Recent times have taught us the value of open working, collaboration and the strength of combined intelligence - whether for creative or economic reasons. Yet we are still to pinpoint exactly how this can be achieved by arts organisations and artists. What are the effects on curatorial practice, quality of exhibition, artists' development and audience engagement? What does it mean for existing business practices and economic sustainability?
This seminar's starting point was two essays commissioned by Cornerhouse, Charles Leadbeater's The Art of With and Tom Fleming's Embracing the Desire Lines, as part of Cornerhouse's research programme, funded by The Arts Council, to understand more about what ‘open’ means in the context of the arts.
Speakers include
- Charles Leadbeater, leading authority on innovation and creativity and author of the influential bestseller We think: Mass Innovation, not Mass Production
- Laurie Peake, Programme Director for Public Art for the 2008 Liverpool Biennial International Festival of Contemporary Art
- Simon Yuill, artist and programmer, developer in the spring_alpha and Social Versioning System (SVS) projects. He has helped setup and run a number of hacklab and free media labs in Scotland.
- Jon Ippolito, artist, Guggenheim curator, and co-founder of Still Water for network art and culture at the University of Maine.
- Tom Fleming, consultant and academic specialising in research and support for the cultural and Creative Industries sector
The seminar will be chaired by Anne Bonnar ; co founder of Bonnar Keenlyside. Anne has a particular interest in developing innovative business models for the arts and creative industries in today’s environment
Anne blogs about the arts and creative industries and the need for change in cultural institutions in 21st century culture.
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