Jo’burg: City of Gold
A developing set of stories about local cultural policy in Johannesburg: South Africa's economic heart and its biggest city.
Culture-Led Placemaking in Johannesburg: Practitioner Perspectives
How can culture be best mobilised in neighbourhood development in Johannesburg? A colloquium exploring the importance of a community of practice.
Sound Bites and Sound Data – the Newtown Plan revisited
Messages for Newtown: better research, improved engagement with cultural stakeholders and the valuing of culture in city making.
Yet another Plan for Newtown?
Our guest writers ask: why is there yet another plan trying to solve the problems of The Newtown Cultural Precinct in Johannesburg?
The Cultural District in Newtown, Johannesburg
The cultural district project in Newtown, Johannesburg is a 41 year old initiative which started as an organic cultural cluster, before it was taken over by local government.
Is the Newtown Cultural Precinct Project Dead?
The Newtown Cultural Precinct project in Johannesburg has been in a slump for many years. Can city planning save it and if so how will it change?