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Towards creative city Liepaja Culture Department perspective 23.03.2009.

Necessary preconditions  Favorable geographical location and climate  Enabling atmosphere – city aura  Contrasting urban and social environment  Variety of nationalities and ecumenism  Education and capacity for innovation  Soft and hard infrastructure  Developed and rich culture industry  Good quality of life  Creative and proud inhabitants  Numerous creative spaces and examples of creative industries  etc.

Invigorating Leadership and Boosting Creativity Talant Tolerance Technolgy Business environment  lack of creativity  Individualism  low communication  lack of model examples Creative environment + Science and education environment  low knowledge of legislation and business practice  individualism  low communication  lack of leadership  lack of niche

Invigorating Leadership and Boosting Creativity  From the perspective of The Big Creative Three – C. Landry, R. Florida, J. Howkins:  Lack of dynamism and flexibility  Necessity to make thousands of changes in mindset  Refocus from industrialized factory age to age of creative economy  re-assess; re-think; re-imagine; re-evaluate, reinvent, re- generate, re-develope, re-shape, re-use etc .

Dialog Partnership Innovation Change

Current cultural policy initiatives  Grant scheme ( 140 000 LVL)  Educational activities  Delegation of functions  New Media Art Program and and Art Research Lab  Institute of Humanities  Liepaja branch of Latvia Writers Association  Folklore ensemble “ Atstaukas”  Karosta new circus  Free puppet theatre “ Maska”  Liepaja craftsmen society  K@2 - Art Massage ( Kurzeme art days)  etc

Shift in mindset Challanges:  From quantity to quality  From quantity of attendees to variety of attendees  From consumerism to co-creation and participation i.e. process  From economic value indicators to socioeconomic impact – ability too cooperate, create impact on environment, to fulfil not only gentrification functions but also perform educational, research activities and even develop new creative generation, new creative class

Ieva Hmielevska Liepaja Culture Department +371 26596186 ieva.hmielevska@dome.liepaja.lv www.liepaja2014.lv www.liepaja.lv.