AM26 Arts and Culture Brochure

ResilienceChange rarely asks for permission. It moves through our lives uninvited, unsettling what we’ve known, forcing us to let go of what’s familiar and step into the unknown. But behind every change, there are people, real lives, real moments, facing uncertainty with courage that often goes unseen. When one person finds the strength to rise again, they light the way for others. Hope spreads, quietly, powerfully, turning fear into focus and hardship into growth. When we listen to these stories, of loss, renewal and hope, we’re reminded that the human journey is not linear but cyclical. Each ending folds into a beginning. Each setback carries the seed of wisdom. And through the exchange of those lived experiences, we learn not only how to survive change but also how to grow from it. As the world continues to shift and transform, these lived stories keep us grounded. They remind us that change, for all its uncertainty, is also an invitation to begin again, to rebuild, to imagine something better.Wrinkles of the City by JR Location: Main Entrance, Congress Centre Date & time: 19-23 January (Opposite middle) Image: Katie Piper - AM26 Cultural Leader.(Opposite top) Image: Wrinkles of the City - Marino Sauro Oton, Cartagena, Spain 2008(Opposite bottom) Image: Hiro Iwamoto - AM26 Cultural Leaderof Faces ofChange Stories Arts and Culture Programme Arts and Culture Programme Annual Meeting 2026 Annual Meeting 202626 27