“The Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity has designated Montreal as “UNESCO City of Design” as part of the Creative Cities Network,” announced today Gerald Tremblay, Mayor of Montreal, and Benoit Labonte, member of the executive committee responsible for culture, heritage and design.
With this honour, Montreal becomes the first North American city to join the recent […]

An action plan to consult with the creative sector on ways Auckland City can help creative industries fulfil their economic potential for the city has been endorsed by the council’s Economic Development and Sustainable Business Committee.
The plan “Creative Action” details strategies for three main objectives aimed at increasing the visibility of Auckland’s creative industries, supporting […]

With all the talk about the economic potential of creative industries dominating current discourse one could easily forget how creative work is also used for political goals.
Last Friday Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso proposed to grant a ‘Nobel Prize’ for foreign ‘manga’ cartoon artists and to award talented Japanese the title of ‘Anime Ambassador‘.
In the […]