2018/19 Activity Report in December 2015, Adelaide Was Designated a City of Music by the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)
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2018/19 Activity Report In December 2015, Adelaide was designated a City of Music by the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN). The UCCN was created in 2004 to promote cooperation with, and among, cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development. The 246 cities which currently make up this worldwide network work together towards a common objective: placing creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their development plans at a local level, and cooperating actively at an international level. Front page image / City of Adelaide’s New Year’s Eve event Photo credit / Trentino Priori Contents 2 Executive Summary 3 UNESCO Creative Cities Network 4 UNESCO Creative Cities Network Music Cities 5 Office for Adelaide UNESCO City of Music 6 Adelaide UNESCO City of Music Executive Committee 7 Mission, Vision, Objectives, Adelaide Festival Centre is located on the traditional Strategic Pillars lands for the Kaurna people. We pay respect to ancestors and elders past, present and emerging as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We 8 Activities and Programs for 2018 – 2019 honour their cultural and spiritual relationship with their country and we do so in the spirit of reconciliation. 24 Useful links Executive Summary Adelaide’s designation as a UNESCO City The State Government of South Australia’s of Music in 2015 has galvanised the diverse Music Development Office has driven much of music culture within the city and the entire Adelaide’s well-needed policy development State of South Australia. As the only City in recent years, as well as investing in of Music in Australia, this prestigious title programs to support creative entrepreneurs salutes Adelaide’s history in music and and artists within the State’s music sector. 2 overall creativity. It acknowledges the The City of Adelaide council has also been breadth, depth and vibrancy of the city’s crucial in helping regulatory change and music culture, its international reach, enabling steady progress for live music and and its future creative aspirations. creative industry development. It’s Cultural Strategy and Live Music Action Plan 2017- The rejuvenation of Adelaide’s live music scene 20 actively delivers on the actions and over the past decade has helped to foster a commitment to Adelaide as a city of music. central component of Adelaide’s submission to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN). Alongside increased leadership at a policy Since Adelaide’s successful designation to level, there has also been a surge in musical the network, connections have blossomed activity with increased indoor and outdoor throughout education, industry, tourism and live music events since 2015. Significant community music sectors, and momentum transformation is also visible at South has continued to strengthen both artistic and Australia’s major music organisations including audience development in South Australia. not-for-profit Music SA who is committed to promoting, supporting and developing Adelaide is internationally known as a ‘festival contemporary music in South Australia. city’ with a strong cultural reputation across the globe. Adelaide Fringe is the second This report details the actions of Adelaide largest open-access arts celebration on as a UNESCO City of Music throughout the the planet, coming just behind Scotland’s 2018/19 period, and has been compiled Edinburgh Festival Fringe in size. Adelaide by Rebecca Pearce, Director – Office Cabaret Festival is the biggest cabaret of Adelaide UNESCO City of Music and festival in the world, and the Adelaide Guitar members of the executive committee. Festival is the most significant event of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. The prestigious Adelaide Festival has also been one of the nation’s leading multi-artform festivals since the 1960s and WOMADelaide has become internationally recognised as Australia’s most unique outdoor music festival. This reputation amongst creative communities around the world has been fed by our festivals and provides the momentum for continued cultural participation and development throughout the year. UNESCO Creative Cities Network The UNESCO Creative Cities Network • Studies, research and evaluations on (UCCN) was created in 2004 to promote the experience of the Creative Cities cooperation with and among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for • Policies and measures for sustainable urban development. The UCCN is sustainable urban development a privileged partner of UNESCO, not only as 3 a platform to reflect on the role of creativity • Communication and awareness- in sustainable development, but also as a raising activities breeding ground for action and