How Municipalities Can Use Cultural Planning to Manage the Growth of Creative Economies
February 16, 2012, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Municipal Cultural Planning Inc and the Township of Centre Wellington, with the support of the Government of Ontario, are presenting an exciting workshop about the role of culture for municipalities and how to manage the growth of creative economies using the municipal planning process.
The workshop will provide an understanding of MCPI and the newly created Municipal Cultural Planning and Mapping toolkits.
Interested participant are also invited to attend a presentation on the ArtsBuild Ontario Facilities Portal, the first comprehensive and interactive online advocacy tool that will centrally house up to date information about non-profit arts organizations’ current facilities, and their facilities needs.
WORKSHOP AGENDA
| 9:00 am | WELCOME AND REVIEW OF WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES | Dave Rushton, Economic Development Manager, Township of Centre Wellington,
Astero Kalogeropoulos, Vice President, Municipal Cultural Planning Inc (MCPI) |
| 9:30 am | CULTURAL PLANNING PANEL
Strong examples of Municipal Cultural Plans in Ontario. |
Dan Taylor *, President &CEO Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation, Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster
Astero Kalogeropoulos, Arts and Culture Program Officer, City of Guelph Belinda Wick-Graham, Business & Economic Manager, Town of Minto |
| 10:45 am | BREAKAWAY COACHING SESSION–
Talk to our ‘coaches’ and discuss cultural planning and mapping processes. Ask questions! Seek advice! |
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| 12-1:30pm | LUNCH
Enjoy a taste of Centre Wellington during lunch while networking with fellow workshop participants and browsing the exhibit on at the Minarovich Gallery. Following lunch Older Voices Walking Tours, will take us on a tour of beautiful Elora. |
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| 1:30 pm | KEYNOTE PRESENTATION ON THE CREATIVE ECONOMY. | Dan Taylor |
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3:00 pm |
PRESENTING THE ARTSBUILD FACILITIES PORTAL This session is applicable to any stakeholder, arts organization or municipal employee concerned about the investment in arts and culture in their community. |
Lindsay MacDonald |
TICKETS
$50.00 for the full workshop.
To purchase now call The Elora Centre for the Arts at 519-846-9698 or purchase in person at 75 Melville Street in Elora.
For FREE tickets to the ArtsBuild Facilities Portal presentation ONLY, please visit www.abocentrewellington.eventbrite.ca
For more information on Municipal Cultural Planning Inc and to download the two toolkits, visit www.ontariomcp.ca
* After spending 15 years in the private sector as a marketer servicing fortune 500 clients, Dan applied his experience in the public sector as an innovative economic development officer in Prince Edward County, Ontario for over a decade. Dan’s work resulted in Prince Edward County being branded as Canada’s First Creative Rural Economy and arguably the world’s first. His collaborative community work earned over 25 provincial, national and international awards. For more information please visit: http://cre8tivedant.com