Building Social Capital for Collective Change: A Creative and Culturally Sensitive Approach

By Tonderai Chiyindiko, Kelly Storom & Caryn Green, 6 December 2023 This article is the fifth 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 […]

A Return to Afro-Centric Governance and Development 

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

Thriving Together: Unlocking Sustainable Futures for Community Arts

Thriving Together: Unlocking Sustainable Futures for Community Arts This week, I had the privilege of speaking at the Community Arts Indaba in Knysna, hosted by the Community Arts Centres Network of the Western Cape (CACNET). Under the theme Thrive and Engage, the gathering brought together passionate arts practitioners, cultural leaders, and government officials to explore […]