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Creatini in High Point, May 7

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:23:00 +0000

Design Link Next Workshop May 2-3 Montgomery Co.

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:15:00 +0000

In collaboration with PART's Piedmont Together Sustainability Project, CCE's Design Link team heads to Biscoe, NC on May 2-3, 2013. This is the fourth of five community design workshops Design Link will conduct in the Triad. Spanning from December, 2012- May, 2013, the members of Design Link have worked closely with communities in Elkin, Mayodan, and High Point. The focus for Biscoe is based on the needs of the town. The projects range from adaptive reuse of existing builidings, to reinvogorating small towns, to creating a vision for a vacant site. The report from the first workshop in Elkin is now available on the Design Link page of the CCE website.

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TEDxWakeForestU

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:07:00 +0000

The Southern Entrepreneurship In The Arts Conference

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:08:00 +0000

2013 Southern Entrepreneurship in the Arts Conference

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:02:00 +0000

Hosted by the North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center and the Entrepreneurship Cross Disciplinary Program at UNCG, the event will feature artists and others talking about how to develop successful ventures. More than 350 people attended the conference in 2012. Join us in 2013 to help create strategies and networks that can result in new opportunities to make a better living following your passion.

Tentative Schedule

"Iron Pour" at Jim Gallucci Studios, Friday, February 8, 2013

Morning Keynote: Roy Underhill, Host of PBS' The Woodright's Shop + Founder, The Woodwright's School

Lunch Keynote: Dennis Quaintance, CEO + Chief Design Officer of Quaintance-Weaver Hotels and Restaurants

Conference Collaborative Transcriber: Julia Simmons, Dialogue Matters

More information and to register, please visit the website at http://seac.uncg.edu.

Elkin Workshop

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:48:00 +0000

The CCE was contracted by the Piedmont Authority of Regional Transportation, PART to host this workshop. We are continuing to work with PART along with the city of Elkin to ensure a successfully charrette!

New location

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:40:00 +0000

The CCE office is now located in One Salem Tower Suite 304.

2012 State of Creativity Forum

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:12:00 +0000

She will be presenting work on the National Creative Research Project. The purpose of this research is to develop a profile of how the U.S. Creative Economy is currently being defined, segmented and quantified across the nation. This leading edge research will assess if there is a core national profile definition with the accompanying data sets to measure, benchmark, and support the growth of U.S. creative industry enterprises and jobs.

CCE featured in US Airways Magazine

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:53:00 +0000

The Center for Creative Economy was just one of the organizations featured in the Winston-Salem Spread in the Magazine. The article featured extensive details on the non-profits work and history. In addition, Linkage Design and the Creative Corridors Coalition were featured in collaboration.

Famiano Design Group announces new strategy

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:07:00 +0000

See article in the Winston-Salem Journal

National Research Project Update

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:04:00 +0000

If your community or region has defined its local creative economy with reputable secondary data, we would like to hear from you to understand your results and the sources you use for economic measurement.

For more information, please see the National Creative Network page under the Resources Tab

October Creatini

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:52:00 +0000

The Creatini was hosted by Famiano Design Group on October 4th and featured DeEtta Famiano as the keynote speaker. Those who attended shared ideas on innovation and enjoyed a nice reception afterwards.

We look forward to seeing many future leaders at upcoming creatinis!

CCE to Represent the Triad in National Research Project

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:45:00 +0000

The Center for Creative Economy announced that it will represent the Triad and North Carolina in a national study on the creative sector. Partnering with members of the National Creative Economy Coalition, the CCE will analyze existing creative economy reports to determine the first national definition of the industry and make recommendations for datasets to be included in future reports.

“The creative economy is a major part of the triad, comprising over 30,000 jobs within the creative industries and innovation sectors, ” says CCE Executive Director Margaret Collins. “Our involvement in this project will raise the profile of the Triad and North Carolina creative economy throughout the US. Our CCE projects will become known nationally. ”

The national project has also received one of the first research grants ever offered by the National Endowment for the Arts. According to Collins, the CCE and partnering organizations will form a National Advisory Council and provide a national comparison of existing industry reports.

“Our research seeks to place creative industries in a broader economic context,” says Project Principal Investigator Christine Harris of Milwaukee, WI. “Establishing a national creative economy has the potential to place the industry as an equal partner with other sectors in the U.S., and measure the role of creativity and innovation in job development.”

