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Cumbre Creative Vitality

The Creative Vitality™ Summit is a signature event dedicated to exploring the intersection of arts, culture, and the creative economy and economic, social, and technological change.

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Punto de contacto

David Holanda

Director adjunto

david.h@wearecreativewest.org

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This summit convenes artists, government and philanthropic leaders, and other creative professionals for insightful discussions, dynamic networking opportunities, and collaborative sessions aimed at enhancing creative vitality within our communities. The summit emphasizes innovative practices, policy advocacy, and cross-sector collaboration to enhance the impact of arts and culture.

Past Events & Recordings

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2024 Creative Vitality Summit™

Boulder, CO | April 8-11, 2024

The 2024 Summit brought together a unique community of creative economy enthusiasts and skeptics, new economy advocates, creative economy policymakers, philanthropy professionals, artists, designers, and trailblazers to consider the impact of new economic models, new forms of investment, and technological change in arts, culture, and the creative economy. Panels were held in Boulder, Colorado and streamed virtually to participants across the country.

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Creative Vitality Summit™ 2024 Welcome Video

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Session 1: Creative Economy Policymaking in States and Regions

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Session 2: Technology and Creative Practice

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Session 3: Immersive Realities

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Session 4: Artificial Intelligence and the Creative Economy

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Session 5: Transforming Investments in Artists, Creative Workers, and Communities

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2022 Creative Vitality Summit™

denver, CO | November 30 – December 2, 2022

Our second Creative Vitality Summit™ featured community-led, in-person panel discussions on how the creative economy intersects with technology and digital placekeeping and delved into belonging and civic imagination and creative economy development through liberatory investment models. Conversations took place in Denver, Colorado and were broadcast to a virtual audience.

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Creative Vitality Summit™ 2022 Welcome Video

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Session 1: Digital Transformation - Propositions, Approaches, & Futures

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Session 2: Decolonizing Methodologies - Arts & Culture in the Digital Age

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Session 3: Civic Imagination - Growing the Cultural Networks of Civic Infrastructure

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Session 4: Liberatory Investment Models for the Creative Economy

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Session 5: Transforming Investments in Artists, Creative Workers, and Communities

2021 Creative Vitality Summit™

September 20-21, 2021

The inaugural Creative Vitality™ Summit took place virtually, with 40 speakers and nearly 500 participants registered. The event brought together creative economy experts, economic development professionals, arts and culture leaders, solidarity economy advocates, and equity champions to share knowledge and practice in developing a more inclusive creative economy.

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Session 1: New Economic Models and a More Just Economy

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Grassroots Power Building - The upside of the uphill battle to maintain cultural sovereignty

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Session 2: Mapping Creative Vitality

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Session 3: Creative Vitality and Social Cohesion

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The Creative Economies of Belonging

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Session 4: Networks and Practice in the Creative Economy

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Next Generation Creative Districts in a New Economy

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Session 5: The Future of Creative Work

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Session 6: Creative Economy Policymaking and the Future

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Our Path to Creative Vitality: Reflection and Praxis

Check out our photo gallery for some highlights from this unique gathering.

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