Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of posts from guest bloggers discussing topics from this week’s Salzburg Global Forum for Young Cultural Leaders. Leaders from around the world are coming together to discuss issues that are critically important to the cultural sector − how do we create and articulate our value, what is global and what is local today and what is the role of arts organizations in society. The changing nature of communication in the world has impacted the way people speak to each other and search for … [Read more...]
Arts Organizations and Their Community
Topic: Role of Arts in Civil Society Young Cultural Leaders Forum | Themes: identity, participation, social media
How have the forces of globalization impacted the nature of cultural activity?

Watch the following video in which Serhan Ada, Head of the Cultural Management Program at Istanbul Bilgi University and a faculty member of the Salzburg Global Forum for Young Cultural Leaders, suggests that the "new normal" favors the creative. Add your voice to the discussion. Use the comments below to weigh in with your thoughts on the effects of globalization on the cultural sector. … [Read more...]
How do cultural institutions balance being global and local?

Watch the following video featuring Mikel Ellcessor, General Manager of WDET in Detroit and a faculty member of the Salzburg Global Forum for Young Cultural Leaders, in which he warns that social media can give us a false sense of connection. He also gives a suggestion for how to make meaningful connections in one's community. Add your voice to the discussion. Use the comments below to weigh in with your thoughts on the effects of globalization on the cultural sector. … [Read more...]


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