If you would like to be part of the effort to turn these ideas into actions call Sara at 503-823-5424
Here are the presentations made by Mark Edlen of Gerding/Edlen and Philip Iosca of W+K 12:
Mark Edlen, Arts & Business Intersections: Download file
Philip Iosca, Creative Entrepreneurs: Download file
In the next week we will post some of the presentations that were given, as well as the ideas generated in the small group discussions.
In the meantime, here are the 4 topic synopses and questions.
Arts & Biz Intersections: Download file
Arts Education: Download file
Creative Entrepreneurs: Download file
Design Thinking: Download file
The goal of Portland’s second Arts Forum is to facilitate the creation of policies and action steps that solve local issues collaboratively; identifying a role for arts, the creative sector, business, and government in the solution.
Will you be a partner?
Come join a small group discussion on one of the 4 key themes raised at the first forum: arts education, partnerships between arts and business, design thinking, and the current environment for creative entrepreneurs. Facilitators will work with each group to distill salient issues around each topic, as well as brainstorm collaborative solutions or action steps.
Space is limited – Reservations are required
Call (503) 823-5424 or e-mail sgummere@racc.org
For a full description of the topic:
Download file
During the two-hour discussion, 65 corporate executives, arts administrators, and civic leaders discussed the connection between arts and business; exploring the idea that the nonprofit arts community, the creative industries and the business community in Portland have economic issues and concerns in common.
To find out more about the conversation that took place, you can dowload these transcript excerpts Download file; view the Creative Community Tree produced by Philip Iosca of Wieden+Kennedy 12 Download file; and check out a summary of the 5 main themes that emerged Download file.
A follow-up Forum will take place on November 8 and will facilitate the creation of policies and action steps that solve local issues collaboratively; identifying a role for arts, the creative sector, business, and government in the solution. Invitations will be sent out on October 12. Email sgummere@racc.org if you'd like to be included.
As we prepare for the November 8 forum, we are working to collect extraordinary examples of where arts, business and innovation are coming together with exciting results. Do you know of examples of creative partnerships like these, either locally or nationally? Blog about it!
We hope you'll download and read both documents and write your thoughts here on the blog. Thanks!
]]>A special thanks to our moderator, Thom Walters, and our presenters, Joe Cortright, Don Rood, Chris Coleman, and Bart Eberwein. Thanks to Portland Community Media, for helping us record today’s discussion, and to Moto Interactive for helping us keep the conversation going on the blog.
So many interesting questions were raised today including,
What is the story we carry around about art and business?
What promotes the intersection of business and creative?
How can arts nonprofits and businesses change the way they communicate with one another?
What do all businesses, for profit and non-profit, have in common?
And a challenge was presented, to re-examine the way you think, and talk, about your role in your industry and community.
A full transcript of the Forum and other materials made available today will be posted on the blog soon so stay tuned...
and keep blogging!
1. What business are you in?
2. Which companies or industries do you consider peers or partners with your organization or industry?
3. How do you define innovation?
4. What types of innovations are needed in your business or industry?
5. What are three things that businesses outside the creative sector (banks, law, accounting, insurance, etc.) have in common with nonprofit arts and culture organizations?
Welcome to the Arts Forum blog; a space to respond to the forum topic and continue the conversation to be held on July 28th at the Arts Forum event at Ecotrust.
We truly regret that we can’t accommodate everyone who wants to attend the Arts Forum event. We hope those who are not able to attend will participate in the dialogue here. We welcome your input.
A white paper will be published that highlights key points and adds some analysis of the discussion. We’ll post the highlights here and let you know where to get a copy of the white paper, as well as a full transcript of the Forum.
The Arts Forum will explore the idea that the arts community and the business community in Portland have many economic issues and opportunities in common. By identifying these common concerns and bringing innovative thinking to the planning table, we can help put a sustainable Regional plan in place that maintains the region’s vibrancy, and makes people and businesses want to locate and invest in this region.
A similar Plan is now being developed at the local level for the Portland metropolitan region by a committee of business organizations and leaders. It is crucial that the region’s artists, its nonprofit arts organizations and its for-profit creative industries, such as architecture, design, publishing and advertising, are all acknowledged as part of the region’s traded sector today, and essential contributors to the region’s economic future. The arts and the creative industries must have a seat at the planning table.
To be effective regional planning partners, the arts community, the creative industries and the business community (outside the creative industry businesses) need to recognize one another as allies who share a set of common goals. The goal of the Arts Forum is to find the commonalities between the economic and public policy needs of these groups as a way to build understanding, develop partnership opportunities, and put forth a united effort in the Regional planning process.
Read more about the MetLife Foundation National Arts Forum Series
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