Organizations from across the country are uniting to participate in the research, located in Georgia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maine, Ohio, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and working with the Oklahoma and North Carolina Departments of Commerce. The Advisory Council held its first meeting this month to establish the criteria for the reports and outline the project.

Forget B-School, D-School is Hot

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:40:00 +0000

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303506404577446832178537716.html

Imagination Design Marathon June 2

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Imagination Design Marathon Saturday, June 2, 10 am – 3 pm

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Artists, architects, graphic designers, planners, industrial designers and other creatives are invited to participate in an Imagination Design Marathon: a day of hands-on design to imagine a public art installation that will capture and share our community's collective dreams. The event will take place on Saturday, June 2, from 10 am – to 3 pm at SECCA (Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art), 750 Marguerite Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27106. To sign up, or for more information, go to http://ImaginationInstallation.com or to Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImaginationInstallations

The Design Marathon is a collaboration between two emerging grassroots organizations: the Imagination Installation Project and the Community Design Studio. The charette* event will be an opportunity for designers, artists and other creative folks to work together on a community- building design challenge. The goal is to promote artistic collaboration and community design, while fostering new connections among members of Winston-Salem's Creative Class.

Creatini- May 10

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:41:00 +0000

Interact & Collaborate at Creatini !

Thursday, May 10th
5:30-7:30pm
Kress Terrace
212 South Elm Street
Greensboro, NC

Featuring Ken Grant, Director of Design, Volvo Trucks

Transportation & Product Designer with international experience
Offers insights on collaboration, team building and managing creativity across numerous sectors, design, digital modeling, graphics, architecture, and business!
Complimentary Reception Sponsored by Linkage Design
Kress Terrace facility provided by Bouvier Kelly
Join the fun, creative exploration and networking

Park in Greene St. Parking Deck, 211 S. Green St. on Level F, Once in deck follow signs for Kress Terrace. Use Fourth Floor pedestrian bridge from parking deck. Must enter from deck, cannot use Elm St. main entrance. For Directions

RSVP Today for Creatini, See you on May 10th!

Leadership and the Creative Economy: Foster the Spirit at the Heart of Innovation

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:50:00 +0000

http://www.forbes.com/sites/barbaraarmstrong/2012/04/03/leadership-and-the-creative-economy-foster-the-spirit-at-the-heart-of-innovation/

Creatini

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:57:00 +0000

Center for Creative Economy launches the "Creatini"

Network, Learn, Collaborate!

Monday, March 19th

6:00-7:30pm

Noble's Grill

380 Knollwood Dr.

Winston-Salem, NC

Broadway sound designer, Tony Meola, of NYC will be our special guest. Designer of Lion King, Wicked and other major theatrical events, Tony will share his insights into the creative process, collaboration, and how he pulls it all off! His appearance is sponsored by the Kenan Institute for the Arts in collaboration with UNC School of the Arts. Please join us for a fun evening celebrating creativity and networking.

Noble's will provide complimentary appetizers. Guests pay for their own beverages.

RSVP: mcollins@centerforcreativeeconomy.com

CCE Launches New Web Site

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:16:00 +0000

The Center for Creative Economy launches a brand new web site!

The Creative Workforce as a Focus for Economic Development

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:46:00 +0000

Richard Florida’s writings on the creative class have underpinned much of the urban regeneration work in Europe,Australia and North America over the past decade. The creative sector is also getting increasing attention in India, Brazil and China. A new publication from ESPON shows regional patterns and trends in the creative workforce across Europe. It argues that the ability to attract creative workers is highly linked to the qualities of places, and that the opportunities are not confined to the urban centres.

http://www.innovationamerica.us/index.php/innovation-daily/19251-the-creative-workforce-as-a-focus-for-economic-development-cliff-hague-world-view

Is the US in a Phase Change to the Creative Economy?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:38:00 +0000

http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2012/01/31/is-the-us-in-a-phase-change-to-the-creative-economy/

Fueling the Creative Economy

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:31:00 +0000

Graphic Design.com tracks the emerging Creative Economy movement through seven organizations nationally. This is a follow up to Nicole Spiegel-Gotsch's January 3rd article, "Fueling the Creative Economy" announcing the appointment of Joe Bookchin to the position of Director of the Office of the Creative Economy in Vermont. Here she poses questions to each of the seven organizations who share outlines of their rich, multidiciplined programs design to stimulate jobs and support economic growth in the creative industries.