PEOPLE · MAKE · PLACES: Cultivating Fertile Ground

PEOPLE · MAKE · PLACES is a series of events to simulate thinking, ideas and debate and inspire action to drive cultural and creative development in Kirklees. Guest speakers will present examples of initiatives which are enabling culturally meaningful places to flourish elsewhere in the UK. Themed facilitated discussions will explore the role of culture in the context of developing healthy, economically vibrant, thriving places and people.

The third and final event in this series, CULTIVATING FERTILE GROUND, will explore how individual artists specialising in place-making can contribute to transforming areas into places in which people choose to live, work, play and invest.

Thursday 10 March 2016, 5:30 – 8:30pm at Café Ollo, The Media Centre, Northumberland Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1RL

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CULTIVATING FERTILE GROUND will hear contributions from regional artists specialising in place-making and socially engaged practice; Jean McEwan from Keighley http://jeanmcewan.com , Steve Pool & Kate Genever www.poly-technic.co.uk from Sheffield & Lincolnshire, and Kirklees based Rachel Howfield-Massey www.rachelhowfield.net . The event will be led by Susan Jones, a visual arts consultant, researcher and research adviser who currently writes for The Guardian and Arts Professional.

Place-making is a shorthand term for the practice of creating, maintaining or enhancing a location’s identity and sense of place. The multi-faceted approach to planning, design and management of public spaces which draws on existing cultural and physical resources to create an ecology that promote people’s health, happiness and wellbeing offers a fertile ground for artists whose work is concerned with social change and community action.

Who is it for?
Artists and people who are passionate about developing creative and culturally vibrant places
People who to want to engage with ideas and the possibilities of culture-led development
Decision makers, influencers and businesses, planners and policy makers
People who are involved in communities and making things happen

Why take part?
To engage in current thinking and practice in culture-driven place-making
To make new contacts and connect with peers who share your interests and passions
To nourish your imagination

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