If you are a regular reader of my blog you’ll know where I stand on this. Here is a thoughtful post on the subject by Beth Siegel, an authority on economic development analysis and strategy : Is the Creative Economy Still Relevant? Source: Citiwire.net There’s more to the arts than their intrinsic value. The universe of drama, concerts, [...]
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When I was in the SF Bay Area in Feb I asked all the artists I met, how the recession was affecting them. They told me “Now is a good time to be creative.” What else is there to do? I’ve been using this time to learn and experiment with things I personally find interesting, [...]
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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 MID-HUDSON VALLEY CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM IN A TIME OF CRISIS The impact of the financial crisis on the region’s arts community, and strategies to promote recovery By Harvey Seifter and Judy Levine This study describes what’s happened to the arts in the mid-Hudson Valley of upstate New York since the economic crisis began, and offers recommendations [...]

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