About GCDN
An initiative of AEA Consulting, the Global Cultural Districts Network (GCDN) is an independent, international association committed to improving the quality of urban life through the contribution of the arts, culture and creative industries.
The network fosters collaboration and knowledge-sharing among those responsible for creative and cultural districts, quarters and clusters in widely diverse contexts, providing rich and rewarding opportunities for cross fertilization and exchange.
The forum engages leaders and opinion formers in culture and in urban development through convenings, research and collaboration in order to inform global, local and sectoral agendas.
Current Members
Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, UAE
Adelaide Festival Centre – Adelaide, Australia
Alserkal Avenue – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Arizona Arts, University of Arizona – Tucson, Arizona, USA
Auckland Live– Auckland, New Zealand
Better Bankside – London, UK
Brooklyn Cultural District – Brooklyn, New York, USA
Canberra Theatre Centre – Canberra, Australia
City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism – Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Creative Estuary – Thames Estuary, UK
Culture Mile – London, UK
Dallas Arts District – Dallas, Texas, USA
East Bank at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – London, UK
Exhibition Road Cultural Group – London, UK
Goldsmiths, University of London – London, UK
Harbourfront Centre – Toronto, Canada
Harbour Trust – Sydney, Australia
HOTA, Home of the Arts – Gold Coast, Australia
Kingston Art District – Kingston, Jamaica
LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura – Lugano, Switzerland
Melbourne Arts Precinct – Melbourne, Australia
MiSK City – Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MuseumsQuartier Wien – Vienna, Austria
National Museum of Singapore & Bras Basah.Bugis Arts and Heritage District – Singapore
Navy Pier, Inc. – Chicago, Illinois, USA
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) – Newark, New Jersey, USA
New World Symphony – Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage – Lausanne, Switzerland
Onassis Foundation – Athens & New York, Greece/USA
Parnell Square Cultural Quarter, Temple Bar – Dublin, Ireland
Perth Theatre Trust – Perth, Australia
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Quartier de la Création (SAMOA) – Nantes, France
Quartier des Spectacles Partnership – Montreal, Canada
RAB / BKO (Réseau des Arts à Bruxelles / Brussels Kunstenoverleg) – Brussels, Belgium
Sharjah Museums Authority – Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Southbank Centre – London, UK
The Kuwait National Cultural District – Kuwait City, Kuwait
The Lowry / Salford Quays – Manchester, UK
The Masswascut Collaborative – Providence, Rhode Island, USA
The Music Center – Los Angeles, California, USA
Times Square Alliance – New York, USA
West Kowloon Cultural District Authority – Hong Kong, China
Affiliate Members
BuroHappold Engineering – Bath, UK
Cistri & Urbis – Singapore & Melbourne, Australia
DesignSingapore Council – Singapore
Grimshaw – New York, USA
Jason Bruges Studios – London, UK
wHY – Los Angeles & New York, USA & Paris, France
Wordsearch – Singapore
Membership and Benefits
- Regular convenings to share emerging best practices, hear expert panels, and discuss the place of cultural precedents and complexes in urban policy such as travel and tourism;
- Access to members-only virtual forum for detailed sharing of information among members and discussion of opportunities and challenges on-line;
- Access to members-only virtual roundtables and webinars;
- Opportunities to establish strategic bilateral and multilateral partnerships for content, programming, skills training, and knowledge transfer;
- Access to general research by AEA Consulting and others on topics of common interest.
For more information on how to become a GCDN member, please fill out this form.