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The Intersection of Creativity & Commerce Gives Us the Cultural Economy (from Arts Watch)

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Culture equals jobs. This was the theme of the 2012 World Cultural Economic Forum hosted by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who is one of the most enlightened and empowered elected leaders that this nation has ever seen regarding strategically investing in his city’s cultural economy in order to move it forward. As chief counsel […]

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Art Talk with the Givers

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August 22, 2011 By Daniel Carlin Givers. From left to right: Josh LeBlanc, Tiffany Lamson, Taylor Guarisco, Kirby Campbell, and Nick Stephan. Photo courtesy of Givers “This is the moment that you need to be in.” —Tiffany Lamson Givers is a band that consists of five friends from Lafayette, Louisiana—the art that they create is […]

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