Cultural Trends Journal
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Cultural Trends is a peer-reviewed journal analysing cultural policy and the arts sector, publishing rigorous research connecting scholars, practitioners and policymakers worldwide.
New manifesto from Cultural Trends co-editor Steven Hadley on building genuinely global dialogue in cultural research.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:32 PM
New manifesto from Cultural Trends co-editor Steven Hadley on building genuinely global dialogue in cultural research.
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What can cultural policy learn from global networks?
New research revisits the legacy of Culturelink and its relevance for transformative cultural policy.
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New research revisits the legacy of Culturelink and its relevance for transformative cultural policy.
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Case study Culturelink: re-examining network’s legacy as inspiration for transformative cultural policies
This article explores the impact of the Culturelink Network over its three decades of operation, asserting its potential as a significant source of inspiration and influence for shaping future cult...
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February 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
What can cultural policy learn from global networks?
New research revisits the legacy of Culturelink and its relevance for transformative cultural policy.
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New research revisits the legacy of Culturelink and its relevance for transformative cultural policy.
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Can Universal Basic Income support freer artistic creation?
New research argues for “equal creative freedom” in the arts.
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New research argues for “equal creative freedom” in the arts.
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Towards equal creative freedom: Universal Basic Income and the socioeconomic conditions of artistic work
This article explores the implications of Universal Basic Income (UBI) in the artistic sector. Firstly, it presents the tensions between artistic autonomy and the market. Secondly, it showcases som...
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February 10, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Can Universal Basic Income support freer artistic creation?
New research argues for “equal creative freedom” in the arts.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0954...
New research argues for “equal creative freedom” in the arts.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0954...
Why do creative industry workers accept lower pay and insecurity?
New research extends the work-preference model beyond artists to the broader creative workforce.
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New research extends the work-preference model beyond artists to the broader creative workforce.
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The work-preference model and the broader creative workforce: theory and application
Models of artist labor supply, like the work-preference model, assume that artists are intrinsically motivated to engage in creative work. This intrinsic motivation leads artists to engage in artis...
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February 10, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Why do creative industry workers accept lower pay and insecurity?
New research extends the work-preference model beyond artists to the broader creative workforce.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0954...
New research extends the work-preference model beyond artists to the broader creative workforce.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0954...
🎧 New Cultural Trends podcast episode
Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory?
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Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory?
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Episode 2 — Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory?
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January 23, 2026 at 7:06 AM
🎧 New Cultural Trends podcast episode
Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory?
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Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory?
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📢 Cultural Trends | Editorial Board
Seeking new Editorial Board members from March 2026.
Welcoming scholars from under-represented regions and working on AI & culture, sustainability, CCIs, and cultural policy.
⏰ Deadline: 2 March 2026
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Seeking new Editorial Board members from March 2026.
Welcoming scholars from under-represented regions and working on AI & culture, sustainability, CCIs, and cultural policy.
⏰ Deadline: 2 March 2026
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/journals/ccu...
Cultural Trends
Publishes timely investigations on issues in the arts, culture and creative sectors, and critically engages with policy debates from international perspectives.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM
📢 Cultural Trends | Editorial Board
Seeking new Editorial Board members from March 2026.
Welcoming scholars from under-represented regions and working on AI & culture, sustainability, CCIs, and cultural policy.
⏰ Deadline: 2 March 2026
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/journals/ccu...
Seeking new Editorial Board members from March 2026.
Welcoming scholars from under-represented regions and working on AI & culture, sustainability, CCIs, and cultural policy.
⏰ Deadline: 2 March 2026
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/journals/ccu...
Cultural Trends Roundtable 2: 2 December, 10:00am GMT:
Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory?
With Tony Bennett, Sigrid Røyseng and Jennifer Lena, chaired by Patrycja Kaszynska.
Join us for a wide-ranging discussion on the future of the field.
Join link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8849746902...
Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory?
With Tony Bennett, Sigrid Røyseng and Jennifer Lena, chaired by Patrycja Kaszynska.
Join us for a wide-ranging discussion on the future of the field.
Join link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8849746902...
