OUR MISSION: Creative City KC sustains Kansas City, Missouri’s membership in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a City of Music. We grow Kansas City’s economy by supporting music preservation, education, tourism, and entertainment.
OUR VISION: To build a thriving, equitable, and global music economy that benefits all members of our society.
ABOUT UNESCO
UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
UNESCO’s mission is to build peace in the hearts and minds of people around the world through a wide variety of activities and programs.
Education, science and culture are critical to the future of Kansas City, Missouri and its citizens. These fields of research, knowledge and practice are vitally important to our local and regional economy.
UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)
Established in 2004, the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) is a dynamic network of cities that are committed to advancing sustainable urban development through creativity. These cities have demonstrated a commitment to the values of UNESCO in action, policies and programs.
Together the Member Cities work to advance the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a local, national and international level through partnerships, cooperative projects and creative initiatives.
In 2024 the UCCN Cities affirmed the Braga Manifesto – setting the stage to reognize Culture as a Global Public Good.
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
The Network promotes cooperation and collaboration between Mayors and Cities around the world with a focus on the role of culture as a driver of sustainable development. Member cities in the UCCN commit to advance the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Creative Cities of Muisc activate these goals through our work at the municipal, national and international scales.
Co-Founders of Creative City KC
Dr. Jacob Wagner (left) and Ms. Anita Dixon-Brown, at the UNESCO Headquarters, 2023.
