Emerging Financial Strategies for Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI)

Date & Time: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at 6pm

Location: King Juan Carlos I Center-NYU, 53 Washington Square South (Suite 201) / (212) 998-3650

In some countries, cultural strategies are under review, in others, there is a need to re-think current directions and practices, taking into account global cultural market forces and shifts in public interests and values, while in other countries, there is talk of significant cuts to cultural budgets and institutions in 2011 and beyond. The 2008 financial crisis has demonstrated that neither the American nor European models for the finance of culture are unbeatable. However, the cause of the concern is not only financial, but also a result of a re-orientation of public interests and priorities. This situation drives us to search for valid and sustainable financing strategies for the CCI, formulas that can confront the volatility of the market and the changes in customer behavior.

Panelists

• Guillermo Corral Van Damme, former Head of Cultural Policy and Industries, Ministry of Culture of Spain and Cultural Counselor, Embassy of Spain in the United States (Moderator)

• Brett Egan, Director of the DeVos Institute, The Kennedy Center

• James Abruzzo, President, Abruzzo Associates, and Co-Director, Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Leadership

• Ben Whine, Associate Director of Individual Development, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Tensiones 

At the end of each panel, works from the curated video art program Tensiones will be featured, showcasing the latest creations of emergent Spanish and American artists.

Artists

• Itziar Barrio "Welcome to the new Island" and "Bailando

• Janet Biggs "Fade to White"

• Antón Cabaleiro "The Empire State Essays I, II, III, IV"

• Carlos Irijalba "Unwilling Spectator"

Antón Cabaleiro "The Empire State Essay#3"