Promote your community and share your creative economy strategies
CALL FOR WORKSHOPS IS NOW OPEN! Creative Communities Exchange (CCX) June 8-9, 2017 New London, CT
Are you engaged in projects that leverage your local creative sector for economic and community development?
Here is your chance to promote your community and share your creative economy strategies by leading a workshop at the next Creative Communities Exchange (CCX).
This fast-paced biennial event gathers New England leaders from various sectors for networking and practical workshops prepared by their peers. Submit your creative economy project to create the content for this unique peer-to-peer exchange.
What do CCX workshops focus on?
Workshops discuss the specific strategies and steps taken by creative economy initiatives. These initiatives leverage local creative assets and cross-sector partnerships for community revitalization and growth. They might include: downtown revitalization, artists and civic engagement, impact data collection, planning, zoning, space development, and generally fall under these themes:
LEADERSHIP & PARTNERSHIPS Organizational leaders building capacity within their organizations and communities through strong partnerships with local stakeholders.
HEADING DOWNTOWN Innovative events and projects that catalyze the creative community and draw visitors and life to the economic centers.
POLICY & PLANNING Programs that use information and cultural plans to implement policy and zoning decisions that affect all citizens of their local community.
SECTOR CONNECTOR Model projects that use technology, networking, and training to enhance the capacity of the creative sector's connections to other sectors.
CCX 2017 will take place in New London, Connecticut, where arts and cross-sector leaders are forging strategic and surprising synergies across southeastern Connecticut to meet the economic and community development needs of today and plan for the future.
