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Coronavirus: Now is the time to invest in Africa’s creative industries Republished by ECBN from: The Africa Report Nigeria’s film industry, Nollywood, accounted for $7.2bn or 1.42 percent of Nigeria’s GDP in 2016,   and South Africa’s music industry is estimated to hit $178m in revenue in 2020. Yet in 2019, only 1.1% or $22M of total African start-up [...]

Report on “The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Cultural and Creative Sector” Republished by ECBN from: KEA European Affairs The COVID-19 pandemic has wounded sociality and limited the possibility to stay together: the essence of many forms of art. This report aims to provide a first analysis on the tremendous impact on the [...]

A call to invest in all our creative futures Republished by ECBN from: IETM Prior to the latest European Council meeting that took place on 17-18 July, 45 leading European cultural figures issued a call for the EU to "be bold and to invest in culture and the arts, to invest in all our creative [...]

Seven ideas for a European Cultural Recovery Plan Republished by ECBN from: Le Grand Continent In recent months, the European Union has made a lot of progress in terms of Sense, but not in terms of Sensibility. For feelings are on a par with reason, when it comes to winning the support of the people [...]

Report on “Culture, cities and the COVID-19 pandemic” Republished by ECBN from: Agenda 21 for Culture COVID-19 crisis has affected the cultural life in cities extraordinarily, with implications for the existing inequalities to access, participation and contribution to culture, access to public spaces, and the financial sustainability and the flow of cultural goods and services. [...]

Who cares about Creative and Cultural Workers in Europe? Republished by ECBN from: DISCE As part of DISCE (Developing Inclusive and Sustainable Creative Economies) a three-year EU H2020 funded project, the organization is interested in mapping – across Europe – organisations that have conducted independent research into the dynamics of creative and cultural work (defined below) as well [...]

How Chinese Museums Closed and Reopened During COVID-19 Republished by ECBN from: American Alliance of Museums Almost all Chinese museums closed immediately on January 24, only one day after the city of Wuhan locked down, to reduce the risk of infection in crowded places. Beginning in early February, China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism launched [...]

ECOWAS and UNESCO sign joint statement on response to COVID-19 in West African countries Republished by ECBN from: ReliefWeb Within the framework of the ECOWAS-UNESCO Memorandum of Understanding, the UNESCO Regional Director, Yao Ydo and the ECOWAS Commissioner for Education, Science and Culture, Leopoldo Amado signed a joint statement on 3rd July 2020, for a [...]

Azkuna Zentroa launches ‘BABESTU, an extraordinary artistic creation support programme Republished by ECBN from: AZKUNA ZENTROA – Alhondiga Bilbao Azkuna Zentroa - Alhóndiga Bilbao, Bilbao City Council Society and Contemporary Culture Centre launches BABESTU, an extraordinary contemporary creation support programme. It is a call to foster creation aimed at local cultural agents and artists so that they [...]

Morocco Allocates $21 Million in Emergency Aid to Save Media  Republished by ECBN from: Morocco World News Rabat – The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Othman El Ferdaous, announced Friday an emergency plan to financially support Morocco’s print and electronic media with a budget of MAD 205 million ($21.22 million). The ministry will grant the [...]