Liz O’sullivan sent the link to this speech by the Rector of the RCA and Chairman of the Arts Council of England. She had this to say about it,”this is a good article/speech delivered by Sir Christopher Frayling (Chairman Arts Council England and Rector of the Royal College of Art) — its a very...
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If the creative economy is here to stay, it is also terribly incomplete. Like a turbocharged engine lacking a chassis to harness the horsepower it generates, ours is an economic system in search of the institutional and social arrangements that can unleash its full potential. The real challenge of our time, in America and...
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The latest annual demographics report by The League of American Theatres and Producers, The Demographics of the Broadway Audience 2005-2006, for New York City, reveals that international visitor numbers for Broadway continue to rebound to pre-September 11 levels. Attendance by international visitors climbed to 1.32 million for 2005-2006, nearly doubling the post 9/11 fallout...
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The National Endowment for the Arts’ Research & Analysis division announces its most recent publication, Note #91 on consumer spending on the performing arts and certain other leisure activities in 2005. Consumer expenditures on arts performances reached $12.7 billion, but when adjusted for inflation, year-over-year spending held steady. For other spectator events, inflation-adjusted (“real”)...
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The creative economy movement started in the UK in 1994. Follow the links to understand how national cultural policy became creative industry policy and how it's now changing the world.