Growing Creative Places

As part of the Battery of Ideas, Arts Council England Place Partnership, the Growing Creative Places one-day symposium will focus on the future of creative capital developments and the evolving relationship between the creative sector and local government.

Bringing together cultural leaders, capital project managers, funders, and policy partners we will explore how new models of collaboration can shape the next generation of creative spaces — that are resilient, inclusive, and rooted in place.

The programme will include discussion on how testing creative programmes has informed the early stage and ongoing collaboration between the arts sector and local government as a central part of the Battery of Ideas Place Partnership Project and we will welcome keynote contributions from:

• Low Kee Hong, Creative Director at Manchester’s Factory International - exploring how we design creative spaces for future use and changing needs.

• Tony Butler, OBE, Executive Director at Derby Museums Trust, reflecting on the development of The Silk Mill and Museum of Making and how creative capital projects can nurture lasting creative communities.

With talks, panel discussions, and site visits, Growing Creative Places will create space to share experience and consider how we collectively plan, design, and deliver creative places that are sustainable and responsive to future opportunities and challenges.

The day will include a short walk to see the new Battery Green Cultural Quarter Development in Lowestoft (approx 15min each way), followed by lunch served at The Battery of Ideas. Please wear appropriate footwear and ensure you have dressed warmly.

The Battery of Ideas is a First Light Festival project, supported by Arts Council England, East Suffolk Council and Suffolk County Council.

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