The Missing Dimension: Why Culture Matters in Local Urban Development

By Tonderai Chiyindiko & Caryn Green, 4 July 2023 This article is the second 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 […]

Creativity in times of COVID

“There’s nothing more important than art. Art is the basis of our deepest humanity, and it is through art that we articulate our greatest concerns, our deepest beliefs and our most profound ideas about who we are.”

An Introduction to Sibikwa’s Urban Labs: A Methodology for Collective Change

By Tonderai Chiyindiko & Caryn Green, 4 September 2023 This article is the fourth 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 […]