ÀGORA CÍVICA

ÀGORA CÍVICA

Creative ecologies: sustainability and innovation in cultural economies

Place: IEC
Room: Sala Prat de la Riba
Date: 29/09/2025
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Session curated by: The AGORA CÍVICA team
Speakers: Giada Calvano, Sylvia Amman, Shain Shapiro, Svetlomira Stoyanova (to be confirmed), María Buey, Lluís Bonet

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How can the creative economies contribute to a sustainable future? This roundtable will explore innovative models that integrate environmental, social, and cultural sustainability, from regenerative local practices to global systems of responsible production. The focus will be on the intersection of creativity, ecological justice, and economic transformation, examining how to drive systemic change without compromising cultural vitality.

HIGHLIGHTED ACTIVITIES

Plenary meetings and regional chapter meetings of IFACCA

As part of Mondiacult 2025 and Àgora in a network, the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) will hold several meetings in Barcelona, including plenary sessions and meetings of its various regional chapters.

28/09/2025 15:30h General Archive of the Crown of Aragon, MUHBA, Marès museum

Cultural rights: the bridge between universality and diversity

The opening lecture of the Àgora Cívica will place cultural rights as a paradigm for understanding culture as a key element in human development and sustainability.

26/09/2025 09:30h CCCB

Right to culture and education: practices for active citizenship

If educating means preparing for an unknown future, developing creativity can help us undertake projective and transformative work in the face of uncertainty.

26/09/2025 17:15h CCCB

Mayors’ Summit

Gathering UCLG’s leading cities on cultural rights, sustainability, care, and transitions, this session reaffirms a powerful message: there is no sustainable development without culture.

27/09/2025 16:00h CCCB