In Conversation With…

In Conversation With...

Andrea Dempster-Chung, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Kingston Creative — Kingston

Andrea Dempster-Chung, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Kingston Creative, talks about the story and future of this thriving and ‘uniquely Jamaican’ initiative, shares the keys to successful community-based cultural endeavors, and celebrates the ‘collective positive energy’ that drives Kingston Creative forward in a post-Covid-19 world.

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Regina Myer, President, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership — New York City

Regina Myer, President, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, talks about the continuing evolution of this vibrant mixed-use downtown; plans and opportunities for the future in these turbulent times; and the need to define success for the broader community in terms of design, affordability and accessibility to promote equitable growth.

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Michelle T. Boone, Chief Program and Civic Engagement Officer, Navy Pier — Chicago

Michelle T. Boone, Program and Civic Engagement Officer at Navy Pier Inc., talks about changing Chicagoans´ perceptions of the Pier through creative placemaking, her role in harnessing community arts and the significance of the district within the city.

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Culture Mile, Quartier des Spectacles, Poblenou Urban District Association — A Special Roundtable on Branding Cultural Districts

In this special edition of our IN CONVERSATION WITH… series, we listen in on a conversation between GCDN members about how they manage the priorities of multiple brands. Read a foreword written by Tim Jones, Manager, Culture Mile, below and follow this link to the complete transcript.

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Claire Spencer, CEO, Arts Centre Melbourne — Melbourne

Claire Spencer, CEO, Arts Centre Melbourne discusses how she's engaged a new generation of Melbournians, international inspiration and the challenges with brutalist architecture.

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Tim Tompkins, President, Times Square Alliance — New York

Tim Tompkins, President, Times Square Alliance, talks about the pivotal role of culture in the development of one of the world's most iconic Business Improvement Districts, and balancing the needs of commercial partners with a public art program that asks critical social questions.

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Dongyu Gan, Director, Board of Genesis Culture Foundation — Beijing

Dongyu Gan, Director, Board of Genesis Culture Foundation, talks about the origins and philosophy of the Genesis Beijing complex; designing cultural programming and community development in harmony with the landscape; and inviting Prof Michael Sandel to launch their grand mission.

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Kingsley Jayasekera, Marketing and Customer Experience Director, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority — Hong Kong

Kingsley Jayasekera, Director, Marketing and Customer Experience of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, reveals how to create inviting, personalised experiences in one of the largest cultural projects in the world.

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Adrian Ellis, Chair, GCDN, Director, AEA Consulting — New York

To mark the new year, we asked Adrian Ellis, Chair, GCDN, Director, AEA Consulting, to talk about the origins and ethos of the network, what he learnt from members in 2018 and upcoming challenges and opportunities in the field.

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Stephanie Fortunato, Director, Department of Art, Culture + Tourism, City of Providence — Providence

Stephanie Fortunato, Director, Department of Art, Culture + Tourism at City of Providence, discusses engaging the city´s culturally diverse communities through PVDFest, supporting artists through tax incentives and Providence´s first plan for public art.

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Jason Bruges, Founder and Artist, Jason Bruges Studio — London

Jason Bruges, artist and founder of Jason Bruges Studio, talks about making creative work on an architectural scale, changes in public art commissioning and the playful future he envisions for cities through AI and robotic technology.