The International Award UCLG - Mexico City - Culture 21 recognises cities and individuals who have distinguished themselves in the promotion of cultural rights for local sustainable development.
The Rules of the 7th edition of the Award are available.
CITY / LOCAL OR REGIONAL GOVERNMENT
The application form to submit a candidacy to the Award is open until 12 March 2026.
>> Access it here.
INDIVIDUAL
The nomination form to submit a candidate to the Award is open until 12 March 2026.
>> Download it here.
2025-2026 will see the launch of the 7th edition of the International Award UCLG - Mexico City - Culture 21 which recognises cities and individuals who have distinguished themselves in the promotion of cultural rights for local sustainable development.
Application forms for the ‘City/Local or Regional Government’ category and nominations forms for the ‘Individual’ category will be open between December 2025 and March 2026.
The results of the 7th edition of the Award will be announced in June 2026.
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.
Applications from candidate cities to the 7th edition of the Award will be received from December 1st, 2025 to March 12, 2026.
