Arterial Network’s African Creative Economy Conference
(ACEC) is an annual gathering that highlights the role of culture in
sustainable development.
Arterial Network recently launched the new ACEC website at www.africacreativeconference.com
Co-hosted by the Association Racines/ Arterial Network
Morocco, the 4th edition of the ACEC will take place in Rabat, at the National
Library of the Kingdom of Morocco, from November 13 to 15, 2014. The conference
has fast become a leading networking platform for artists and practitioners in
Africa, and a unique opportunity for various stakeholders to discuss and
explore the state of the creative sector within a broader global context.
Peter Rorvik, Secretary General of Arterial Network, states:
“The ACEC sets new standards in terms of knowledge-exchange as it unpacks the
latest creative economy research and features prominent leaders from Africa’s
cultural sectors, across disciplines and fields. The launch of the website www.africacreativeconference.com
enables prospective participants to register for this year’s rendezvous in
Morocco.”
Created by artist Jepchumba of African Digital Art, the new
ACEC website is designed to facilitate the browsing of Arterial Network’s past
conferences and makes accessible the presentations of each edition. Pictures,
videos, debates and articles display the conference’s diversity as it rotates
through a different African region each year, having taken place in Nairobi
(2011), Dakar (2012) and Cape Town (2013).
Arterial Network’s 4th African Creative Economy conference
is supported by the Ministry of Culture of Morocco, the Doen Foundation, the
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Organisation Internationale de la
Francophonie, l’Institut Français, the British Council, EUNIC Rabat, the
Heinrich Böll Foundation and other valued partners.
Arterial Network: Arterial Network is a dynamic,
pan-African, civil society network of artists, cultural activists, NGOs,
enterprises and institutions engaged in the creative and cultural sectors in
Africa. It actively builds and strengthens networks and structures throughout
the continent, upholding the value of freedom of creative expression and
affirming the role that arts and culture play in contributing to sutainable
development. Launched on Gorée Island, Senegal, in March 2007, the Network has
its continental secretariat in Cape Town, South Africa, with wide
representation and national chapters across Africa.
African Creative Economy Conference: The ACEC is Arterial
Network’s flagship event. Gathering artists, practitioners, academics,
international stakeholders and policymakers, it is a means to reflect on the
state and growth of the African creative economy and its contribution to
sustainable development. It is an enabling platform for dialogue, information
exchange, networking and the strengthening of partnerships across arts
disciplines, sectors and national borders.
For more information call 021 461 2023 or 072 988 5564 or
email: info@arterialnetwork.org or
visit
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