Characteristics Breakout Sessions

Characteristic #8
The arts are valued as an industry in the "new economy" because of their contribution to quality of life, economic development, and tourism.

Curator: John Kreidler, Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA
Facilitator: Renee Hayes, Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund, San Francisco, CA

Part 1: The Big Picture

• What is the "new economy" and what are its implications for the arts?
• What is the significance of creative skills and industries in the new economy?

Kim Walesh, Director and Founder, Collaborative Economics, Palo Alto, CA

Part 2: Two cases: Austin and Portland

• How have cities incorporated the arts as an element of their new economy strategies?
• How does the new economy provide opportunities to develop the arts, including new jobs for artists, new contributions to arts organizations, and new audiences?
• How do the arts contribute to the new economy?

Deborah Edward, Startup Manager, Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, Austin, TX
Jeanette Pilak, Executive Director, Oregon Creative Services Alliance, Beaverton, OR
Examples of state and local strategies from session participants

Part 3: Real-time Policy Simulation: Building a Case for the Arts in the New Economy

• What are the leverage points within the new economy for advancing the arts and building stronger communities?

John Kreidler, Executive Director, Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA
Real time examples of simulation results presented by pre-selected conference participants using Cultural Initiatives' "is.C3" software.

Reading Resources:
ONLINE:
"The Creative Community: Leveraging Creativity and Cultural Participation for Silicon Valley's Economic and Civic Future", by Doug Henton and Kim Walesh of Collaborative Economics, 2001 (www.arts4sv.org/about/whats_new.html)
"Linking the New Economy to the Livable Community", by Collaborative Economics (www.coecon.com)
"Innovative Regions: The Importance of Place and Networks in the Innovative Economy, by Collaborative Economics (www.coecon.com)
"Seattle Reboots Its Future", Fast Company, May 2001, p. 143 (www.fastcompany.com/search/keywords.html?query=seattle)
"Technology and Tolerance: The Importance of Diversity to High-Tech Growth", Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, by Richard Florida of Carnegie-Mellon University and Gary Gates, the Urban Institute (http://www.brook.edu/es/urban/techtol.pdf)

TEXTS: New Rules for the New Economy, by Kevin Kelly, Penguin Books, 1999
Cities in Civilization, by Sir Peter Hall, Pantheon Books, 1998
Cities and the Wealth of Nations, by Jane Jacobs