The Three Bells

Global Cultural Districts Network (GCDN)

Hello and welcome to The Three Bells – a podcast in which we explore the challenges and opportunities waiting for us at the intersection of culture and urbanism…

  1. S6E3: Teaching them to fish... Alex Costas, Head of Recruitment, Onboarding & Relationship Management, Bloomberg Connects

    VOR 1 TAG

    S6E3: Teaching them to fish... Alex Costas, Head of Recruitment, Onboarding & Relationship Management, Bloomberg Connects

    Our host, Hilary Knight, speaks with Alex Costas of Bloomberg Connects about the nonprofit’s history and mission – and how its free platform and dedicated support team help institutions and districts worldwide tell their own stories through thoughtful digital storytelling. External references:  Bloomberg Connects: https://www.bloombergconnects.org/ Bloomberg Philanthropies Arts: https://www.bloomberg.org/arts/ Denver Art Museum on Bloomberg Connects: https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/bloomberg-connects Museo de Arte Popular: https://www.map.cdmx.gob.mx/ Portland Japanese Garden: https://japanesegarden.org/visitvirtually/ About our guest:Alex Costas is the Global Head Recruitment, Onboarding & Relationship Management at Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app that offers digital guides to hundreds of cultural organizations around the world. Prior to joining Bloomberg Connects, Alex worked with the City of New York at the New York City Economic Development Corporation and NYC Tourism & Conventions encouraging businesses and tourists to choose NYC. Alex is a native New Yorker, a resident of Brooklyn. +

    38 Min.
  2. Luxury brands and culture predictions… by Hilary Knight (Reflections from The Three Bells)

    26. FEB. · BONUS

    Luxury brands and culture predictions… by Hilary Knight (Reflections from The Three Bells)

    In her first Reflections of Season 6, Hilary Knight explores the idea that luxury brands could replace museums as sites of cultural trust for Gen Z – and why she doesn’t buy it. External Links ‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything – FT article by Cory Doctorow Brand Valued: How socially valued brands hold the key to a sustainable future and business success– by Guy Champniss & Fernando Rodés VilàAbout our Contributor Hilary Knight Hilary Knight  is a creative leader with over 20 years of experience driving strategy, innovation, and digital transformation for cultural organisations worldwide. Currently a Senior Associate with AEA Consulting, she has held senior roles at the BBC, Channel 4, Film4, and Tate, where she led pioneering initiatives that embedded digital thinking and expanded audiences. +

    8 Min.
  3. S6E2: Fostering collective imagination... Conrado Uribe Pereira, Director of Contents, Conexiones Creativas

    12. FEB.

    S6E2: Fostering collective imagination... Conrado Uribe Pereira, Director of Contents, Conexiones Creativas

    Stephanie Fortunato, speaks with Conrado Uribe about the power of networks to break cycles of isolation – and to make “collective imagination” a practical force in how cities evolve. Moving from Medellín to Barcelona to a Latin America-wide network of cultural districts, Conrado reflects on collaboration, governance, and why the real foundations of a district are its people, not its buildings. External references: Conexiones Creativas: Conrado’s organisation, designing and delivering projects to strengthen cultural and creative ecosystems. Plataforma de Distritos Creativos y Culturales: The network platform Conrado describes, supporting exchanges across creative districts in the Americas and Europe. Campus Colombias: The convening format Conrado references as a catalyst moment in the organisation’s early years. Museo de Antioquia: Museum at the centre of Conrado’s Medellín experience and a key cultural anchor in the city. MDE – Encuentro Internacional de Arte de Medellín: The four-year international art encounter organised by Museo de Antioquia, referenced in the episode’s Medellín context. LOOP Barcelona: The moving-image platform and festival Conrado mentions as a formative collaboration-led model. Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens: The “humans succeed through collaboration” framing Conrado references via Harari’s work. “Scenius, or Communal Genius” (Wired): A widely cited explainer of Brian Eno’s idea of “scenius” that Conrado invokes (collective creativity over lone genius). About our guest:Conrado Uribe Pereira, is a curator and cultural strategist, and Content Director at Conexiones Creativas, the Colombia-founded platform behind a growing network of creative and cultural districts across Latin America and parts of Southern Europe. In the episode, he traces how his work in Medellín (including at the Museo de Antioquia) and later in Barcelona shaped his conviction that districts succeed when they invest first in talent (“software”), then governance (“artware”), and only then in infrastructure. +

    33 Min.
  4. When there are nine... by Stephanie Fortunato (Reflections from The Three Bells)

    29. JAN. · BONUS

    When there are nine... by Stephanie Fortunato (Reflections from The Three Bells)

    In this first Reflections of Season 6, Stephanie Fortunato looks back on the curatorial choices that shaped our 2025 season. Reflecting on a year that deliberately centred women and non-binary leaders, she considers what the data on gender inequality tells us, why progress cannot be taken for granted, and how storytelling can help expand our collective imagination of leadership, belonging, and cultural power. External references: The Reykjavík Index for Leadership: background and latest findings for the index referenced in the episode, measuring perceptions of women’s suitability for leadership across 23 sectors (including generational differences).Ruth Bader Ginsburg on “When there are nine”: Clip/source for the quote Stephanie references about representation on the US Supreme Court.About our Contributor Stephanie Fortunato is Director of Special Projects of the Global Cultural Districts Network. Her expertise sits at the intersection of cultural planning and urban development, collaborating with local communities on creating policies and partnerships to strengthen neighbourhoods and transform public spaces. +

