One of the key factors in a community’s cultural ecosystem is space. Cultural/creative spaces provide the foundation for artistic creation and presentation, they are important focal points for community milestones and events, they provide opportunities for intercultural exchange and dialogue, they protect and nurture cultural resources, they offer social supports and services, they serve as economic, social, and artistic incubators ... and they can be catalysts for community change and development.
The Creative Construct: Building for Culture and Creativity symposium will bring together participants from around the world to exchange the latest ideas and practices on the development of cultural and creative spaces; cultural planning and investment strategies for cultural infrastructure and cultural districts; and collaborative approaches to enhancing the cultural vitality, creative potential, and competitiveness of cities and communities.
KEY THEMES
Re-Think: Placing culture and creativity at the core of learning, working, and living
Re-Design: Innovation and diversity in creative spaces: Exploring the possibilities
Re-Mix: Setting the stage for opportunity
Re-Invent: Improving the policy-funding framework for place-based cultural infrastructure
Road Map: Leadership and collaborative strategies to advance culture and creativity
Be a part of the dialogue.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Cultural planners and policy-makers
Architects and urban planners
Civic leaders and elected officials
Cultural sector leaders and entrepreneurs
Cultural facility managers and directors
Private sector developers and investors
Educators and academics
Researchers on creative cities and cultural development
Consultants and urban theorists
Not-for-profit cultural organizations
Artists from all disciplines
Information at the symposium's website is available in French and English.