innovation. In September 2015, UNESCO’s General The objectives of the UCCN are Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda implemented individually by each of for Sustainable Development which the member cities as well as at an includes 17 Sustainable Development international level, notably through: Goals (SDGs). Building on the principle of ‘leaving no one behind’, the new agenda • Sharing experiences, knowledge emphasises a holistic approach to achieving and best practices sustainable development for all. • Pilot projects, partnerships and initiatives associating the public and private sectors, and civil society • Professional and artistic exchange programmes and networking opportunities UCCN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Source: un.org In November 2019, UNESCO announced 67 additional cities that were designated globally to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network There are now 246 UNESCO Creative Cities across seven creative fields: Music, Craft and Folk Arts, Literature, Design, Film, Gastronomy and Media Arts. There are currently 47 Music Cities as part of the UCCN. 4 UNESCO Cities of Music Adelaide – Australia (2015) Leiria – Portugal (2019) Amarante – Portugal (2017) Liverpool – England (2015) Ambon – Indonesia (2019) Llíria – Spain (2019) Almaty – Kazakhstan (2017) Mannheim – Germany (2014) Auckland – New Zealand (2017) Medellin – Colombia (2015) Bogotá – Colombia (2012) Metz – France (2019) Bologna – Italy (2006) Morelia – Mexico (2017) Brazzaville – Democratic Republic Norrköping – Sweden (2017) of the Congo (2013) Pesaro – Italy (2017) Brno – Czech Republic Praia – Cape Verde (2017) Chennai – India (2017) Ramallah – Palestine (2019) City of Port of Spain – Trinidad Salvador – Brazil (2015) and Tobago (2019) Sanandaj – Islamic Republic of Iran (2019) Daegu – Republic of Korea (2017) Santo Domingo – Dominican Republic (2019) Essaouira – Morocco (2019) Seville – Spain (2006) Frutillar – Chile (2017) Tongyeong – Republic of Korea (2015) Ghent – Belgium (2009) Varanasi – India (2015) Glasgow – Scotland (2008) Valparaíso – Chile (2019) Hamamatsu – Japan (2014) Valledupar – Colombia (2019) Hannover – Germany (2014) Veszprém – Hungary (2019) Havana – Cuba (2019) Vranje – Serbia (2019) Idanha-a-Nova – Portugal (2015) Kansas City – United States of America (2017) Kazan – Russian Federation (2019) Katowice – Poland (2015) Kingston – Jamaica (2015) Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of the Congo (2015) Kırsehir – Turkey (2019) Adelaide – UNESCO City of Music In 2015, Adelaide was granted membership Adelaide Festival Centre supports the Director to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network of AUCOM, provides essential marketing (UCCN) in recognition of the quality, diversity and publicity support, and produces and and commitment to music and creativity of presents several key music projects and the city over many decades. Adelaide has festivals within its venues. The City of Adelaide been recognised as a UNESCO City of Music and the Government of South Australia 5 by evidently demonstrating that musical additionally provide significant funds and creativity is a critical component for the grants to support music projects and initiatives city’s ongoing sustainable development. across the city, together with marketing, promotion and branding for the designation Establishment of the Office for of Adelaide as a UNESCO City of Music. Adelaide UNESCO City of Music The Office for Adelaide UNESCO City of Music (AUCOM) was established and is operated by the Adelaide Festival Centre. This office receives support from Adelaide Festival Centre, the Government of South Australia and the City of Adelaide council. This combined support enables the provision of all administration, travel expenses incurred by the Director to attend global UCCN meetings, the delivery of key marketing and publicity activities and additional support towards small scale projects. Adelaide UNESCO City of Music Executive Committee Adelaide UNESCO City of Music The AUCOM Executive Committee reflects Executive Committee a broad balance of skills and expertise that represent the music sector. The The Adelaide UNESCO City of Music committee currently comprises of: (AUCOM) Executive Committee was also established in 2015. The representatives for • Graeme Koehne (Chair) – Director, 6 the committee are from Adelaide Festival Elder Conservatorium of Music, Centre, the Government of South Australia University of Adelaide and composer through the Music Development Office, the City of Adelaide, as well as representatives • Douglas Gautier – CEO and Artistic from the tourism sector, key music education Director, Adelaide Festival Centre bodies and the local music industry. • Becc Bates – Director, Creative Industries, The committee works collaboratively Department for Innovation and Skills to provide the expertise and evidence to facilitate