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24 October 08

Creative Exchange : South Yorkshire Programme Commended

Creative Exchange : South Yorkshire (CE:SY) is commended in today's Sheffield Telegraph as a role model for creative economy policy for the rest of the UK. CE:SY has targeted disadvantaged communities with the aim of connecting them to the potential of the fast growing creative and digital industries sectors. The project not only helps promote and establish local controlled development trusts, it also encourages financial sustainability from the purchase of building assets and the renting of workspace.

The article references individual projects, as well as quotes from Tom Fleming and Arts Council England, highlighting CE:SY's successes and potential. Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy is about to deliver an evaluation report on CE:SY as well as a wider study on creative workspace in South Yorkshire.


www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/business/Digital-role-model-for-rest.4625029.jp

24 October 08

Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy in the Czech Republic

Tom Fleming will be keynote speaker at the Conference 'Creative Cities' in Prague on December 5th. In partnership with The British Council and Proculture, this is the gateway event to a wider programme on creative city development in the Czech Republic, in which Tom Fleming will also play a role.

See: www.proculture.cz

21 October 08

Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy headlines at a major Creative Industries Conference in Liverpool, UK

The Fourth National Creative Industries Conference is taking place at the award-winning Foundation for Arts and Creative Technology (FACT) in Liverpool on Thursday 11th December.

Responding to a rapidly changing economy, the conference agenda will explore the concept of a 'Creative City' and what this means in practice today. Looking ahead to 2009 and beyond, delegates will consider the actions required to support diversity and growth, examining the role and impact of Government and the respective roles of property, education, funding and the public sector.

Andrew Erskine will be joining other leading policymakers, practioners and opinion formers in a variety of cultural and creative economy themes to review the latest policy, strategy and best practice examples.

For more details and booking information:

www.eventsforce.net/civic/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=1756&CSPCHDx=0000000000000&eventID=12

16 October 08

Guimaraes 2012 - European Capital of Culture?

Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy has been selected to provide consultancy services to the city of Guimaraes in northern Portugal. Guimaraes is a candidate European Cultural Capital of Culture city for 2012. With an industrial heritage of textiles and leather goods, Guimaraes is focusing on creative industries development as a key part of its cultural offer. This includes a focus on culture-led regeneration initiatives in some of the city's old leather districts.

Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy will be advising partners on how best to connect creative industries and cultural development opportunities. As a relatively small city, Guimaraes has the opportunity to lead the way for smaller cities through the way it maximises the role and impact of its cultural and creative sector.

For more detail visit:
www.cm-guimaraes.pt/PageGen.aspx?SYS_PAGE_ID=458000

We will provide updates of our work in Guimaraes as it develops.

14 October 08

Agency for the Development of Creative Industries in Oporto, Portugal launch today

The agency for the Development of Creative Industries in Oporto will be launched today by the Portuguese Minister for Economy and Innovation.

Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy has been involved with the Northern Regional Agency on leading a creative economy strategy for the region as its economy changes from manufacturing to tourism, services and the knowledge economy.