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4th Thematic Workshop - Promoting the Creative Ecosystem: New City Strategies in Big Events and Cultural Agenda | Barnsley, Mar. 17-18, 2011

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14 October 2010
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The forth and last thematic workshop of the URBACT network on Creative Clusters will be devoted to discuss on events and cultural agenda as catalysts in promoting creative-based local strategies in local development.

The range of sub-themes to be tacked will cover issues such as: re-thinking big events: new aims, new formats, and the post-event; linking cultural policies to economic development policies: practical cases; local strategies in events and cultural agendas; giving heritage a new life: linking heritage to the contemporary; public marketplaces for cultural entrepreneurs: lights and shadows; hybrid spaces: new urban cultural&working facilities for experimentation.

Further information:
Helen Ball,
Head of culture & creative industries
Barnsley Council
helenball@barnslwy.gov.uk