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The Economic Contribution of Arts and Culture
A CFCP Online Debate

As the run up to the Artistic and Creative Bootcamp continues, this week The Centre For Creative Practices are holding an online a discussion / debate about the economic contribution of arts and culture.

The week will include: webinars, blog posts, Twitter Feeds, group discussion and videos on how economic strategists, arts professionals, artists and arts organisations see this economic contribution. Is it sustainable? is it relevant or should we be concentrating of creativity and engagement more than economic contribution?

Get involved, use the hashtag #artseconomyire on Twitter or Facebook and lets get this discussion out there. It’s one we need to have and this is your chance to get involved.

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Give your Opinion

Get involved – Click on the questions below and select your answer – its all anonymous.
Lets get this discussion out there, it’s one we need to have and this is your chance to get involved.

Can the Arts be self sustainable?

We'd love to hear your view

Yes

No

Is the Economic Contribution of Arts & Culture Relevant?

The Economic Contribution of Arts and Culture - A CFCP Online Debate

Yes

No

Should we just concentrate on creativity over economic contribution?

The Economic Contribution of Arts and Culture – A CFCP Online Debate

Yes

No

Do the general public see the economic contribution of Arts & Culture in Ireland?

The Economic Contribution of Arts and Culture – A CFCP Online Debate

Yes

No

Follow the Debate online

All this week we are having a discussion / debate online about the economic contribution of arts and culture. Through debates, webinars and blogs we will have a group discussion on how economic strategists, arts professionals, artists and arts organisations see this economic contribution. Is it sustainable? is it relevant or should we be concentrating of creativity and engagement more than economic contribution?

Get involved, use the hashtag #artseconomyire on Twitter or Facebook and lets get this discussion out there. It’s one we need to have and this is your chance to get involved.

The Economic Contribution of Arts and Culture – Audio / Video

We need your help – well we need your audio or videos  – Next week we are having an online debate on The Economic Contribution of Arts & Culture but WE NEED YOUR INPUT.  

You guys are the people who work in the sector as artists, arts professionals or as part of an arts organisation – so you guys are at the front end.  Tell us what it’s like, tell us your stories, tell us your thoughts and suggestions. We’d love to see them.

If you don’t work in the Arts or Culture Sectors we still need to hear from you as well – this has to be a debate of at least 2 sides.  So tell us tell us your thoughts, tell us your stories, tell us your suggestions and tell us how you feel about Arts & Culture. We’d love to see them.

Grab your mobile phone or camera and shoot a video or make an audio file (max 1 minute), then upload them to Vimeo, Youtube or Facebook, send us the link, tag the file #artseconomyire and we will do the rest.

This is such an important topic that we need your input, So go on, get shooting now!

Please feel free to comment, share, post your own videos and together we can build a visual repository of information that can benefit everyone on the journey. 

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