The Rise and Rise of Culture-Led Urban Development

By Tonderai Chiyindiko & Caryn Green. This article is the first in a series of blogs and opinion pieces, providing a context for and presenting research findings from Sibikwa Arts Centre’s Urban Culture, Democracy and Governance Labs. Supported by the Commonwealth Foundation, this Urban Labs initiative is a pilot programme exploring cultural and creative approaches […]

Community Engagement – Engaging Communities in Heritage, Archives and Museums: What Does it Mean to Serve the Community Well?

This article offers my speaking notes as an introduction to a panel discussion on Community Engagement, with Andrew Lamprecht (South Africa), Eric Itzkin (South Africa), Goabaone Montsho (Botswana), Puleng Plessie (South Africa) and Bridget Shumba (Malawi), programmed as part of the Reimagining Heritage, Archives and Museums: Today/Tomorrow, an initiative by the Institut français d’Afrique du […]

Sibikwa Arts Centre Creative Industries Career Exhibition 2023

On 18 and 19 May 2023, the ‘Doors of Learning and Culture Shall be Open’ at Sibikwa Arts Centre, for Grade 12 learners from schools across Gauteng attending our Creative Industries Career Exhibition.  The Creative Industries Career Exhibition gives learners a chance to explore further education, training and career research, expanding their scope of post-schooling […]