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 Institute 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

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Community Resilience Sault Ste. Marie Build 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 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

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

• Education and training – product design and development – collective and cooperative development – entrepreneurial capacity– value of craft and the local economy

• Only government has the power to develop policy and leverage resources in establishing place-based economies around culture

Supporting further development

Community Based Research Institute 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

info@nordikinstitute.com

NORDIK Institute @NORDIKInstitute

Creativity and diversity

• Critical thinking skills

• Groundwork for creative economy

• Diversity of ideas, perspectives

• Mitigates fear of taking risks/unknown/change

Identity Re/formation

• Creative process – self discovery– creation of ‘local knowledge’ and ‘local invention’

• Connects us to the human community – Producer and consumer– Producer embedded stories; personal layers– Embellishes, enriches daily routines

Knowledge

Generation, transfer, sharing, remembering

Between and among generations and cultures

Social capital

Builds diversity of relationships

• Bonding (similar)• Bridging (different)• Linking (to financial/political)

• Strong/weak ties

Social Capital leads to:

Shared values

Sense of community

Collective will

Community plans

Community Identity

Place Marketing