The Creativity at Work Blog

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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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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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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The Conference Board of Canada’s Report Card on Canada: Underperforming in Most Subjects

Canada possesses huge natural resource wealth, skilled human capital, and next-door access to the world’s richest economy. We have a remarkable combination of social cohesion, and cultural and linguistic diversity; enjoy relative safety in a risky world; and are benefiting from our resource endowment at a [...]

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