Welcome to Creative Café Basingstoke: Connecting Arts and Culture
Join us at the Creative Café Basingstoke, where artists, creatives, and cultural enthusiasts come together. Established in 2004, we have hosted 55 successful events, attracting 40 to 60 participants per session. Our café serves as a vibrant networking hub, offering a platform for discussions, collaborations, and knowledge sharing among local and international speakers. Be part of our future events, such as "Setting Up a Creative Business" and "What is Culture," and contribute to the growing creative community in Basingstoke.
Welcome to Creative Café Basingstoke: Connecting Arts and Culture
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Presentation Transcript
Welcome to: The Creative Café Basingstoke Professor Anthony Dean Dean of Faculty of Arts University of Winchester
Special Thanks to: Cllr Keith Chapman Cabinet Member for Sport and LeisureBasingstoke and Deane Borough Council Symon Easton Cultural Investment Manager Strategy and Innovation Business UnitBasingstoke and Deane Borough Council Eliza (Eli) Berry BA (Hons) Creative Industries (Graduate) University of Winchester
Café Culture (History) • established in 2004 • 55 events (to date) • database of over 300 participants • approximately 40 – 60 participants at each event • website Slug & Lettuce Café/Bar, Winchester
The Creative Industries (?) Advertising Architecture Art & Antiques Markets Computer Games Crafts Design Designer Fashion Video, Film & Photography Music Performing Arts Publishing Software Television & Radio Source: Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), 2009
Café Culture (guest speakers) 55 local, regional, national & international presentations Including: David Panton (Co-director of ACME Studios) Jo Nolan (Director of Screen South) Catarina Loriggio (Creative Programmer for London 2012) Charles Landry (Founder of COMEDIA) Siobhan Davies (Choreographer, Siobhan Davies Dance Company) Helen Marriage (Director of Artichoke Productions) Peter Florence (Artistic Director, Hay-on-Wye Literature Festival) David Jubb (Artistic Director, Battersea Arts Centre)
Café Culture (the concept) “…is a networking opportunity for arts and creative professionals” …that: • acts as a focus or consultative group for the sector • investigates ‘good’ practices (elsewhere) • provides a platform for advocacy and lobbying • facilitates co-operation between creative practices • sharing of information, skills and resources • provides opportunity for informal mentoring
Creative Industries Business Advisory Service Richard Ryan Creative Business Advisor (Richard.Ryan@port.ac.uk)
Creative Café (Basingstoke) • Future events: • Setting up a Creative BusinessSteve Fisher (Cibas) • 6.30pm, Thursday 29th October • What is CultureJohn Holden (Demos Associate) • 6.30pm, Thursday 26th November