Cultural Leadership Programme UK

The cultural leadership programme is a two-year Treasury funded investment in excellence in leadership across the creative and cultural industries in the UK.

By supporting an ambitious range of activities and opportunities, the programme aims to nurture and develop world class, dynamic and diverse leaders for the 21st Century. Sponsored by a partnership between the Arts Council of England, Creative & Cultural Skills, Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.

Creative & Cultural Skills is the Sector Skills Council for Advertising, Crafts, Cultural Heritage, Design, Music, Performing, Visual and Literary Arts licensed by the Government to address the training and skills requirements of the Sector.

Artists Link Massachusetts

Artistlink is a new initiative which helps artists, developers and municipalities in the creation and preservation of affordable artist space in Massachusetts. It is new collaborative effort to create a stable yet dynamic environment for Massachusetts artists.

ArtistLink sees itself as a broker of information and an advocate for artists' needs. They work with artists, artist groups, arts-minded organizations, real estate developers, municipalities, and other proponents to develop artist spaces and a range of other real estate issues. ArtistLink also promotes the artist agenda in the state’s larger housing and space debate.

Downtown: The Economic and Fiscal Engine of the District of Columbia

Report is from a new occasional series of working papers prepared by the Downtown DC Business Improvement District to foster a dialogue about critical issues relating to Downtown Washington's economic, social and physical development.

This first Downtown Leadership Pager was authored by Richard H. Bradley, executive director of the Downtown DC Business Improvement District, and Gerry Widdicombe, director of Economic Development at the Downtown BID prepared this paper detailing Downtown's critical role in DC's extraordinary economic revival. The authors explain the factors that contributed to this rebirth, outline the need for sustained economic growth and suggest strategies for maintaining this momentum.

Urbancode Magazine

Stuart Greenwell has created the Urbancode magazine. Issue # 3, of this new and exciting arts magazine, is now ready for you to download. Download the latest issue, or previous issues.
For best results save to your hard drive and view in Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Washington DC creative community needs more Stuart Greenwells'.

Inclusion, innovation and democracy: growing talent for the creative and cultural industries

DEMOS
October 2006
Simon Parker, Charlie Tims and Shelagh Wright

The creative and cultural industries are perhaps the most visible and potent emblem of the way the post-industrial age is transforming Britain’s economy. The rise of a global division of labour has meant that, for the first time, significant numbers of people are able to concentrate on producing ideas, art and technology. The implications are profound: new kinds of people, with a deeper sense of self; new kinds of jobs that engage our creative and personal energy; and new kinds of product, in which customers and professionals come together to create shared value.

In an important sense, the last 30 years have seen the unprecedented democratisation of the kind of creative work that was previously open to only tiny numbers; a trend that looks set to continue into the future. The UN estimates that the creative industries account for more than 7% of global GDP and that they are growing at a rate of 10% per year. This paper argues that the process of democratisation is incomplete. The very things that give the creative and cultural industries their vitality – their speed, fluidity and turnover of people, organisations and ideas, also work to exclude people from non-traditional backgrounds.

AU - The social and demographic characteristics of cultural attendees

Cultural Ministers Council Statistics Working Group

People choose to spend their leisure time in various ways. Some people's choices include visiting cultural venues, attending cultural events and participating in cultural activities. For example, people may choose to attend cinemas or the theatre, listen to music, read books, or visit a museum or library in person or on-line. Information about these choices, and also the choices of those who do not access arts and cultural heritage services, is important for policy makers and service providers. In addition to understanding the interests of consumers, it is important to research those who do not consume arts and cultural heritage services, and to understand why. For example, is distance a barrier for people in regional and remote areas? Are general admission fees or charges a barrier to access for some people, and is this a policy concern? The answers to these questions would inform policy and assist more effective targeting of services.

Arts as Industry: Their Economic Impact on New York City and New York State

The New York State Alliance for the Arts is a pioneer in research on the cultural community in the city, state and region. They have produced economic impact studies going back to 1983 prove that the arts are a vital industry in New York, as an economic engine which strengthens and supports other industries, such as tourism and the commercial arts. Their work is used every day by cultural leaders, funders and policy makers—and is the foundation of their advocacy work.

UpStart

Upstart is a business support, networking and development programme, for the creative sector. They have a particular focus on media, performance and design. Upstart is led by the Department of Creative, Critical and Communication Studies at the University of Greenwich. They have a new programme on Creative Commerce and it supports new businesses in Media Arts - this includes: Publishing, Interactive and Graphic Design, Audio-visual (sound, music, games, film and video), Performing Arts, Theatre and Visual Arts.

Why creativity in business matters

UK businesses can stay ahead of their global rivals by drawing on the country's world-leading design capabilities, says Design Council Chairman George Cox's Review of Creativity in Business.

http://www.design-council.org.uk/en/Live-Issues/The-Cox-Review/

Create West Virginia

Insights and updates on West Virginia's path towards building creative communities for the new economy.

http://createwv.typepad.com/createwv/2007/08/competing-for-a.html

CEOs for the Cities

CEOs for Cities is unique in its cross-sector approach to urban issues, its action agenda for urban leaders, and its promotion of the new urban narrative - a story of progress, promise and opportunity for America.

http://www.ceosforcities.org/about/index.php

Smart City Radio

Smart City™ is a weekly, hour-long public radio talk show that takes an in-depth look at urban life, the people, places, ideas and trends shaping cities. Host Carol Coletta talks with national and international public policy experts, elected officials, economists, business leaders, artists, developers, planners and others for a penetrating discussion of urban issues.

http://www.smartcityradio.com/smartcityradio/

The Miguel Angel Corzo Center for the Creative Economy

The Miguel Angel Corzo Center for the Creative Economy was established by The University of the Arts to promote the use of creativity and innovation in business.

www.creativeeconomycenter.com

Bristol Southwest UK Creative Economy Summit

The Creative Enterprise Gateway is a new service for the creative industries. It offers easy access to a wide variety of sources of information, advice and guidance, by drawing together an extensive network of individual experts and specialist organizations that can help businesses fulfill their growth potential. Below is a link to Creative Southwest, Bristol UK

http://www.creativesouthwest.info/index.asp

Innovation America

This report is co-published by the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices and the Pew Center on the States, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Although the report does not dwell on creative clusters or industries nor does it focus on the creative economies of the States, little is needed to see the similarities to the many studies completed by regions, countries, states and cities which focused on their creative strengths.

http://www.pewtrusts.org/pdf/NGA_Report.pdf

Creatives and Innovation

Is innovation the missing dimension?
By capcomgolb
But what makes for a creative economy? How can the remarkable surge of innovation that fueled the boom of the 1990s be sustained? For an answer, two MIT professors (Richard Lester and Michael Piore) examine innovation strategies in some ...
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George Koch

Creatives Blog

Our cities and their communities are the yeast for the innovation generated by individual creatives. Here is a link to a blog that raises very interesting questions.

Is innovation the missing dimension?
By capcomgolb
But what makes for a creative economy? How can the remarkable surge of innovation that fueled the boom of the 1990s be sustained? For an answer, two MIT professors (Richard Lester and Michael Piore) examine innovation strategies in some ...
CapComGolb - http://capcomgolb.wordpress.com