Creative Hubs

Explore the many aspects of creative placemaking through hubs and clusters

Cultural development through creative hubs and clusters is transforming our understanding of community spaces for art and artists. 

Cultural ‘hubs’ existing in communities all over Ontario. The communities truly define what their creative/culture hub includes and provides and can range from co-working, to studio spaces, to performance to supporting creative entrepreneurship.

In the past ArtsBuild partnered with Artscape to develop creative placemaking resources for Artscape DIY, including:

Past Webinars

WEBINAR SERIES 1 - NEW MODELS FOR CULTURAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT

Webinar #1: Developing Sustainable Cultural Space: Multi-Tenant Arts Centres 101. (May 15, 2013)
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Webinar #2: Making Space for Creativity: Designing for Collaboration. (June 19, 2013)
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Webinar #3: Shared Spaces, Shared Values: Building Partnerships for Community Cultural Hubs. (October 2nd, 2013)
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Webinar #4: School’s Out: Repurposing Surplus Schools as Cultural Spaces. (November 6th, 2013)
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WEBINAR SERIES 2 - INNOVATORS IN CREATIVE PLACEMAKING

Webinar #1: Artspace USA, featuring Colin Hamilton, Senior Vice President, National Advancement. (February 26, 2014)
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Webinar #2: Project for Public Spaces, featuring Cynthia Nikitin, Senior Vice President (March 31, 2014)
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Webinar #3: 401 Richmond/Urbanspace Property Group, featuring Margie Zeidler, President and Founder. (April 29, 2014 – 1PM ET)
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Webinar #4: Evergreen, featuring Geoffrey Cape, CEO. (May 21, 2014 – 1PM ET)
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