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PACE is currently planning information sessions addressing the current space concerns in Edmonton for artists and arts organizations.
Cultural Facilities and Artist Studios
PACE and the Edmonton Arts Council (EAC) invite you to an informal open discussion on Tuesday September 18th at 7:00 p.m. at the Ortona Room in the Ortona Armoury (9722 – 102 street).
John Mahon from the Edmonton Arts Council will talk about how cultural facilities and artist studios fit into the City of Edmonton’s Cultural Plan. This will be followed by an open discussion. This is the first of a series of discussions/talks hosted by PACE and the EAC to address the current space issues affecting artists and arts organizations in Edmonton.
Members of the PACE, the arts community, and friends are cordially invited to two free events:
Roberta Brandes Gratz from New York will speak on the topic:
URBAN REVITALIZATION TODAY - Places rebuilt or places reborn: is there a difference?
Thursday, October 12, 2007 at 7.30pm
MacLab Theatre, Citadel
ROBERTA BRANDES GRATZ
Urban Critic, journalist, and consultant Gratz is based out of New York City. She writes for The New York Post on urban development issues and is the author of The Living City: Thinking Small in a Big Way and Cities Back from the Edge: New Life for Downtown. Gratz, a board member at PPS, works to make urban revitalization more about creating places and less about pushing projects. Rejecting simplistic cookie-cutter prescriptions for success, Gratz advocates a more flexible and effective approach to downtown rejuvenation: urban husbandry. She illustrates how this organic, sustainable process empowers local placemaking by promoting low-cost community-based initiatives over large-scale trickle-down renewal projects.
Presented in partnership with Creative City Network and Heritage Canada Foundation
FREE event but must pre register by emailing: chrystal@edmontonculturalcapital.com or phone 497-2336
www.edmontonculturalcapital.com
Tim Jones from Artscape, Toronto will speak on the topic:
URBAN REJUVENATION – Building Creative Spaces
Friday, October 13, 2007 at 8pm
Muttart Hall, MacEwan-Alberta College Campus
TIM JONES
Tim Jones is President and CEO of Toronto Artscape, an organization which fosters the development of creative communities, and cultural-led regeneration in urban centers. Tim will speak about the importance of arts focused development and creation of cultural spaces as an essential element of contemporary urban planning. His remarks will include examples of how communities can build multi-level partnerships for effective and sustainable arts neighborhoods.
Presented in partnership with the Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton (PACE)
FREE event but must pre register by emailing chrystal@edmontonculturalcapital.com or phone 497-2336
www.edmontonculturalcapital.com
