On Thursday, March 13, 2003 the Maine Downtown Center hosted a Meet and Learn session featuring Alden Wilson, the Director of the Maine Arts Commission at the Augusta City Center. The Downtown Center hosts Meet and Learn Sessions at least three times per year on topics relevant to downtown revitalization.

 

Alden Wilson spoke about the importance of the creative class  - Maine’s artists, nonprofit organizations and individuals involved in creative pursuits - to Maine’s economy generally and to downtown revitalization specifically. Using figures from the New England Council’s Creative Economy Study, Mr. Wilson made the case that the artistic and creative culture is an important force for Maine’s economic future. He also discussed the Commission’s work and programs that could promote the arts and culture downtown.

 

For more information about the Maine Arts Commission, please visit: http://www.mainearts.com/

August 2002 Policy Paper, Alden Wilson: "Building Maine Through Arts and Culture"

 

To read the New England Council’s June 2000 Report: The Creative Economy Initiative: The Role of Arts and Culture in New England’s Competitiveness”, please see below:

New England Council

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