The Jury
The Jury of the 7th International Award UCLG – Mexico City – Culture 21 is formed by the following five members, all of whom are prestigious international experts with impeccable trajectories in the cultural field.
Iseult Dunne is Chief Executive of Dublin City Council Culture Company. She is Project Director and Producer focusing on activating cultural audiences and participation, and Leader of the 2015 team for Dublin’s European Capital of Culture 2020 bid process.
Yarri Kamara is an independent cultural policy researcher, writer and translator. She provides research and policy advice to institutions and governments supporting cultural sector development, particularly in Africa. She is a member of the UNESCO 2005 Convention Expert Facility.
Tita Larasati co-founded Bandung Creative City Forum in 2008. She is the Focal Point of Bandung City of Design, UNESCO Creative Cities Network; member of the Global Creative Economy Council, and Head of Master in Design Program at the Faculty of Art & Design, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB).
Ana Francis López Bayghen Patiño is the Secretary of Culture for Mexico City since October 2024. She is a cultural promoter, activist, feminist, actress and theatre director. She served as a local councillor and chair of the Equality Committee of the Mexico City Congress from 2021 to 2024.
Rocío Lombera is the General Coordinator for International Affairs at the Mexico City Government. An architect and community educator, she has over four decades of experience in urban and social management, with a perspective centred on full rights, social and territorial justice, and well-being.
See below the document of presentation of the International Jury of the 7th edition of the Award.
The Jury of the International Award UCLG - Mexico City - Culture 21 is made up of the following five members, all of whom are prestigious international experts with impeccable trajectories in the cultural field.
See below the document of presentation of the International Jury of the 6th edition of the Award.
The Jury of the 5th edition of the International Award UCLG - Mexico City - Culture 21 was made up of the following five members, all of whom are prestigious international experts with impeccable trajectories in the cultural field: Catherine Cullen (president of the Jury); Serhan Ada; Diana Alarcón González; Claudia Curiel de Icaza and Francisco d'Almeida.
See below the document of presentation of the International Jury of the 5th edition of the Award.
The Jury of the 4th edition of the International Award UCLG - Mexico City - Culture 21 was made up of the following five members, all of whom are prestigious international experts with impeccable trajectories in the cultural field: José Alfonso Suárez del Real (president of the Jury); Lourdes Arizpe; Catherine Cullen; Lupwishi Mbuyamba and Ayşegül Sabuktay.
See below the document of presentation of the International Jury of the 4th edition of the Award, as well as the Communiqué and the Final Report.
The Jury of the 3rd edition of the International Award UCLG - Mexico City - Culture 21 was made up of the following five members, all of whom are prestigious international experts with impeccable trajectories in the cultural field: Farida Shaheed (president of the Jury); Catherine Cullen; Lucina Jiménez; Eduardo Nivón and Eduardo Vázquez Martín.
See below the document of presentation of the International Jury of the 3rd edition of the Award.
The Jury was formed by five members, international experts, highly eminent figures with a proven track record in the cultural world, ensuring this way the notoriety and relevance of the Award: Eduardo Vázquez Martín (president of the Jury); María Victoria Alcaraz; Emmanuel Kouela; Leônidas de Oliveira and Farida Shaheed.
Read the document of presentation of the Jury, the communique of the Jury on the winners, and the complete report of the Jury of the 2nd edition of the International Award:
The Jury was formed by five members, international experts, highly eminent figures with a proven track record in the cultural world, ensuring this way the notoriety and relevance of the Award: Ing. Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solorzano (president of the Jury); Gonzalo Carámbula; Dr. Danielle Cliche; Catherine Cullen and Dr. Alicia Ziccardi.
Read the document of presentation of the Jury, the communique of the Jury on the winners, and the complete report of the Jury of the 1st edition of the International Award:
