Posted in Art, Home, creative economy on Nov 26th, 2008
Here is a great idea, and timely, especially now that Ballet BC has had to layoff all dancers and staff this season.
What is a Covenant?
Mary Stanley, coordinator of Art Across Borders proposes the adoption of an Arts Covenant as a fresh way to look at the arts and development. She says the word “covenant” has some rich connotations. [...]
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The theme for the this month is arts-based learning and development
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Posted in Design on Oct 31st, 2008
Here is a beautiful example of design thinking by Central Office of Design
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Join my Creative Economy of Canada Facebook page
Art and culture are the lifeblood of our economy. Economist Richard Florida, suggests that America’s [and Canada's] workforce advantage lies in our ability to solve problems, forge new frontiers, and quickly adjust to changing economic forces. The creative economy recognizes everyone is inherently creative, and that creativity is a driving [...]
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Culture for All is developing Art at Work in partnership with private and public companies noted for their involvement in Quebec communities. The objective of the program is to develop cultural dimensions in all areas of the community and make arts more accessible to the public at large.
In 2008, for the second edition, seven companies including three municipalities hosted professional artists [...]
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Posted in Artful Leadership, Buy my Art: Posters, Prints, Cards, Creativity + Innovation, Creativity and Innovation Workshops, Creativity at Work Newsletter, Home, arts-based training, creative economy on Oct 2nd, 2008
September-October 2008
A big thank you to Ralph Kerle of The Creative Leadership Forum, and Lisa Canning of Entrepreneur the Arts, for helping to make our first Transformational Leadership Forum a success. One of the highlights of our forum was a passionate discussion led by David Fushtey of the Governance Counsel who provoked us with questions [...]
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Posted in Home, creative economy on Sep 25th, 2008
Take Action. Art and culture are the lifeblood of our economy. Write or Call your candidates; meet them; approach them at public events; organize or attend an official debate between local candidates.
Here’s how:
http://www.canadianartscoalition.ca/en/takeaction/write.cfm
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The Creative Economy is the antidote to Wall Streets woes.
According to recent reports from the UNCTAD, the Creative Economy is undergoing unprecedented growth compared with traditional services and manufacturing.
What is the Creative Economy?
UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) defines the Creative Economy as a set of knowledge-based economic activities making intensive use of creativity [...]
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