Symposium 2008 - Programme

Click images below for full-sized versions
Symposium photos: Doris Lamontagne and Geoffrey Gurd

Day 3 - Thursday, May 1

9:00 AM
Keynote Presentation:
Unusual Sources for Successful Cultural Incubators:
Rock City and TOHU, la Cité des arts du cirque
Jonas Bjälesjö, University of Kalmar/Rock City, Hultsfred, Sweden
Presentation: PPT
Paper: PDF
Charles-Mathieu Brunelle, Executive Vice-President and General Manager,
TOHU, Montreal
Presentation Notes: PDF

11:00 AM
Plenary Presentation:
Understanding Capital for Organizations, Facilities, and Funders
by Catherine Gill, Site Director, Nonprofit Finance Fund, New England
Presentation: PPT Slides (PDF)
Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) One Pager: PDF

Concurrent Sessions
1:00 - 2:30 PM

Interview: Toronto Artscape +20: Lessons and Outlook
Billie Bridgman, Executive VP, Artscape, Toronto
Presentation Notes: PDF
Notes: PDF

Panel: Artist Housing and Studio Spaces—A Cornerstone of Creative Infrastructure
Kelly McCray, Active 18 Group, Toronto
Presentation: PPT
Barbara Koenen, Cultural Planner, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Presentation: PPT
Jason Schupbach, Director, ArtistLink, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Boston
Presentation: PPT

Panel: Alternate Financing and Partnership Models at the Regional Level
Celia Smith, Executive Director, ArtsBuild Ontario, Toronto
Presentation: PPT
Jay Paget, Program Director, Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund, Boston
Presentation: PPT
Handout: PDF

Creative Cities? Issues Arising from a Look at Six North American Cities
Elizabeth Currid, Assistant Professor, School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California
Presentation: PPT
Amy Cervenan, PhD Candidate, Geography, University of Toronto
Presentation: PPT
Kevin Stolarick, Associate Director and Research Associate, Martin
Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Presentation: PPT
Ian Swain, MA Candidate, Political Science, University of Toronto

Neighbourhoods as Sites of Community and Cultural Development—Three Case Studies with Cultural Facilities as a Hub
Clarence S. Bayne, Director, Institute for Community Entrepreneurship and Development, JMSB, Concordia University, Montréal
Presentation Paper: PDF
June Creelman, Partner, Apropos Planning/Past President,
Glebe Community Association, Ottawa
Presentation: PPT
Mirela Duculescu, MA Candidate, History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture, University of Alberta
Presentation: PPT
Paper: PDF
Notes: PDF(1), PDF(2)

Concurrent Sessions
3:00 - 4:30 PM

Panel: Keeping Arts Infrastructure and Artistic Mission in Balance
Louise Poulin, Founding Partner and CEO, ArtExpert, Montréal
Presentation (in French): PDF
Moderator:
Brigitte Desrochers, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa
Intro: PDF

Policies to Buildings: Connecting the Arts, Government, and Business for Cultural Economic Development
Jason Schupbach, Director, ArtistLink, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Boston
Presentation: PPT
Shawn Patrick McLearen, Project Manager and Director, International Consulting, Artspace, NYC
Presentation: PPT

An Integrated Approach to Strategic Planning for Cultural Facilities
by Andrew Brown, Architect and Facilities Planner, The Resource Planning Group, Vancouver
Presentation: PPT
Notes: PDF

Archival Landscapes: Report on New Archives in Ontario
Stewart Boden, Archivist, Archives of Ontario, Toronto
Presentation Paper: PDF