Events

Creative Places 2010
15th September, Sheffield

The question of cultures’ place in The Big Society is at the heart of a major new conference being held later this year.

Creative Places 2010, which takes place on 15th September at Sheffield Community Enterprise Development Unit, will look at the role culture can play in making local communities better places to live and work in the current economic climate.

It’s a debate that is particularly topical with the launch this month by National Government of The Big Society initiative looking at issues around local communities taking the lead in improving their own neighbourhoods.

Creative Places, which is supported by Arts Council England, will bring together nationally acclaimed experts in culture, regeneration, place making, meanwhile opportunities, and wellbeing to present keynote speeches and lead workshops. 

Delegates are expected to include local authority planning, housing, regeneration, economic development and arts officers, staff from registered social landlords, housing associations and Housing Market Renewal pathfinders, developers, consultants, artists and creative’s.

There will be 5 free places, available on application, for artists with a particular interest in regeneration and renewal.

The conference, which is being organised by, by Sheffield-based social enterprises Eventus and New Start. will draw upon the expertise, knowledge and resources of a unique and highly successful ongoing three-year programme based in Sheffield.

Creative Places, a partnership between Arts Council England, Yorkshire; Eventus and Sheffield City Council, works to integrate the arts into large-scale house and community building programmes in Sheffield.

Keynote speakers at the Creative Places 2010 Conference include Richard Russell, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Arts Council England; David Barrie, Urban renewal and real estate creative and TV Producer for Channel 4 of the Castleford Project; Emily Berwyn, Director, Meanwhile Project; Paul Squires, New Economics Foundation; Miranda Plowden, Director, ADF North Sheffield Council; and Andrew Skelton, Public Art officer Sheffield City Council.

More information is available on the event website.

Registration and how to apply for a free place is available via this link.