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Why the arts matter When times get tough and choices must be made, it is often the arts that lose. Why is this so? When compared to health or human service needs, the arts are often viewed as less important and therefore more discretionary in nature. But this line of thinking misses the point about [...]

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This post is part of the Blogging Marathon: 24 Hours of Innovation: We are living in the midst of a seismic shift that calls for us to redefine the way we live and work. This is not a time to hunker down and wait for the turbulence to subside. This is the time to mitigate [...]

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The Atlantic Monthly asks some compelling questions about IP to stir the debate about ownership and usage: Can the sum of our ideas be reduced to “intellectual property”? Or should all information, all knowledge, be set free? As we rethink our institutions governing copyright and intellectual property in the digital age, what touchstones, what principles, [...]

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Ongoing  Events  Feed your body, mind and spirit  Vancouver Farmers Market    Vancouver Farmers Markets (otherwise known as Your Local Farmers Market Society) is about people who love fresh food at festive gatherings. With the initial goal in 1995 to create the fun and value of weekly Farmers Markets in urban settings, the Society and the [...]

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A friend offered to download movies free from the internet for our viewing pleasure, and at first I thought that was dandy, but then I thought of all the creatives who wouldn’t be paid a royalty, so I opted instead to rent. CBC Radio has produced a show on the subject of copyright and the [...]

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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 [...]

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Art at Work

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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