culturalentrepreneur.org

Many of us are cultural entrepreneurs with experience in building markets for our cultural enterprises.  I have been involved in building the largest maritime bookstore at Mystic Seaport, a new maritime gallery that created a market for living artists, a book and print publish enterprise at Mystic Seaport, a lobster clambake enterprise at Mystic Seaport Museum, an international folk art market, a statewide artist, artisan and author retail and internet site and the Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship.

You too have created cultural enterprises and have a world of experience.

It is time we have a place to come together and share our wisdom with each other and with emerging cultural entrepreneurs.  Also, we can help shape cultural policy, education programs and curriculum and lead the development of investment funds.  Organized we have the potential to increase the Common Good by building livelihoods for cultural workers and enhancing the quality of life in our communities.

We need to create an annual World Cultural Forum and several of us here in Santa Fe, NM are ready to work on it and host it here.

Join me to SOW the seeds of cultural entrepreneurship in our hometowns and across the globe.

This is must fifth and last post on the presentation I will make at the World Forum on Culture and Cultural Industries before the conference begins tomorrow.