Roundtable: For Us, By Us: Developing a Healthier Creative Ecosystem

Curated by Fikayo Adebajo and co-developed with Amanda Iheme.

The Development Forum reimagined what it meant to gather around the future of art. We shifted from panels to participation, inviting emerging artists and art stakeholders to explore what it takes to build thriving, sustainable artistic ecosystems in today’s changing world.

The Roundtable Discussion carved space to connect, learn, and co-create practical solutions for a healthier creative ecosystem. It centred the knowledge of emerging creatives as important stakeholders in decision making, breaking from talk-heavy conventions. Big questions were broken down into small-table conversations to turn dialogue into real actions.

Guided by voices across the sector, this session provided participants with the opportunity to identify challenges within the current arts ecosystems, and ideate on actionable solutions together.

Curated by Fikayo Adebajo and co-developed with Amanda Iheme

Practical Pathways

Designed to make key information more accessible, the Practical Pathways workshop offered participants clear guidance and resources on portfolio development, applications, funding opportunities, and building international visibility. The session included a brief presentation from the facilitator, followed by an open Q&A.

Strengthen your Portfolio with Amanda Iheme

Position your Work for Global Opportunities with Cité Internationale des Arts with Benedicte Alliot

Craft Stronger Applications with Goethe Institut with Nadine Siegert

Curated by Fikayo Adebajo with consultation from Amanda Iheme.