Creative Places Conference - Sheffield, 15th Sept 2010
How does culture fit within the Big Society, localism and making neighbourhoods better? Is there room for culture within the local authority improvement agenda? How can creativity help to engage people and in lean times, what is the argument for embedding culture within renewal work?
Supported by Arts Council England, the conference will draw upon the successful and nationally unique three year ‘Creative Places’ programme in Sheffield and bring together acclaimed experts with a wealth of experience in culture, regeneration, placemaking, meanwhile opportunities, and wellbeing.
Attending Creative Places 2010 will give you tools and evidence to help embed cultural policy within your work. You will be able to take a persuasive and practical argument about the value and return on investment in culture back to your organisation.
Speakers include:
Richard Russell – Director, Strategic Partnerships, Arts Council England
David Barrie – Urban renewal and real estate creative, consultant to British Council’s ‘Creative Cities’ programme, and project manager of TV’s ‘Castleford Project’
Matt Bell – Director of Education and External Affairs, CABE
Emily Berwyn – Director, Meanwhile Project
Paul Squires – New Economics Foundation
Miranda Plowden – Director, ADF North Sheffield Council
Andrew Skelton – Public Art officer Sheffield City Council
Who should attend?
Local authority planning, housing, regeneration, economic development and arts officers | staff from registered social landlords, housing associations and HMR pathfinders | developers | consultants | artists and creatives.
The conference fee is £100+VAT.
To register your place please call Jamie Veitch on 0114 281 6130 or email jamie@newstartmag.co.uk. Please indicate the two workshops you wish to attend from those listed on the ‘Workshops’ page of the Creative Places Conference website at http://creativeplaces2010.wordpress.com/.
Free Places for Artists
Arts Council England funding enables us to offer 5 free places to practising artists demonstrating an interest in culture in regeneration. If you would like to be considered please send a 300 word statement by 14 August to janet@eventus.org.uk making the case for why you should be offered a free place, including what you could contribute and what you would hope to gain from attending. Selected artists will be notified w/c 16 August.
For more information visit the Creative Places Conference website at http://creativeplaces2010.wordpress.com/
