#ConnectedbyCreativity
Nurturing Cultural Vitality and Distinctiveness in Urban Development
#ConnectedbyCreativity - Nurturing Cultural Vitality and Distinctiveness in Urban Development (Zoom Live)
As part of #ConnectedbyCreativity UK-China Contemporary Festival, join us for Nurturing Cultural Vitality and Distinctiveness in Urban Development, featuring Swire CEO, China, Mr Tim Blackburn in Conversation with Peking Art Associates’ Emily Pettit and Lucy Minyo
Time: 12 noon (UK/GMT), Wednesday 21 October
Venue: Zoom (event link will be emailed to attendees)
The event is FREE, and attendees can register via the Eventbrite link
Nurturing Cultural Vitality and Distinctiveness in Urban Development
Swire CEO, China, Mr Tim Blackburn in Conversation with Peking Art Associates’ Emily Pettit and Lucy Minyo
Together, the panellists will explore why and how culture and heritage are important in supporting the economic viability, social cohesion and environmental preservation (sustainability and place distinctiveness) of urban developments, cases drawn from successful developments undertaken by Swire in China and changes during the pandemic of how Chinese audiences perceive cultural heritage.
Conversation structure:
1. Definition of cultural heritage & why it is important - cultural vitality (creative work spaces, food markets, night-time activity)
2. Business advantages to co-locating culture and retail
3. Meeting government mandates and how they are changing
4. How audiences perceive cultural heritage - building on place distinctiveness. Qualitative surveys Lucy has conducted in Beijing
Participants:
Rehana Mughal, British Council China
Emily de Wolfe Pettit, Founder & CEO, Peking Art Associates Limited
Tim Blackburn, CEO, Swire Properties Chinese mainland
Lucy Minyo, Strategy & Partnerships Manager, Peking Art Associates Limited
#ConnectedbyCreativity
CVF is excited to be partnering with the British Council China on #ConnectedByCreativity - an inaugural online festival for cultural and creative exchange between China and the UK. Around 50 cultural institutions from both countries have provided digital content that forms more than 75 individual cultural projects, most of which were created during the pandemic when restrictions were in place and will be shown for the first time in each country respectively in October. The festival celebrates the power of arts and culture in uniting people it will help to increase and strengthen collaboration between artists and cultural institutions from China and the UK as both recover from the impact of the pandemic and it will introduce new work to wider audiences in China and in the UK.
In celebrating and showcasing the rich cultural and creative talents from China and the UK that has been developed since the start of the pandemic, the #ConnectedByCreativity programme covers a wide range of fascinating themes including Gender Equality, Sustainability, Creative Ageing, Inclusion and UK/China Collaboration.
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