Milwaukee Regional Creative Industries Project A Joint Project of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee and the Greater Milwaukee Committee From Cultural Amenities to Creative Industries: Repositioning the Value & Identity of Our Creative Assets Arts Alliance Illinois June, 2011 Christine Harris, Consulting Advisor, Creative Alliance Milwaukee
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Milwaukee Regional Creative Industries Project
A Joint Project of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee and the Greater Milwaukee Committee
From Cultural Amenities to Creative Industries:Repositioning the Value & Identity of Our Creative Assets
Newspaper and Periodical Publishing, TV and Radio Broadcasting, Software Publishing, Motion Picture and Video Production and Distribution, Music Publishing, Sound Recording Studios, Bookstores
Performing ArtsTheater Companies, Musical Groups and Artists, Promoters and Agents, Dance Companies, Musical Instrument Manufacturing, Musical Instrument and Supply Stores
Visual Arts & CraftsVisual and Crafts Artists, Art Dealers, Photography Studios, Fine Art Schools, Photographic and Art Supply Stores
A Joint Project of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee and the Greater Milwaukee Committee
Creative Occupations
Creative Occupation Description
DesignersArchitect, Landscape Architect, Industrial Designer, Interior Designer, Fashion Designer, Graphic Designer, Floral Designer, Set and Exhibit Designer
Audio, Sound and Broadcast Technician, Camera Operator, Film and Video Editor, Media and Communication Worker, Photographer, Announcer, Agent, Sound Engineering Technician, News Analyst, Broadcast Technician, Technical Writer
county roundtables Membership – business visibility, arts
discounts, Alliance earned revenue Advocacy focus broadened from philanthropy
to investment Space inventory and incubator
A Joint Project of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee and the Greater Milwaukee Committee
Response to Transition
For profit creative businesses• Love networking for business
• Want to find artists/designers
Individual creatives• Finding business opportunities
• Love networking and exposure
Nonprofit arts• Difficult transition; ‘sell out’?
• Opportunity for new relationships
A Joint Project of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee and the Greater Milwaukee Committee
Lessons Learned
Critical to have all stakeholders involved and having ownership of any planning/assessment process
Ongoing communication and program transparency is key to support
Key leader private briefings set stageNeeds to be inclusive but does not
need to be consensus
A Joint Project of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee and the Greater Milwaukee Committee
Next Steps
Strategic planning over summer Improving website Responding to the input from community Implement ‘creatives-in-residence’ Grant to ‘reframe’ conversation from arts
education to creative education Reviewing how best to serve non-profit arts
constituency within this new framework
A Work in Progress!
A Joint Project of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee and the Greater Milwaukee Committee