    11 Min.
  5. S6E1: Allowing a city to be the best version of itself... Noah Horowitz, CEO, Art Basel

    15. JAN.

    S6E1: Allowing a city to be the best version of itself... Noah Horowitz, CEO, Art Basel

    In the first episode of Season 6, Adrian Ellis speaks with Noah Horowitz, CEO of Art Basel, about how art fairs shape cities and cultural ecosystems. Their conversation explores the evolving role of Art Basel as a cultural platform operating at the intersection of culture, capital, and place – and what that means for the cities that host them. External references: Art Basel: Global art fair platform founded in Basel in 1970, with editions in Basel, Miami Beach, Hong Kong, Paris, and Qatar.MCH Group: Swiss-based live marketing and events company and parent company of Art Basel.UBS & Art Basel – The Art Market Report: Annual research report referenced in the discussion of market dynamics and collecting trends.Art Basel Paris: Art Basel’s Paris edition, held at the Grand Palais.Art Basel Qatar: Newly announced Art Basel edition, launching in Doha, Qatar, 5-7 February 2026.About our guest:Noah Horowitz, is CEO of Art Basel. Previously Director of Americas for Art Basel, he has also held leadership roles at Sotheby’s and The Armory Show. Trained as an art historian, his work sits at the intersection of the art market, cultural institutions, and urban life. +

    40 Min.
  6. A tiny pink hat... by Stephanie Fortunato (Reflections from The Three Bells)

    04.12.2025 · BONUS

    A tiny pink hat... by Stephanie Fortunato (Reflections from The Three Bells)

    In this last Reflections from The Three Bells of our 2025 season, a mural becomes the starting point for a deeply personal exploration of the quiet ways individual stories slip into collective narrative. Through the story of a tiny knit hat, Stephanie Fortunato reflects on Providence as an adopted home, the threads that bind people to place, and the communities we call home. External Links AS220, Providence: independent arts organisation in Providence.PVDFest: Providence’s annual citywide arts festival.The Avenue Concept: Providence-based nonprofit public art organisation responsible for coordinating the mural installation.Shey Rivera Ríos – Artist who created the mural featured in the episode.Amber Art & Design – Artist and fabrication collective that installed the mural using parachute cloth.About our Contributor Stephanie Fortunato is Director of Special Projects of the Global Cultural Districts Network. Her expertise sits at the intersection of cultural planning and urban development, collaborating with local communities on creating policies and partnerships to strengthen neighbourhoods and transform public spaces. +

    11 Min.
  7. S5E12: Spectacle and placemaking of art… Charlotte Burns, Founder, Studio Burns

    20.11.2025

    S5E12: Spectacle and placemaking of art… Charlotte Burns, Founder, Studio Burns

    Adrian Ellis speaks with Charlotte Burns, Founder of Studio Burns, about how the art world constructs its stories – and what happens when data complicates them. From representation and market dynamics to institutional culture, they explore how research can surface patterns that would otherwise remain invisible and help inform future practice. External references:  Studio Burns – Independent editorial and research studio founded by Charlotte Burns, producing investigative journalism, data-driven projects, and podcasts about the art world. The Burns Halperin Report – a longitudinal data study on representation in US museums and the international art market, co-created by Charlotte Burns and Julia Halperin.Artists Speak: The Anonymous Was A Woman Artist Survey – written by Charlotte Burns, Julia Halperin, and SMU DataArts, synthesising responses from over 1,200 women artists on careers, finances, family, and identity. Museums Moving Forward – study on workplace equity and organisational culture in US art museums, offering longitudinal data on pay, promotions, discrimination, and job satisfaction. Bio:Charlotte Burns, is a journalist, researcher and founder of Studio Burns and the co-founder of The Burns Halperin Report, the largest data study of its kind tracking representation in museums and the market. She is also the host and producer of the podcasts The Art World: What If…?!, and Hope & Dread and In Other Words with Schwartzman& in New York. +

    39 Min.
  8. AI is WEIRD, but artists challenge the algorithm... by Hilary Knight (Reflections from The Three Bells)

    06.11.2025 · BONUS

    AI is WEIRD, but artists challenge the algorithm... by Hilary Knight (Reflections from The Three Bells)

    In this episode of Reflections from The Three Bells, Hilary Knight explores how WEIRD bias shapes AI – and how artists are challenging algorithmic monoculture with radical acts of cultural imagination. External references:  “The Weirdest People in the World?” – Henrich, Heine, and Norenzayan (2010)Stephanie Dinkins – Not The Only OneAmeera Kawash – Tatreez GardenMinne Atairu – Artist using AI to speculate on looted Benin Bronzes and postcolonial memory.“Reimagining Looted Artworks Using AI” – Art in America Article profiling Minne Atairu’s work with AI and the politics of restitution.Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias – The Costs of Connection A foundational text on data colonialism and digital power structures.Google AI Glossary for African Languages: Google’s initiative to improve AI access and inclusion across African languages.About the host:Hilary Knight  is a creative leader with over 20 years of experience driving strategy, innovation, and digital transformation for cultural organisations worldwide. Currently a Senior Associate with AEA Consulting, she has held senior roles at the BBC, Channel 4, Film4, and Tate, where she led pioneering initiatives that embedded digital thinking and expanded audiences. +

    10 Min.
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