Zara Koroma

f the ceiling was falling down and you couldn’t do anything about it, what you could do was grow and arrange peonies and tulips and zinnias; cut forsythia and mock orange to bring inside.

The future isn’t sending robots to hunt us down and kill us; it’s already inside us, turning us into cute objects as we tumble inexorably toward the great asymptotic kitten outside history.

The conversation is moving from ‘finding space for the arts’ to seeing culture as a core element of the city’s infrastructure that delivers wider public value

50% of our cities collect formal data to identify creative space supply and need but further evidence is needed. City governments can be more than just regulators – they can act as conveners, brokers and champions

Funders are beginning to shift their attention from one-off capital projects to long-term investment, leadership development, and permanent affordability mechanisms.

They can make public land available at discounted prices, embed cultural infrastructure into zoning and planning frameworks, or partner with philanthropists and ethical finance providers to make capital more readily available.

The property and affordability crises have also directly impacted the cultural sphere, limiting access to exhibition, studio, and performance spaces. Furthermore, the ongoing trend of converting light industrial and warehouse spaces — vital components of Los Angeles’ cultural infrastructure — into upscale residential developments instead of... See more