Matheus Fernandes
Matheus Fernandes is a historian (UNESP), holds a master's degree in planning and analysis of public policies (UNESP), is a guest professor of cultural policies in the postgraduate program in Planning and Analysis of Public Policies (UNESP/Franca), and serves as Coordinator of Promotion and Cultural Formation at the Municipal Department of Culture and Creative Economy.
Culture that Transforms Territories: Creativity, Innovation and Urban Development
The panel will discuss how public cultural policies can promote territorial development, social inclusion, innovation in public management, and strengthening of the creative economy. Based on the experience of São Paulo, the discussion will address advances in funding policies, from the Aldir Blanc Law to PNAB, the regional distribution of resources, and the role of Culture Houses and cultural facilities in democratizing access, community participation, valorization of peripheral cultures, and audience development. The debate will also highlight experiences in cultural management, audiovisual, and development of creative businesses.