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creativity regenerates community,economy and environment
Art-Nature-Tourism Trails Italy
Arte Sella:Contemporary Mountain!
In the remote Northern Italian Alps a small community has transformed their local economy by developing Land Art Trails that attract artists and walkers from around the world.It has formed a network with partners across Europe. Link:
​Bravo Arte Sella:Contemporary Mountain!
Text: JOMO Image:Arte Sella/Contemporary Mountain
How Co-Design Solves Wicked Problems
by Sharing Ideas and Knowledge
Through ‘co-design’ a crafted and uniquely configured response can be developed that enables all stakeholders to share in and understand the problem.Collaboration and negotiation creates a synthesis of elements and produces nuanced ideas so that all understand the the benefits and the risks.
Link: The Value of Co-Design
by Prof. Michael Trudgeon.Artist:Dore Stockhausen
Creativity Future Proofing Regions
The role of creative skills in the evolution of our future economy needs to become mainstream knowledge. Creative skills are some of the least likely to be supplanted by automation and they have been integral to fast-growing industries over the last decade.” Prof. Stuart Cunningham Link: Creativity: Future Proofing Regions
Text JOMO. Image BOHO Steampunk Glass
Changing the Regional Mindset
Art, Design & Culture as Industry
In an increasingly homogenized world, regions need to tell a story about themselves that’s distinctive and exciting. Policy settings that value, integrate and support creative and cultural industries,is well overdue. Link:
Uplifting Creativity and Culture as Industry
Text by JOMO Image: John Kelly
Indigenous Spatial Knowledge
Connecting us to Country
"Country means much more than land, it is their/our place of origin in cultural, spiritual and literal terms. It includes not only but also skies and waters. Country soars high into the atmosphere, deep into the planet crust and far into the oceans..our belonging, nurturing and reciprocal relationships come through our connection to Country".Link: Dr Danièle Hromek - Defining Country
Artist: Ray Thomas
Design Tunnel in Japan Wilderness
In places of remote and regional wilderness artists are sensitive to conservation issues. MAD creates a tourism destination with a 21st century WOW factor“.In forests, oceans and mountains these "museums without walls" transform local communities and attract high-end international tourists.Link MAD Architects:Tunnel of Light Japan
Artist: Dore Stockhausen
