On the other hand, do you suppose that our ‘culture’ has acquired an element of forGRANTedness in the last 50 years, the sum total of which we are repeatedly told is unsustainable?
On the subject of being creative, Nocturne attempted to build public financial support through a crowdfunding initiative, mostly on Twitter, during July, August and September. Crowdfunding is like microfinancing, where a lot of people make small contributions for a common cause. According to the website, Nocturne didn’t raise as much money ($2K) as it had hoped ($10K), but Crowdfunding is relatively new in Halifax and the Twitter / Nocturne audience may not be in a position to be overly generous. Various performers also had donation buckets at their venues. The artists are doing their best to raise funds at the grassroots level, but they will never be able to maintain initiatives like Nocturne without municipal support. Some of these artists are students, others are street kids. But their participation in Nocturne does make the city more fun and interesting. I wonder how much other economic activity those 20,000 Nocturne visitors generated downtown on Oct. 13.
Well said. HRM needs to do much more to demonstrate commitment to the arts and culture sector. It is a fundamental requirement of a creative economy and vibrant community.
On the other hand, do you suppose that our ‘culture’ has acquired an element of forGRANTedness in the last 50 years, the sum total of which we are repeatedly told is unsustainable?
gordon a.... | October 20, 2012 |
On the subject of being creative, Nocturne attempted to build public financial support through a crowdfunding initiative, mostly on Twitter, during July, August and September. Crowdfunding is like microfinancing, where a lot of people make small contributions for a common cause. According to the website, Nocturne didn’t raise as much money ($2K) as it had hoped ($10K), but Crowdfunding is relatively new in Halifax and the Twitter / Nocturne audience may not be in a position to be overly generous. Various performers also had donation buckets at their venues. The artists are doing their best to raise funds at the grassroots level, but they will never be able to maintain initiatives like Nocturne without municipal support. Some of these artists are students, others are street kids. But their participation in Nocturne does make the city more fun and interesting. I wonder how much other economic activity those 20,000 Nocturne visitors generated downtown on Oct. 13.
Jill Rafuse | October 19, 2012 |
Well said. HRM needs to do much more to demonstrate commitment to the arts and culture sector. It is a fundamental requirement of a creative economy and vibrant community.
David | October 18, 2012 |