The Creative Vibrancy Index for Africa (CVIA), a project delivered by the Creative Economy Practice at CcHUB in partnership with Africa No Filter and funding support from the British Council is about to be launched.
The Index provides a comprehensive ranking system for African cities based on their support for arts, culture, and creative industries.
TCN gathered that the goal of the index is to inspire growth in the sector and stimulate dialogue and action to enhance the support available for artists and creative entrepreneurs.
“The CVIA offers valuable data and insights for investors, funders, and stakeholders in the creative and cultural industries, providing a comparative view of the landscape across 12 African cities, including Accra, Cairo, Dakar, Dar-Es-Salaam, Harare, Johannesburg, Kinshasa, Lagos, Luanda, Marrakech, Nairobi, and Tunis.”
Future updates to the index will include additional cities and track changes in the cities already mapped.
The CVIA was conceptualized and is funded and supported by Africa No Filter, a donor collaborative funded by Ford Foundation, Bloomberg, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Luminate, Open Society Foundations, Comic Relief, the Conrad Hilton Foundation, the British Council, Hewlett Foundation.
The British Council is also a funding partner on the project. The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, and World Cities of Culture Forum as part of the project’s advisory board, provided technical input to the index development.
The launch of the index will take place on April 27th, 2023, at iHub.
Interested creatives across Africa and the diaspora are encouraged to register to attend: https://bit.ly/3l5jC99
