Who's involved
- Creative Intelligence for the Creative Economy programming is intended for high school students grades 9 to 12, but the initiative is community-wide. It will benefit all participants and the wider community.
- The program is being developed by a grassroots collection of artists, educators and arts organizations, and has received funding from Ontario’s Ministry of Culture under its Cultural Strategic Investment Fund. The Arts Council of Muskoka is spearheading this program in partnership with the Huntsville Festival of the Arts, and the Muskoka Lakes Music Festival. More than a dozen individuals in the arts, youth and business sectors have contributed to the program’s formation.
- The program is heavily reliant on partnerships with the arts, corporate and educational communities, including the school boards, businesses, professional artists and others in the burgeoning creative economy.
The Mission
To expose Muskoka Secondary School students to creative career opportunities, engage them in the creative process, and increase preparedness for integration into Muskoka's Creative Economy
What is the Creative Economy
Powering the great ongoing changes of our time is the rise of human creativity as the defining feature of economic life. Creativity has come to be valued - and systems have evolved to encourage and harness it - because new technologies, new industries, new wealth and all other good economic things flow from it.
- Excerpt from Richard Florida's - Rise of the Creative Class ...and how it's transforming work, leisure, community & everyday life
The Method
- A kick off forum meeting engaging students, educators, businesses, creative professionals, economic development, and community groups in a roundtable discussion of issues surrounding Muskoka's transition into the creative economy
- A series of Arts Mentoring, Creativity Workshops, Arts & Creativity-related projects for Secondary School Classes scheduled forJan/Feb through May/June 2010.
- The programming does not take place during school time, nor does it affect the school curriculum. It is a supplementary opportunity for students to hone their skills for the burgeoning creative economy. It makes use of but is not limited to the students’ requirement to fulfil 40 hours of volunteer service over the course of their high school years.
- Creative Intelligence for the Creative Economy – Interactive Educational Symposium - Fall of 2010:
- keynote speakers will speak to the importance of creativity in education and problem solving, building a regional creative economy in support of Muskoka as a Designated Arts Community,
- students and community participants from this program will chronicle their experiences, and present the results of their projects
- Creativity workshops and breakout sessions will engage participants in creative process
- Students will actively engage in the awareness program for this event.
- http://www.juiceconference.org study as a successful community model
Why
- Creative Intelligence for the Creative Economy opens doors to this sector for students contemplating their professional futures, and provides development, networking, partnering, and labour opportunities to those offering those opportunities. It is also a large-scale community-building exercise.
- To educate Muskoka students on the creative economy opportunities available within Muskoka for creative careers
- To provide opportunity for students to engage in the development of Muskoka as a Designated Arts Community
- To bring together diverse community elements in order to pool resources and put forth a combined effort to create a strong and prosperous social, cultural and economic future for Muskoka
- Create momentum and gain community support and partners and encourage involvement for movement towards a creative economy
- Working towards an interactive educational symposium for the Creative Economy
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS -
CICE will need the help of
- Creative professionals and organizations to fulfill roles as mentors, creativity workshop leaders, speakers
- Students who will engage in the programs (this time can be put towards their required community volunteer hours)
- Educators who are able to engage/integrate programming into their learning environments, and career fairs
- Business Community to act as collaborators, sponsors, speakers and possibly provide opportunities for students to learn about innovation and creative thinking processes used in their businesses
- Economic Development Community to provide recognition and support for this initiative and it goals to; strengthen Muskoka’s Creative Economy, raise awareness for Muskoka as a Designated Arts Community, and to contribute to Muskoka’s quality of life - which ultimately serves a key role in attracting and retaining qualified skilled labour and talent to our region.
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More Creative Economy Resources
http://martinprosperity.org/research-and-publications/publication/ontario-in-the-creative-age-projecthttp://www.slideshare.net/stakano/ontario-in-the-creative-age
http://www.creativeclass.com
