What can cities and state governments do to foster creative development?

Creative communities: what are the ingredients of building a creative community? What can cities and state governments do to encourage creative development? How do we break down the silos and encourage collaborations? Come listen and discuss with a panel of creative placemakers working inside government to connect and navigate the landscape of planning, economic development, education, transportation and the arts.

About the Panel:

Gülgün Kayim, Director of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, City of Minneapolis; Kip Bergstrom, Deputy Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development. Marty Pottenger, artist, Portland, ME; Lynne McCormack, Director, Department of Art Culture + Tourism, City of Providence, RI and Erin Williams, Cultural Development Officer for the City of Worcester, MA and Executive Director of the Worcester Cultural Coalition. This session will be moderated by Jack Becker, Publisher, Public Art Review.