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Creating avenues for creative participation and practice
Ellen Lowrey, City of Sydney
Creative Participation in Australia48 percent of Australians participate in the arts as creators
The benefits
Individual Community
Social bonding and connection Creative society, innovation and expression
Insight and growth through new knowledge
and ideas
Social acceptance and understanding
Stimulation of creativity, imagination and
curiosity
Common purpose and meaning
Health and wellbeing Sense of belonging
Creative Participation in Sydney
Cultural Policy and Action Plan 2014-2024
Our Libraries as creative places
Space = the physical attributes of our buildings
Places = spaces that have been given meaning
Libraries breaking the barriers• Time• Money• Poor access • Perceived lack of information• Lack of interest• Feelings of inadequacy • Personal preference • Not having anyone to attend with
Where does creativity fit?
Lifelong learning:• Learning to know • Learning to do• Learning to live together, and with others• Learning to be
Improve a community’s quality of life, increased ability to learn and empathies as well as be involved more actively in society.
A community of consumers and creators
Late Night LibraryProviding a platform for local creatives to explore and develop work.
What we have found
• 48 percent of people who attend the series are library members• 30 percent of people come alone• 70 percent of people attend out of curiosity• 80 percent learn something new
Waterloo Creative Live Work Space
Meet Matriark
Pine Street Taster Series
Workshops booked out
Attendees went on to further develop skills
Evaluating the impact of creativity
• Creativity is stimulated
• New knowledge, ideas and insights gained
Where too next…