Big Noise is an intensive, immersive model of music education which delivers benefits far beyond instrumental skills. Inspired by El Sistema, set up in Venezuela in 1975, increased confidence, greater resilience, improved focus and discipline are just a small number of the benefits associated with participation in Big Noise, as identified over several years of […]
Brendan Cormier, Senior Design Curator, V&A. The first days of lockdown in the UK will be remembered as strange and surreal: the news cycle in hyperdrive, every day new instructions from the government, and everyone everywhere trying to pivot as fast as possible to a constantly changing scenario. Particularly striking was how a handful of […]
Belief in humanity, even in the darkest of times is the enduring lesson of Jan Karski’s extraordinary life. A Polish World War II hero, Holocaust witness, and late beloved Georgetown Professor, his legacy is explored in a powerful monologue Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, delivered for the Special Edition by Oscar-nominated actor David […]
When the Heron Foundation revolutionised its investment model it raised eyebrows and plaudits across the spectrum from small non-profits to Wall Street. Its mission to help people and communities help themselves out of poverty drove a massive revision of its strategy resulting in a commitment to invest in organisations able to help achieve its mission […]
The Edinburgh International Culture Summit brings together Culture Ministers, artists, thinkers and arts leaders from around the world to share ideas, expertise and best practice, with a view to inspiring positive change in cultural policy and investment.
We caught up with with Prince Théogène Niwenshuti, David Levenhal and Dr Catherine Calderwood on the relationship Culture can have on the well being of people.
Prof Richard Sennett talks to us about what makes good Cultural Investment and the problems cities face today in cultural investment.
Prof Richard Sennet and Dr John Bingham-Hall talk to us about Theatrum Mundi, an organisation set up with the aim of improving the understanding of cities through education and research.
What is Culture? Why does it matter? We went across Europe to hear what people had to say.
We went to speak with artists in Edinburgh to discover what does Culture and Arts mean to them.
With the cultural centre of gravity about to shift to Edinburgh for the summer, British Council have published the Edinburgh International Culture Summit report. ‘Connecting Through Culture’ reflects discussions held in the Scottish Parliament during the last Culture Summit. It focusses on three topics: culture in a networked world, culture and wellbeing, and culture and […]
The final report from the 2016 Edinburgh International Culture Summit, Culture: Building Resilient Communities explores the vital issues facing today’s policymakers and cultural sector. The report, authored by the British Council, reflects discussions that took place in the Debating Chamber and Committee Rooms of the Scottish Parliament, based on the theme of the role of culture in […]