for Development: Women as Agents of Change"
  5 June 2018
  9:30am - 10:45am
  Room B1

- Special event: "Cultural Heritage and Creativity through Women's Lens"
  6 June 2018
  10:45am-12:00pm
  Room D7

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MUST READ

Check out "Artistic Freedom, a Moveable Feast", a very interesting article written by Mary Ann DeVlieg, independant consultant and evaluator of international cultural collaboration projects for the European Commission's culture and science programmes, projects and foundations, on what is freedom of artistic expression, both in theory and practice, and on the organisations supporting artists when their capacity to create is challenged.

Check out and share the call for Mural İzmir, to be organized by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. Artists will be able to make their designs in any of the 5 different application areas in the districts of Alsancak and Konak (İzmir). The deadline for submitting projects is July 2nd, 2018.

In the context of the European Development Days celebrated in Brussels (Belgium), the Committee on culture of UCLG, together with 8 other International organisations and networks (Africalia, Arterial network, British Council, Culture et Développement, Territoires Associés, Interarts, International Music Council - IMC, and UNESCO) organized an important special event on 'Cultural Heritage and Creativity through Women's Lens', on last 6 June 2018 at 10:45am. A preparatory meeting also took place the day before the event, on 5 June 218, from 9:30-10.45am, with the title 'Culture for Development: Women as agents of Change'.

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