by It's Me! | Nov 25, 2010 | Advocacy, Creative Capital, Cultural Economy
This is a thought-provoking message from CAR/FAC (Canadian Artists’ Representation/Le Front des artistes canadiens) that highlights one of the reasons that many visual artists, no matter how valuable their works may become, continue to live at poverty levels in...
by It's Me! | Apr 11, 2009 | Advocacy, Capacity Development, Cultural Economy, Uncategorized
Despite the need to make deep cuts in spending as a result of steeply-reduced revenues, Vancouver City Council recognized the importance of maintaining the momentum on implementation of the Cultural Plan as a contributor to local economic regeneration. Full details of...
by It's Me! | Apr 3, 2009 | Advocacy, Capacity Development, Cultural Economy
This is an excerpt from an email alert I sent to my networks in the creative community earlier this week. The ‘troops’ rallied and spoke eloquently on behalf of this keystone project, we continue to advocate and the decision is on Tuesday April 7 09 at the...
by It's Me! | Mar 5, 2009 | Advocacy, Creative Capital, Cultural Economy
Artists are a renewable resource. They often produce so much out of thin air that it seems like photosynthesis to me. And they seem compelled to produce creative ideas and objects regardless of the outcome, unable to resist some cellular imperative – kind of like...
by It's Me! | Nov 9, 2008 | Creative Capital, Cultural Economy
(from a posting I made to the Sirolli Institute Public Forum on April 21, 2007, which generated a little bit of a buzz) ….I apologize in advance for the length of this rant, but here goes.. The coveted Creative Class referred to by Florida, is that...
by It's Me! | Sep 2, 2008 | Cultural Economy
There has been something bugging me amidst all the ballyhoo about the arts driving the economy, the rise of the creative class and the cult of innovation. I live in a city swimming in creativity, stuffed with artists, overwhelmed with visual stimuli, intellectual...
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