Talk/Conference | past | 15 Nov 2013 Art Means Business — How Culture Can Change the World
Gala Theatre, Durham
Speakers
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Stella Hall (Chair)
Independent Festival Producer
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Heather Ackroyd
Artist & Environmental Campaigner, Ackroyd & Harvey
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James Berresford
Chief Executive, Visit England
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Ben Cameron
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
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Nathan Coley
Artist
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Christine Dalby
EU Representation in the UK
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Martyn Evans
Creative Director, Cathedral Group
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Judy Fulton
Harvard iLab
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George Garlick
CEO, Durham County Council
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Matt Jones
Programme Manager, Federation Square
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Rick Lowe
Artist, Developer, Loeb Fellow
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Tim Marlow
Writer, Broadcaster & Art Historian
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Sarah Maxfield
Director, Arts Council England North
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John Mowbray
Co-Chair, Cultural Partnership for North East England
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Simon Preston
eat Newcastle
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Susannah Sayler
Canary Group, Loeb Fellow
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Deirdre Schmidt
One Roof Global Consulting, Loeb Fellow
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Peter Sharp
Curator, Kielder Art and Architecture
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Edward Walker
Founder of Cityworks, Loeb Fellow
This one-day conference revealed the way in which culture is already a driver for change beyond its traditional role as a magnet for tourism and ticket sales.
Art Means Business aimed to provoke and challenge accepted thinking. It offered insights and case studies from the UK and beyond, showing how artists and the creative industries offer innovative solutions to many of the challenges facing 21st century society.
The conference discussed themes of trade, economic impact, sustainability, transport and housing –topics not normally associated with the arts.
Speakers included visionaries and policymakers from the worlds of arts, urban planning, politics and business. This fascinating day left participants with a wealth of new ideas and new ways of thinking about how our cities are designed and managed.