Culture: Safeguarding Heritage, Or Incredible Intangibles

Apr 30, 2022 | depART

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] During their annual meeting in late 2021, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed four elements on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in...

Policy: Charter Of Rights For South African Artists

Jul 29, 2021 | ARTiculate

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] CHARTER OF RIGHTS FOR SOUTH AFRICAN ARTISTS Definition For the purpose of this Charter, and based on UNESCO’s 1980 Recommendation Concerning the Status of the Artist, an “Artist” is someone who a. creates, or...

Culture: Re-building Al-Nouri Mosque, Or Courtyards Dialogue

May 12, 2021 | depART

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] An international jury recently announced that an entry by eight Egyptian architects won the international competition for the reconstruction of the historic Al-Nouri Mosque complex in Mosul, Iraq, a major...

Championing Cultural Expression, Or Creativity’s Value Confirmed

Feb 20, 2021 | ARTiculate

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] The Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions met recently. This meeting occurred as COVID-19 has caused a crisis in...

Insight: Culture In Crisis, Or Curing Creatives’ Covid Concerns

Jan 16, 2021 | ARTiculate

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] UNESCO has assessed the measures taken by governments to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on culture professionals and on the sector as a whole, an impact which appears to be more severe than...