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30/05/11/ Riga

Riga City Dissemination event - seminar on Cultural Institutions of the Creative Age

May 30th, Monday

The aim of seminar is to disscuss and develop new approaches for cultural institutions finding new audiences and partnerships in terms of creative industries age. 

Key speaker will be Marc Sand, Marketing Director of Tate Britain and seminar is dedicated to Latvian edition of “Culture at the Crossroads: culture and cultural institutions at the beginning of the 21st century” by Marc Pachter & Charles Landry.

Agenda 

Seminar-workshop
Cultural Institutions of the Creative Age: new partnerships, new audiences

 Artelis, May 30, 2011

 

9.00 Registration and morning tea/cafe 
9.30 Opening of the seminar

  •  Sarmīte Ēlerte, Culture Minister of the Republic of Latvia
  •  Marc Sand, Tate Britain Marketing Director
  •  Rolands Puhovs, Creative Metropoles


Time for questions and answers

10.30 Presentation of the Latvian edition of “Culture at the Crossroads: culture and cultural institutions at the beginning of the 21st century” by Marc Pachter & Charles Landry

  •  Ilona Asare, Future City Gamesmaster of the British Council Latvia, CultLab
  •  Dace Melbarde, Director, State Culture Education and Intangible Heritage Centre

 

11.00 Thematic session “New media - more engaged audiences”

Introduction by
Branding enterprise “Matka” 


Brain storming round tables – case studies

  • National cultural institution: Latvian National Library
  • Municipal institution: Local cultural centre – Sigulda Culture Centre
  • NGO: Society of the Song Celebration Festival
  • Private: Artelis
  • Project “Rīga - European Capital of Culture 2014”
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Each group has to come up with innovative solutions – suggestions how the cultural institution can reach and engage wider audiences using advantages of information society.

Each round table will be moderated by experienced new media specialist. 

13.00 Lunch

13.30 Thematic session “New partnerships – prospects for new audiences, content development and fund rising”

Introduction by
Rolands Puhovs, “Birojnica” project

Panel discussion




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