Generosity of cities: Arts, humanities, and the city
art, humanities, humanités, culture urbaine, économie, société urbaine, Lowe Rick, Weiss Glenn
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Placing the arts at the heart of the civic realm is essential to a rich and vibrant city. With rapid urbanization, the arts and humanities serve as indicators of the health and vigor of urban communities and civic life. The diversity of artistic and cultural forms in an urban landscape creates a force for change, a gesture of generosity, and a venue for exploration, contemplation, discourse, and action.<br />
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The arts and humanities have a unique place in the cultural, economic, and social life of a city, creating a spirit of collective generosity that shapes the quality and complexity of the urban experience. Join this discussion in thinking about cities, generosity, and the arts.</div>
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<b>Rick Lowe </b>is an artist and the founder of Project Row Houses, an arts and cultural community in Houston, Texas.</div>
<b>Glenn Weiss </b>is the manager of Public Arts in Times Square.</div>
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Rick Lowe,
Glenn Weiss
10 March 2011
http://www.nowurbanism.org/#Past
New voices in the agora: The role of arts and humanities in evaluating connections between cities...
art, humanities, sciences humaines, écologie urbaine, Williams Linda
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The Transforming Auckland: Innovations for Sustainable Cities Thematic Research Initiative (TRI) hosted a very successful Research Symposium. Over two days international and local researchers examined some of the major issues faced by cities in their transformation towards sustainable, resilient futures.<br />
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<b>Linda Williams</b> is Associate Professor of Art, Environment and Cultural Studies in the School of Art at RMIT University where she leads a research group on the arts and environmental sustainability. Along with her work as a widely published art critic, she has published in the field of the history of culture and science, philosophy and critical theory, and is an active member of the Globalization and Culture project in the Global Cities Research Institute at RMIT.</div>
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Linda Williams
24 November 2011
http://www.creative.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/about/research/transforming-auckland/tri-events