Twinnings and Cultural Alliances
The twinning and cultural alliances component of the UNESCO Transcultura Programme aims to foster cultural collaboration and the exchange of good practices between individuals, artists' associations, initiatives and individual or collective projects from the Caribbean and Europe.
In particular, twinnings correspond to short-term exchanges between cultural events and festivals in the Caribbean and European countries, while partnerships refer to strategic associations with high-level international initiatives to provide timely showcases and launching platforms for emerging artists and professionals from the cultural and creative industries sector.
By encouraging and harnessing these modalities of people-to-people cooperation, based on mobility and exchange, this component promotes long-term knowledge transfer and peer learning in the cultural and creative industries and facilitates access to markets.
Animation and videogames: sustainable creative industries for the Caribbean region
Animation and videogame industries were faced with numerous setbacks as a result of the pandemic. To discuss about existing challenges and opportunities for these sectors in the Caribbean, Transcultura held the online event The animation and videogame industries: collaboration, monetization and sustainable business opportunities.
Two Caribbean hip-hop bands perform in Europe for the first time thanks to UNESCO Transcultura
Transcultura has supported the participation of the Caribbean hip-hop artists Alexx A-Game (Jamaica) and Delma T1 (Dominican Republic) in the festival and symposium Urban Countercultures and Social Movements in the Black Atlantic, held in Berlin, Germany, on 29-30 July 2022.
Carnivals: a tool for sustainable development
Transcultura organised the workshop 'Carnival of Diversity: organisation, management and creative value of carnivals and cultural festivals in the Caribbean and Europe', in the framework of the Caribbean Festival of Santiago de Cuba in July 2022.
IncYOUTHbator: Caribbean youth mentored by experienced entrepreneurs from their region
From 29 to 30 June 2022, Transcultura organised the IncYOUTHbator event in Kingston, Jamaica, where young people from the Caribbean received mentoring and advice to boost their creative entrepreneurships.
Transcultura supports Caribbean musicians at the Worldwide Music Expo WOMEX 21
In order to create career opportunities for Caribbean artists, the Transcultura Programme sponsored the participation of four music groups in the Worldwide Music Expo WOMEX 2021, which took place in Porto, Portugal.
Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women, Creativity and Development
The UNESCO Transcultura Programme formed part of the framework of activities for launching UN Women’s new Global Black Women Programme, aimed at strengthening women- and youth-led cultural entrepreneurships in the Caribbean, Latin America and Africa.
Transcultura celebrates International Jazz Day 2021
The Havana Jazz Plaza Festival and the Transcultura Programme have come together to celebrate the 2021 edition of International Jazz Day with an Online Concert and Creative Exchange in the Caribbean, headed by Cuban musician Roberto Fonseca along with guests from 9 of the 17 Transcultura Caribbean beneficiary countries.
Women entrepreneurs in Culture: Opportunities and challenges in the post-COVID-19 era
On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Transcultura Programme brought together artists from Cuba and the Dominican Republic with outstanding entrepreneurships in the field of cultural and creative industries.
International Creative Exchange Caribbean (ICEC) 2020 - Europe Connection
Seeking to promote business development opportunities in Europe for Caribbean artists, this online forum was organised by the UNESCO Transcultura Programme in collaboration with the South-South Collective of Jamaica.
