Creative Communities Exchange:
Creative Communities Exchange is a New England Creative Economy WorkShare event in which creative and cultural leaders share successful industry work
What: Building upon the Connecting Creative Communities Summit in Providence, RI, in 2010, the Creative Communities Exchange is a day and a half of workshops that will focus on the implementation of successful creative economy work will provide participants with information and actionable tools that can be executed in their own communities.
When: May 19 & 20, 2011
Where: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), North Adams, MA
Registration fee: TBA
Opportunities:
Showcase and exchange knowledge with those developing creative communities on the local level.
Attend and participate in workshops that address field concerns such as: advocacy, policy and planning, communication strategies, information gathering and research, capacity building, and working across sectors.
Leave with actionable tools that can be executed to strengthen your own community.
Creative Economy Award presentation
Who should attend:
Participants include (but are not limited to): city, state, or regional creative and cultural leaders; arts administrators; board and community members of creative and cultural organizations; creative economy consultants; economic development officers; nonprofit leaders; city planners; Chamber of Commerce leaders; government officials; artists; students; business and civic leaders; creative entrepreneurs; funders; researchers; anyone interested in successful creative economy development.
More details on this event to come.
