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On the occasion of the sixth anniversary of its designation as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, Rasht (Iran), hosted several events and activities aimed at celebrating Rashti cuisine as well as strengthening the cooperation with other Creative Cities in the country.
The celebrations, held on 11 December, included the unveiling ceremony of the ‘forgotten food’ of Guilan province, where different types of traditional Rashti food were presented, including the cooking method and ingredients, the benefits and properties of...
Recognizing the importance of music in fostering cross-cultural understanding and cultural diversity, the Creative City of Hamamatsu, Japan, launched in November 2021 its “Global Sequencer”, an innovative online tool that allows individuals, generations, continents, countries, and cities to connect with sounds.
The project, developed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as a response to global travel restrictions, aims to bring the world's population together through sound. Created by sound designer Yuri Suzuki, as part of...
In 2022, the fifth edition of the Triennale of Kogei will be held in Kanazawa (Japan), a Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art since 2009. In Japanese, Kogei means "traditional arts and crafts" and englobes all the traditional Japanese crafts. One of the highlights of this year’s edition is the ‘2022 Kogei World Competition in Kanazawa’, showcasing the latest innovations in the field of kogei. The city has launched a call for applications, welcoming applications from interested groups and of all nationalities and ages...
Bilbao (Spain), a UNESCO Creative City of Design is hosting the 8th edition of the BIAAF (Bilbao International Art & Fashion) international competition for emerging fashion designers, counting participants from over 30 UNESCO Creative Cities, such as Dubai, Berlin, Shanghai, Sidney, Mexico City or Tel Aviv, among many others.
For over 12 years, BIAAF has been devoted to discovering, supporting and promoting emerging fashion designers, nurturing talented, innovative and radically creative potential from all over the world through its...
Melbourne, (Australia), a UNESCO Creative City of Literature, is bringing together 20 writers, publishers, agents and researchers from Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the occasion of “The Stories We Tell Ourselves” project, an online series of conversations focusing on the power of literature to help people reimagine, rethink and rebuild the surrounding world.
Organized in cooperation with the Literary organization “Spread the Word” and the Wheeler Centre,...
Sanandaj (Iran), a UNESCO Creative City of Music, hosted the seasonal International Music Festival of Awyar, in collaboration with the Sanandaj Music Association, the University of Kurdistan, Knowledge Development Institute, and Kurdistan Islamic Culture and Guidance Office. From 26 to 30 October 2021, a variety of works by international artists and soloists, notably from Iran, Iraq, Russian Federation, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Germany, were presented online to promote quality music and cross-cultural communication.
Sanandaj marked...
On the occasion of World Food Day (16 October), Parma, (Italy) a Creative City of Gastronomy, organized two events to celebrate sustainable Gastronomy, respectively the “Startup weekend” and the one-day “Healthy, Social, Sustainable”.
Exploring networking, professional and entrepreneurial growth, and urban and regional development, the “Startup Weekend” aimed at transforming business ideas into concrete projects. Held in Parma from 15 to 17 October 2021, this year’s edition offered innovators,...
Throughout November 2021, the city of Melbourne, Australia, in collaboration with other Creative Cities of Literature: Edinburgh, Krakow, Manchester, Nottingham, Ulyanovsk
will host the Virtual Writers in Residence. From poets to playwrights, this program will introduce Melbourne’s vibrant and varied literary community uniting writers across the world in this innovative pilot program.
In close partnership with ten of Melbourne’s literature centered organisations including libraries, book sellers, local publishers and regional...
More than half of the world’s population currently live in urban areas and cities have progressively become hubs of human activities, resilience, sustainability and innovation. UNESCO recognizes the important role that cities play in realising sustainable development. In 2019, the UNESCO Cities Platform (UCP) was established, bringing together its 8 cities-centered or related networks and programmes, namely the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), the International Coalition of...
From 14 to 17 October, Afyonkarahisar (Turkey), a Creative City of Gastronomy, will host the 3rd International GastroAfyon Tourism and Taste Festival filled with entertaining educational and artistic activities, interviews and workshops and most importantly delicious food.
The event will bring together exceptional local and global chefs with the goal of attracting a variety of attendees, from university students, press representatives to food critics. A broad experience of Afyonkarahisar's cultural richness will...