Creative Communities Culture Conference

Thursday, January 07, 2021 - Creative Communities Culture Conference

Sylvia Jones grew up on the family farm near Midland. She studied radio broadcasting at Fanshawe College and worked as a political assistant, including as Executive Assistant to John Tory when he was Leader of the Opposition in Ontario. In 2007, Sylvia was elected to the Ontario Legislature and has been re-elected three times. She served as Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 2015 to 2018. She was appointed to Doug Ford's Cabinet in 2018 and has held two Cabinet positions before her current portfolio as Ontario's Solicitor General.

Creative Communities Culture Conference

THE CREATIVE COMMUNITIES CULTURE CONFERENCE

THE THEME:

“Obstacles and Opportunities: Finding the Path to Success”

THE CHALLENGE:

These are challenging times for everyone in the creative economy. Artists, artisans, musicians, actors, authors, performers, promoters, venues, theatres, libraries, museums, galleries, and audiences are all facing obstacles. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were mounting hurdles for every sector of the cultural community. But the pandemic has not only highlighted the obstacles, it has exacerbated them and thrown up major new challenges.

This Conference will seek to identify and address the obstacles. But it will also identify emerging opportunities. We’ve all heard the quote “Don’t waste a crisis” applied to economics, politics, and medicine. And it certainly applies to the current environment in the creative economy.

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