As part of a large-scale study, the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (MSSES) invites a panel of experts and a public audience to consider ways in which the new and independent actors within the cultural sector can have a positive impact on the development of regional capitals. The event is part of the UK-Russia Creative Bridge programme 2020-21.
The MSSES study recorded a significant change in the cultural and social landscape of regional capitals throughout Russia through the use of cultural policy and management approaches, and noted a steady if uneven growth of the cultural economy and entrepreneurship.
This conference will consider a range of Russian and international local and regional cultural initiatives, the conceptual frameworks on which they are based and the effectiveness of these interventions in the context of wider urban developments.
Proceedings of the conference will share some insights of the second stage of the "Regional capitals: development based on culture" study.
International panel of experts includes:
- David Throsby, Distinguished Professor of Economics at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.
- Andy Pike, the Henry Daysh Professor of Regional Development Studies in the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University, UK.
- Nick Ewbank, consultancy business owner that specializes in advising on policies and processes that encourage and support increased levels of creativity within local communities, following twenty years’ experience of leading cultural regeneration projects in several parts of the UK, from places with deprived inner cities and towns to rural areas.
- Jonathan Blackie, advisor to the North East Culture Partnership which produced the Case for Culture strategy in 2015 for the North East of England.
- Suzie O'Hara, curator, researcher and educator, holds a PhD from the University of Sunderland and an MA in Curating Art Museum and Gallery Studies from Newcastle University.
- Peter Stark, cultural innovator and teacher with deep roots in the North East of England who has held leading roles as Director of the Regional Arts Council, Special Adviser on the culture-led regeneration of Gateshead Quays and Professor of Cultural Policy and Management at Northumbria University.
- Leila d'Aronville, an independent producer and consultant.
- Jennifer Hinves, co-producer and cultural education provider at CultureWorks.
The research project is being implemented within the framework of the ‘Museum Without Borders’ programme of the Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation.
The conference is being held in partnership with the British agency CultureWorks with the support of the Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy in Moscow as part of the UK-Russia Creative Bridge 2020-21 programme.