{"id":47915,"date":"2023-10-03T13:31:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T09:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magpie.ae\/staging4\/?p=47915"},"modified":"2023-10-03T13:31:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T09:31:50","slug":"culture-summit-abu-dhabi-comes-round-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magpie.ae\/staging4\/culture-summit-abu-dhabi-comes-round-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture Summit Abu Dhabi comes round again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The sixth edition of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, organised as usual by DCT Abu Dhabi as a three-day event at Manarat Al Saadiyat, takes place this year  from 29 to 31 October.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The theme is A Matter of Time, and the \u201cexceptional collection of thought leaders from the various fields of culture\u201d who comprise the audience will be exploring \u201cour changing relation to time and how culture can change the world\u2019s interpretation of time\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You want more meat on them bones? The press release is happy to go into lyrical overdrive: \u201cExperts, creative thinkers, artists, change makers, policymakers and leaders from the culture and creative industries will look into how this change is impacting the way culture is produced, received and consumed, and also the role that culture \u2013 which so often holds together past, present, future \u2013 could play to help us navigate this moment of inflection in the way we relate to the notion of time. The summit sessions will shift away from \u2018mechanical time\u2019 characteristic of our contemporary era to a \u2018new cultural time\u2019 realigned with the rhythm of human awareness and nature.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That will be realised through a multi-track agenda of keynotes, plenary sessions, panel discussions, artist talks, case study workshops, creative conversations, and policy sessions organised by themes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items47915_823562-d5 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-47915_7ab81f-f4 kt-svg-icon-list-level-1\"><span data-name=\"USE_PARENT_DEFAULT_ICON\" data-stroke=\"USE_PARENT_DEFAULT_WIDTH\" data-class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single\" class=\"kadence-dynamic-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Day 1: Time to Remember (The passage of time) <\/strong>What is the role of culture in creating collective memories? Can we reconcile the past, present, and future to develop common grounds? What alternatives to a linear concept of time can produce a more sustainable relation to time?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-47915_f702b1-98 kt-svg-icon-list-level-1\"><span data-name=\"USE_PARENT_DEFAULT_ICON\" data-stroke=\"USE_PARENT_DEFAULT_WIDTH\" data-class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single\" class=\"kadence-dynamic-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Day 2: Time to Act (Seizing the moment) <\/strong>How does \u2018fast culture\u2019 erode critical thinking and our capacity to deal with complexity? How can culture and creative fields help us slow down and navigate uncertainty and complexity more effectively?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-47915_f1fcbf-40 kt-svg-icon-list-level-1\"><span data-name=\"USE_PARENT_DEFAULT_ICON\" data-stroke=\"USE_PARENT_DEFAULT_WIDTH\" data-class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-single\" class=\"kadence-dynamic-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Day 3: Time to Share (A never-ending time) <\/strong>How can time be a space for bringing people together and reconciling humans and nature? What can culture offer in the wake of new long-time horizons like \u2018deep time\u2019, and the call to become good ancestors? <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will also be performances (no details yet) and an art exhibition (ditto).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ernesto Ottone, Assistant DG for Culture of UNESCO, sees 2023 as a landmark year for the culture sector. \u201cAt a mid-point in the implementation of the SDGs, artists and culture professionals can bring new solutions to fill existing gaps. The time is now to act for the integration of culture as a stand-alone goal in the post 2030 international development agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its fairly brief existence \u2013 the first was held in 2017 \u2013 Culture Summit Abu Dhabi has become established as a useful critical forum. There\u2019s an inevitable overlay of glitz at times, but the session planning is generally solid and stimulating; and the outcomes of the Summit \u2013 notably last year\u2019s Culture in Times of COVID-19: Resilience, Recovery and Revival \u2013 can genuinely inform policy at many levels, from the individual organisation to the transnational institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the quality of the presentations and the arguments is the key factor, the quality of the speakers and the accompanying performances is pretty impressive. The 2023 programme hasn\u2019t been published yet \u2013 register for updates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.culturesummitabudhabi.com\/en\/default.aspx\">on the website<\/a> \u2013 but past speakers have included some big names like Madeleine Albright, Ruangrupa, Frank Gehry, Trevor Noah, and Hoor Al Qasimi (who was particularly good).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best part though is probably the networking, both to build partnerships and to exchange knowledge and opinion. There\u2019s real merit to getting \u201carchitects, designers, dancers, choreographers, artists, philosophers, futurists, writers, and curators\u201d in the same room to talk about common directions of travel from so many different starting points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We weren\u2019t always so supportive. In its early days the Summit did feel like am exercise in naked soft power, impressing an invited audience with the kind of expensive entertainment that Abu Dhabi can do so well. But things have moved on, and the Summit has grown into its role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s well worth attending &#8230; if you can get in. The majority of participants will be there by (carefully selected) invitation. For the rest of us, there are some free seats, and you can register your interest <a href=\"https:\/\/effedo.app\/culturesummitabudhabi\/\">here<\/a>. Your application includes the option to say why you want to attend, so it\u2019s probably not going to be first come first served &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">The sixth edition of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, organised as usual by DCT Abu Dhabi as a three-day event at Manarat Al Saadiyat, takes place this year from 29 to 31 October. 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