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World's cultural economy leaders learn from Bristol
Posted by: Admin | 08.10.07
Creative industries experts from around the world will get to hear about Watershed/South West Regional Development Agency’s ground-breaking plans for a cultural endowment fund when Susi O’Neill addresses the world’s leading creative economies policy forum – Creative Clusters – in London next month.
Susi, SWRDA’s creative industries consultant (and BM member), has been invited to tell the conference’s 500 delegates from 35 countries about SWRDA’s decision to give £6m to the Watershed Arts Trust to enable it to become the landlord of its harbour-side building, and the expected benefits of the tandem agreement, that Watershed will invest rental yields from the build (worth around £300K per year) into an annual endowment fund that will be used to support Bristol’s creative industries for at least the next 112 years (cumulatively worth at least £40 million over this time).
The presentation will be one of a range designed to show the power of culture is being harnessed for economic development around the world. Other speakers will include Margaret Hodge, the UK’s Minister for Creative Industries; economic commentator, Will Hutton; Comedia’s Charles Landry (author of The Creative City), Jude Kelly, Artistic Director, Southbank Centre; Hans Monderman, Kate Oakley, Tony Hall, Peter Hewitt, Larry Elliott, and fashion designer Zandra Rhodes.
Click here for more information about the Creative Clusters agenda and delegates or to register.
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