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Contribution of the Arts inCreating Healthy Resilient Communities
Reflecting the NorthRegional Realities in Art, Craft and Culture
Sault Ste. Marie, Nov. 4, 2011Jude Ortiz
Community Based Research InstituteCommunity Based Research Institute Supporting Sustainable Communities Supporting Sustainable Communities
Local, regional, national and international socio-economic development
Community Economic and Social Development (CESD) program4 year BA; 3 year BA Certificate in CESD Spring Institute-professional development Off-site delivery
www.nordikinstitute.com
NORDIK Institute @NORDIKInstitute
Community Resilience Sault Ste. Marie Build on Strengths, Create a Vital, Sustainable CommunityBuild on Strengths, Create a Vital, Sustainable Community
Jude Ortiz and Dr. Linda Savory Gordon
Economically Viable
Socially Equitable
Environmentally Responsible
CulturallyVital
Resilient Community
4 Pillars of Resilience
Re-visioning and Transitioning to Place Based Economies
Wealth is generated by the creative development of local assets
people, financial, natural, cultural and historical
“ You’ve got to win with what you’ve got”
Ted Nolan, NHL Coach
Place is transformed a geographical location to a Place is transformed a geographical location to a
community with a distinct identity community with a distinct identity
marketed to attract and retain citizens investment promote tourism
Community Resilience
Why are some communities able to adapt, transition and prosper while others with similar assets are not as successful?
Community Resilience
i.e. capacity to absorb shock, adapt, and prosper when faced with significant change, while retaining its fundamental identity
Success is dependent upon the community’s resilience
Success is dependent upon the community’s resilience
Place
Intersection of land, history, culture and ideology
Culture defines placePlace defines cultureOur personal relationships to place
Malleable and constantly changing
Understanding Place
Relationships and connectedness among and between
citizens and organizations the built environmentthe land
Arts : RelationshipsArts : Relationships
Arts : Resilience
Local markets
• Critical linkages between producers and consumers
• Direct interfaces create a domestic market
• Educational component
• Value of experience is high– Economic and social benefits
Linking people across sectors
Arts events utilized as building blocks for other entrepreneurial activities
Dense web of relationships AlliancesNetwork of resources
Supporting further development
• Strategic planning : develop local assets– Engage culture sector in further development
• Infrastructure: built and organizational – Space: meeting and gathering, creation, retail, consumption – Networks and information flows
• Education and training – product design and development – collective and cooperative development – entrepreneurial capacity– value of craft and the local economy
• Only government has the authority to develop policy and leverage resources in establishing place-based economies around culture
Supporting further development
Community Based Research InstituteCommunity Based Research Institute Supporting Sustainable Communities Supporting Sustainable Communities
Local, regional, national and international socio-economic development
Community Economic and Social Development (CESD) program4 year BA; 3 year BA Certificate in CESD Spring Institute-professional development Off-site delivery
www.nordikinstitute.com
NORDIK Institute @NORDIKInstitute
