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The Art of TransitionConnecting the Creative

Community in Durham Region

November 12, 2009

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The Power of Stories

‘To fix the economy, tell the right stories … economic confidence is driven by narratives.

We need more plausible ones.

Such narratives, especially when fuelled by accessible human-interest stories, are the

thought viruses whose contagion drives the economy’

Robert Shiller

“To fix the economy use new stories”

Globe and Mail

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Creative Cities

“Places where you can think,

plan and act with imagination”

Cultural planning =• Cultural resources • Cultural mapping • Unique identity • Quality of place

The Creative City:

Toolkits for Urban Innovators

Charles Landry (2000)

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Cultural Mapping

Resource Mapping

‘Things’ Identity Mapping

‘Stories’

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Cultural ResourcesCultural

Resources

Cultural Heritage Cultural Heritage

Natural HeritageNatural Heritage

Festivals and EventsFestivals

and EventsFacilities

and SpacesFacilities

and Spaces

Community Cultural

Organizations

Community Cultural

Organizations

Creative Cultural

Industries

Creative Cultural

Industries

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Durham Cultural Resources

Creative Cultural Industries 870

Community Cultural Organizations 30

Festivals and Events 166

Spaces and Facilities 150

Cultural Heritage 600

Natural Heritage 60

Total 1876

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Creative Cultural Industries

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711141616

20212325

293637

4854

62128

144162

194272

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

Pottery & CeramicsPay and Specialty

Libraries & ArchivesRadio and TelevisionSoftware Publishers

Art DealersInternet Publishing

Museums &Book Stores

Music StoresSound RecordingPerforming Arts

ArchitectureMedia Reproduction

PhotographyAntiques

Publishing IndustriesIndependent Artists,

PrintingMotion Pictures and

AdvertisingDesign

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Growth / Decline 2003-2006

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611

1548

56

-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60

PrintingAntiques

Book StoresArchitecture

Performing ArtsMusic StoresPhotography

Media Reproduction & WholesaleAdvertisingArt Dealers

Museums & Heritage SitesPottery & Ceramics

Software PublishersPay and Specialty Television

Libraries & ArchivesRadio and Television

Sound RecordingPublishing Industries

Independent Artists, Writers & PerformersInternet Publishing

Motion Pictures and Video IndustriesDesign

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% of Businesses in Creative Cultural Industries

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1876 Cultural Resources

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870 Creative Cultural Industries

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Creative Cultural Industries- 870

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Stories are ‘the DNA of culture’

Social media tools and strategies

Place branding and cultural mapping  

Community Identity Mapping

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Invite the community to share their favorites…

Help people tell local stories…

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Next Step – Durham Municipal Cultural Plan

Then…

Planning for cultural programs

Then…

Planning for cultural programs

Now…

Integrating culture into

planning systems

Now…

Integrating culture into

planning systems