November 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Cultural Trends Roundtable 2: 2 December, 10:00am GMT:
Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory?
With Tony Bennett, Sigrid Røyseng and Jennifer Lena, chaired by Patrycja Kaszynska.
Join us for a wide-ranging discussion on the future of the field.
Join link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8849746902...
Does Cultural Policy Research Need Theory?
With Tony Bennett, Sigrid Røyseng and Jennifer Lena, chaired by Patrycja Kaszynska.
Join us for a wide-ranging discussion on the future of the field.
Join link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8849746902...
Day 2 of the Global Dialogues at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) featured powerful keynotes from Mark Taylor and Brea Heidelberg, tackling enduring inequalities in the cultural sector.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Day 2 of the Global Dialogues at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) featured powerful keynotes from Mark Taylor and Brea Heidelberg, tackling enduring inequalities in the cultural sector.
#CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues #PUCP #CulturalPolicy
#CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues #PUCP #CulturalPolicy
The first morning of the Global Dialogues on Cultural Policy & Sustainable Development is underway at PUCP in Lima 🇵🇪
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The first morning of the Global Dialogues on Cultural Policy & Sustainable Development is underway at PUCP in Lima 🇵🇪
Starting tomorrow: Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue opens at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) in Lima - researchers & policymakers from around the world to discuss culture’s role in sustainable development.
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Conferencia Internacional “Política Cultural y Desarrollo Sostenible: Un Diálogo Global” | PUCP
La Conferencia Internacional Política Cultural y Desarrollo Sostenible forma parte de los diálogos globales sobre políticas culturales.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Starting tomorrow: Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue opens at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) in Lima - researchers & policymakers from around the world to discuss culture’s role in sustainable development.
🔗 dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
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New in Cultural Trends: from Chile’s Galería CIMA to Portugal’s arts policy, museums & democracy, & García Canclini’s legacy in Latin America.
+ our first podcast: Democracy as Creative Practice.
Read, listen, reflect 🌍 open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v...
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+ our first podcast: Democracy as Creative Practice.
Read, listen, reflect 🌍 open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v...
#CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues #Research
Episode 1 — Cultural Practices, the Arts, and Democracy
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October 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
New in Cultural Trends: from Chile’s Galería CIMA to Portugal’s arts policy, museums & democracy, & García Canclini’s legacy in Latin America.
+ our first podcast: Democracy as Creative Practice.
Read, listen, reflect 🌍 open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v...
#CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues #Research
+ our first podcast: Democracy as Creative Practice.
Read, listen, reflect 🌍 open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v...
#CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues #Research
Celebrating Néstor García Canclini’s lasting influence on Latin American cultural research.
Read Guillermo Quiña’s new article:
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Read Guillermo Quiña’s new article:
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#HybridCultures #GlobalSouth #CulturalTrends
Hybrid cultures. On Néstor García Canclini's contribution to cultural research in Latin America
The publication of García Canclini's Hybrid Cultures: Strategies for Entering and Leaving Modernity in 1990 was a turning point in the way the social sciences, humanities, and cultural studies anal...
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October 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Celebrating Néstor García Canclini’s lasting influence on Latin American cultural research.
Read Guillermo Quiña’s new article:
doi.org/10.1080/0954...
#HybridCultures #GlobalSouth #CulturalTrends
Read Guillermo Quiña’s new article:
doi.org/10.1080/0954...
#HybridCultures #GlobalSouth #CulturalTrends
Can museums lead democratic change? New article in Cultural Trends explores global case studies & challenges colonial models.
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Museums as the catalysts for a democratic revolution in cultural policy
As culture exists and evolves predominantly in society, democratic principles provide a strong foundation for future cultural development. Through a range of case studies and provocations from Lati...
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October 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can museums lead democratic change? New article in Cultural Trends explores global case studies & challenges colonial models.
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#Museums #CulturalPolicy
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#Museums #CulturalPolicy
Between democratisation & democracy—what drives Portugal’s new cultural policy? New article by Flora Maravalhas & José Soares Neves.
