Beth Ponte

Life as Heritage 2021-12-16 Since the pandemic, the topic of "health" has received extremely heightened attention in the arts and culture sector. In addition to hygiene measures, cultural institutions can also help contain the pandemic by supporting vaccination campaigns, as examples from various museums in Brazil show. » Life as Heritage

“Struggling is not enough” 2020-07-20 We are living in the collision of two pandemics. The coronavirus crisis collided with the ancient, global and persistent pandemic of racism. In recent weeks, amid the COVID-19 crisis in several countries, thousands of people have taken the streets to reaffirm that #BlackLivesMatter. Now the demonstrations advance inside arts institutions, which will be forced to reflect on which side they are from when it comes to racial equity (and more). » “Struggling is not enough”

The cultural ecosystem endangered 2020-05-18 In early April, the English foundation NESTA published a comprehensive analysis of the likely impacts of COVID-19 on the world whose title is short and direct: There will be no 'back to normal'. Not returning to normal does not mean that there will be no future for humanity and within it for the cultural sector. But it means it can be radically different from what we thought. In the first of a series of three articles, I try to explain why the creative sector will be globally (but not equally) affected and what can we expect. » The cultural ecosystem endangered

Cultural leadership now and then 2019-11-25 Hilary Carty is one of the most prominent voices in cultural leadership in UK and abroad. Beth Ponte had a chance to visit her in her office at Clore Leadership, located at Somerset House in London, for an interview and she talked with great clarity about changes in cultural leadership, the relationship between governance and diversity as well as trends in leadership training for the cultural sector. » Cultural leadership now and then

Two decades of a successful and challenging model 2019-08-26 In a lot of countries, arts organizations seem to be publicly funded for their mere existence without being audited continuously for their efficiency or social impact. At the same time, civil society plays an active role in the shaping of cultural policy. How could we combine both demands? The learnings of the new public management models implemented by several states in Brazil for their cultural institutions can shed light on the role of government and civil society in the cultural landscape and on the possibilities of true and effective partnerships among them. » Two decades of a successful and challenging model

The experience of the Global Cultural Leadership Programme 2019-03-04 During the first Global Cultural Leadership Programme (GCLP) in 2016, forty young cultural leaders travelled from across the globe to meet in Valetta, Malta for one week. We - Alison Uttley (Canada), Beth Ponte (Brazil), Faye Hobson (Ireland) and Ruhi Jhunjhunwala (India) - were members of the inaugural cohort of the GCLP and the experience proved to be transformative for each of us in unexpected ways. » The experience of the Global Cultural Leadership Programme