Revisioning Culture for Cultural Policy was a 2022 project that contributed to the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT 2022.
In September 2022 the North American Cultural Diplomacy Initiative (NACDI) organized Revisioning Culture for Cultural Policy, a series of three virtual public open mic conversations. These events aimed to expand the conversation on cultural policy in the lead up to the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT 2022. The events were also part of a larger series of Virtual Global Open Mics titled Share Your Voice, organized in partnership with International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, the Tijuana Cultural Center CECUT, the Universidad Panamericana, and the Universidad Iberoamericana.
Over the course of three events, we brought expert scholars and practitioners into conversation with moderator drawn from NACDI. These pairings included Azeezah Kanji (Noor Cultural Centre) and Dr. Sascha Priewe (Aga Khan Museum); Dr. Justin O’Connor (University of Southern Australia) and Dr. Sarah E.K. Smith (Western University); and Kelly Langgard (Ontario Arts Council) and Ben Schnitzer (Queen’s University). Each conversation focused on a different facet of culture and cultural policy, addressing epistemological issues with culture and decolonizing, problem framing and the role of cultural policy today, as well as policy entrepreneurship and global challenges.
Creating a forum for wide open conversation on culture and cultural policies, these open mics drew a global audience, with participants including scholars, practitioners and members of the public.
