The DCMS needs to formally start the European Capital of Culture (ECOC) 2023 competition now or competing cities won’t have time to prepare their bids, says Steve Green, chair of the ECOC selection panel.
The UK hosts a European Capital of Culture (ECOC) in 2023. Under the rules DCMS needs to start the competition before December 2016. This gives the competing cities time to finalize their bids for shortlisting in autumn 2017. The final selection will be in 2018. It is now mid September, time is running out.
As the current chair of the selection panel for ECOCs I know that cities need time, over four years, to develop their programme. They also need clarity in... Keep reading on Steve Green's blog
The UK hosts a European Capital of Culture (ECOC) in 2023. Under the rules DCMS needs to start the competition before December 2016. This gives the competing cities time to finalize their bids for shortlisting in autumn 2017. The final selection will be in 2018. It is now mid September, time is running out.
As the current chair of the selection panel for ECOCs I know that cities need time, over four years, to develop their programme. They also need clarity in... Keep reading on Steve Green's blog