Global Vision
Local Action

Global Vision
Local Action

Cross-sectorial Cooperation for Peace and Prosperity. Through Creativity and Culture.

Cross-sectorial Cooperation for Peace and Prosperity. Through Creativity and Culture.

Partner of the digital platform

Maximizing the impact and value generated by cultural and creative activities.

UNITA brokers the links that have been missing until now for artists who are dedicated to social change. It is the platform for collaborations between the arts and institutions that can, together, create sustainable programs.
Artists are often challenged to address practical issues of management and evaluation. On the other hand, public and private institutions dedicated to social development may not yet identify the arts as the vanguard for positive change.
UNITA brings these potential partners together and ignites exciting and sustainable dynamics.
Doris Sommer
Harvard University
UNITA Advisor for Humanities for development
As an artist, I firmly believe in the power of co-creation and international collaboration to foster cultural richness and dialogue among people, all while keeping in mind the pursuit of excellence in our work.

The exposure to the rest of the world has great capacity in making greater artists all round. Creation and ideas do not exist in isolation so when artist come together, from different parts of the world, there is a lot of richness in what is being exchanged and created. There is so much power in collaboration!
Nthabiseng Malaka
UNITA Emerging Artist
Art can be a powerful tool to bring countries and cultures to better understand each other; Art managers, and a program like UNITA, have an important role to play in helping make this happen.
François Colbert​
HEC Montréal
UNITA Advisor for Arts Management

Latest Projects

Training program at William Kentridge's multidisciplinary incubator in Johannesburg

Six creators from South Africa and six from Argentina, Australia, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, and the United States received training at the Centre for the Less Good Idea in Johannesburg.
[photo © Thusi Vukani]

Open Studio with Kentridge & Co.

Sharing knowledge and professional practices to support creative careers. William Kentridge opens his studio and talks about the processes that inform his production.
[photo © Stella Olivier]

Lines of Action

01

International Cooperation

Orchestrating cultural and creative cooperation across world regions for mutual understanding, cultural enrichment, and the production of knowledge .

02

Research & Strategy

Producing evidence for advocacy of creative careers, experimenting with new business models and financing strategies, and setting new paradigms in order to make creative careers more viable and stable.

03

Social Empowerment

Fostering cultural and creative participation and products, seen as drivers of change in behavior and of social empowerment.

04

Corporate Engagement

Bridging sectors of the socio-economic space to connect interests and facilitate fluxes of value across world regions for mutual benefit.

05

Training & Mentorship for Excellence

Creating opportunities for artists and creatives to receive guidance and upskill, and to connect to professional networks even where these are most lacking.

06

Awareness & Knowledge

Offering seminars and talks to raise awareness and share knowledge with organizations, professionals, and the general public.

A worldwide network

Through the digital platform Scenography Today, dedicated to the scenic visual arts and technologies, we connect with and engage a community of thousands of creatives from across disciplines and world regions.

The digital platform serves as a repository of knowledge and channel of communication for the program as well as source of collective intelligence. 

We need to share knowledge, join forces, connect and find creative solutions for the way ahead. UNITA can be a facilitator in this process.

The world is going through irreversible changes. In these challenging times, it is imperative to build upon a holistic and humanistic approach. Global vision and local actions are needed to support art, creativity, innovation, education and prosperity.
Edna Dos Santos-Duisenberg
International Strategist and Policy Advisor
UNITA ADVISOR FOR THE GLOBAL CREATIVE ECONOMY​

Heading to a bright future

News

September 13, 2021

Partners

The program builds its global network of partners among cultural and creative organizations, academic and research institutions, and experimental initiatives of co-creation and innovation. If you wish to know more about becoming a partner: contact.unita@scenographytoday.com

Support

Acting in society and the economy

Creative and cultural activities have a broad impact. They produce millions of jobs worldwide, spill over with innovation advancing other sectors, and crete economic ties across the globe. They are a main tool of soft power and of intercultural dialogue. In society they create systems of shared values that generate cohesion and common visions for the future. The active participation in creative practices induces well-being and improves lives by generating a sense of belonging.

 

Where does all this value come from? From the inventiveness, initiative, and life-long investment of time and resources of creative individuals

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