2016 Activity Report in December 2015, Adelaide Was Designated a City of Music by the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)
2016 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 116 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. Learn more about the UCCN at: en.unesco.org/creative-cities/home This report has been compiled by Sarah Bleby and Rebecca Pearce, Director Office of Adelaide UNESCO City of Music. Contents 4 Mission, Vision, Objectives, Strategic Pillars 5 Introduction 8 Background & Context 11 Visibility & Promotion of Adelaide UNESCO City of Music 15 Activities & Progress in 2016 24 2017 Activities 26 Vision for the coming 3 years Mission, Vision, Objectives & Strategic Pillars Our mission is to amplify music as Strategic Pillars the heartbeat of Adelaide. 1. Enhance and promote collaboration, Our vision is to be a creative city, with excellence, diversity and sustainability in music as its heartbeat, outward looking all aspects of music making throughout and internationally engaged, enriching the City of Music, including urban 4 the whole state of South Australia. and regional South Australia. Our objectives are 2. Build international pathways for the City of Music throughout the UNESCO • connection through music, Creative Cities Network and beyond. locally and internationally 3. Advocate locally and nationally on • strong music education at all levels behalf of the City of Music and the entire music sector to fully integrate • music integrated with health, culture and creativity into policy and wellbeing and social cohesion sustainable development plans.
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