Creative Economy resources added to sidebar

I've added a number of information resources to the sidebar. Of course, more will be added as I acquire them, but here's a nice sample:

From the Memphis Manifesto:

Creativity is fundamental to being human and is a critical resource to individual, community and economic life. Creative communities are vibrant, humanizing places, nurturing personal growth, sparking cultural and technological breakthroughs, producing jobs and wealth, and accepting a variety of life styles and culture.

and

1. Cultivate and reward creativity. Everyone is part of the value chain of creativity. Creativity can happen at anytime, anywhere, and it’s happening in your community right now. Pay attention.

2. Invest in the creative ecosystem. The creative ecosystem can include arts and culture, nightlife, the music scene, restaurants, artists and designers, innovators, entrepreneurs, affordable spaces, lively neighborhoods, spirituality, education, density, public spaces and third places.

From the New England Council Creative Economy Initiative we have this:

Arts education teaches the very skills that will be required by the 21st century workforce as a whole, not just those who work directly in the arts and cultural sectors.

and

Because creative activity affects all area of the economy, including those that aren't necessarily directly associated with the arts, decision makers at every level will need to have a hand in determining cultural policy.

Happy reading!

Arts Centre Worth a Look: Citizen

According to Dave Paulson, Managing Editor of the Citizen, Prince George has a "dire need for (a performing arts centre)."

It his Saturday, February 10, 2007 editorial Paulson says "The city’s arts, theatre and dance groups hold their performances at cramped, antiquated and inadequate facilities," and "Vanier Hall, the city’s largest performing arts venue, is a particular nuisance."

The piece goes on to point out the mistake the City made when they built the Multiplex at recreation place instead of downtown, and that a performing arts complex downtown could turn back the clock to a certain extent.

Paulson concludes the piece by asserting "a performing arts centre is a necessary component for improving Prince George’s status and making this city a better place to live."

The entire article can be found here.