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Between cultural democratisation and cultural democracy: the design of a cultural policy in Portugal
This study investigates the design of the Social Impact Commitment of Cultural Organisations (CISOC) within Portugal’s National Plan for the Arts (NPA) and focuses on two distinct conceptualisation...
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October 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Between democratisation & democracy—what drives Portugal’s new cultural policy? New article by Flora Maravalhas & José Soares Neves.
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#CulturalPolicy #CulturalTrends
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#CulturalPolicy #CulturalTrends
Democracy as creativity. Read Jae-an Crisman’s review of Democracy as Creative Practice + hear authors Tom Borrup & Andrew Zitcer on our first podcast 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v...
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Democracy as creative practice: weaving a culture of civic life
Published in Cultural Trends (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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October 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Democracy as creativity. Read Jae-an Crisman’s review of Democracy as Creative Practice + hear authors Tom Borrup & Andrew Zitcer on our first podcast 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v...
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#CulturalTrends
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Global Dialogues – PUCP, Lima
Global Dialogues on Culture & Sustainable Development (5–7 Nov, PUCP Lima) brings together global allies including @unesco.org , British Council & Taylor & Francis.
#CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues
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Global Dialogues on Culture & Sustainable Development (5–7 Nov, PUCP Lima) brings together global allies including @unesco.org , British Council & Taylor & Francis.
#CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues
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International Conference
The International Conference on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development is part of the global dialogues on cultural policy.
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October 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Global Dialogues – PUCP, Lima
Global Dialogues on Culture & Sustainable Development (5–7 Nov, PUCP Lima) brings together global allies including @unesco.org , British Council & Taylor & Francis.
#CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues
en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
Global Dialogues on Culture & Sustainable Development (5–7 Nov, PUCP Lima) brings together global allies including @unesco.org , British Council & Taylor & Francis.
#CulturalTrends #GlobalDialogues
en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
Ideas, perspectives, and shared learning from across the world — all meeting in Lima for Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue.
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#GlobalDialoguePUCP #CultureAndDevelopment
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International Conference
PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference
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October 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Ideas, perspectives, and shared learning from across the world — all meeting in Lima for Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue.
🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
#GlobalDialoguePUCP #CultureAndDevelopment
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#GlobalDialoguePUCP #CultureAndDevelopment
Free registration is still open for A Global Dialogue on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development. Join the conversation.
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#CulturalPolicy #GlobalSouth
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#CulturalPolicy #GlobalSouth
International Conference
PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference
en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
October 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Free registration is still open for A Global Dialogue on Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development. Join the conversation.
🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
#CulturalPolicy #GlobalSouth
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#CulturalPolicy #GlobalSouth
Building bridges, not hierarchies. Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue brings together North and South.
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#KnowledgeExchange #CulturalLeadership
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International Conference
PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference
en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Building bridges, not hierarchies. Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue brings together North and South.
🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
#KnowledgeExchange #CulturalLeadership
🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
#KnowledgeExchange #CulturalLeadership
From Néstor García Canclini to Susan Oman — leading voices explore cultural policy in the digital age at #GlobalDialoguePUCP.
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International Conference
PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference
en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
From Néstor García Canclini to Susan Oman — leading voices explore cultural policy in the digital age at #GlobalDialoguePUCP.
🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
What happens when cultural policy meets sustainability? Scholars and practitioners from around the world gather in Lima to find out.
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#CultureAndDevelopment #GlobalDialoguePUCP
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#CultureAndDevelopment #GlobalDialoguePUCP
International Conference
PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference
en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
What happens when cultural policy meets sustainability? Scholars and practitioners from around the world gather in Lima to find out.
🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
#CultureAndDevelopment #GlobalDialoguePUCP
🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
#CultureAndDevelopment #GlobalDialoguePUCP
We’re looking forward to Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue — a meeting of ideas across the Global North and South.
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#CulturalPolicy #GlobalDialoguePUCP
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#CulturalPolicy #GlobalDialoguePUCP
International Conference
PUCP and the scientific journal Cultural Trends organize the 2025 edition of the International Conference
en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
October 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
We’re looking forward to Cultural Policy and Sustainable Development: A Global Dialogue — a meeting of ideas across the Global North and South.
🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
#CulturalPolicy #GlobalDialoguePUCP
🔗 en.dialogo-global2025.pucp.edu.pe
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Cultural Trends Roundtable now streaming on Spotify.
🎧 Ep 1 — Cultural Practices, the Arts, and Democracy
With Tom Borrup, Kiyoko Sims, Mallory Rukhsana Nezam & Andrew Zitcer. Chaired by Steven Hadley
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v...
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🎧 Ep 1 — Cultural Practices, the Arts, and Democracy
With Tom Borrup, Kiyoko Sims, Mallory Rukhsana Nezam & Andrew Zitcer. Chaired by Steven Hadley
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v...
Follow: open.spotify.com/show/27Lkgua...
Episode 1 — Cultural Practices, the Arts, and Democracy
Cultural Trends Roundtable · Episode
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August 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Cultural Trends Roundtable now streaming on Spotify.
🎧 Ep 1 — Cultural Practices, the Arts, and Democracy
With Tom Borrup, Kiyoko Sims, Mallory Rukhsana Nezam & Andrew Zitcer. Chaired by Steven Hadley
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v...
Follow: open.spotify.com/show/27Lkgua...
🎧 Ep 1 — Cultural Practices, the Arts, and Democracy
With Tom Borrup, Kiyoko Sims, Mallory Rukhsana Nezam & Andrew Zitcer. Chaired by Steven Hadley
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5O3v...
Follow: open.spotify.com/show/27Lkgua...
Cultural Trends – Volume 34, Issue 3
Does ‘cultural value’ mean the same thing everywhere?
Steven Hadley, Emma McDowell & Ben Walmsley analyse the Irish cultural policy context.
Read it here:
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Does ‘cultural value’ mean the same thing everywhere?
Steven Hadley, Emma McDowell & Ben Walmsley analyse the Irish cultural policy context.
Read it here:
doi.org/10.1080/0954...
#CulturalTrends #CulturalPolicy #CulturalValue #ArtsResearch
The mutability of cultural value: a critical analysis
The contemporary cultural value debate has been broadly UK-driven, albeit with European and international dimensions. However, the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent focus on sector working condi...
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August 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Cultural Trends – Volume 34, Issue 3
Does ‘cultural value’ mean the same thing everywhere?
Steven Hadley, Emma McDowell & Ben Walmsley analyse the Irish cultural policy context.
Read it here:
doi.org/10.1080/0954...
#CulturalTrends #CulturalPolicy #CulturalValue #ArtsResearch
Does ‘cultural value’ mean the same thing everywhere?
Steven Hadley, Emma McDowell & Ben Walmsley analyse the Irish cultural policy context.
Read it here:
doi.org/10.1080/0954...
#CulturalTrends #CulturalPolicy #CulturalValue #ArtsResearch
Cultural Trends – Volume 34, Issue 3
From street art in Porto to artists’ working lives in South Korea, our new issue tackles big questions in cultural policy and practice.
Read the highlights: www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccut20/3...
#CulturalTrends #ArtsResearch #CulturalPolicy #Artists #StreetArt
From street art in Porto to artists’ working lives in South Korea, our new issue tackles big questions in cultural policy and practice.
Read the highlights: www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccut20/3...
#CulturalTrends #ArtsResearch #CulturalPolicy #Artists #StreetArt
Cultural Trends
Volume 34, Issue 3 of Cultural Trends
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August 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Cultural Trends – Volume 34, Issue 3
From street art in Porto to artists’ working lives in South Korea, our new issue tackles big questions in cultural policy and practice.
Read the highlights: www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccut20/3...
#CulturalTrends #ArtsResearch #CulturalPolicy #Artists #StreetArt
From street art in Porto to artists’ working lives in South Korea, our new issue tackles big questions in cultural policy and practice.
Read the highlights: www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccut20/3...
#CulturalTrends #ArtsResearch #CulturalPolicy #Artists #StreetArt