Whatever Happens to Musicians Happens to Everybody by Bruce Sterling

By Katía Truijen, December 3, 2014

In his performative talk, Bruce Sterling uses the music industry as a lens to take a closer look at the creative industries. According to Sterling, no matter what happens, it happened to musicians first. For instance, musicians were the first to adapt to digital realities. Sterling refers to the development of music media, from vinyl [...]

Documentary Film: Pitching, Digitization and Authorship

By Inte Gloerich, December 1, 2014

After the more theoretical and conceptual reflections of the early morning of the first day of MyCreativity Sweatshop, the Documentary Film discussion session offered a practical insight into the consequences of a heavily changing field in the creative industries. The specifics of the case study cluster around issues of finance cuts and cultural and technological [...]

Creative Production after the Creative Industries

By roserowson, November 27, 2014

In this session, contributors Joke Hermes, Marijke Hoogenboom and Ela Kagel each presented their unique perspectives the creative industries. Coming from positions in and outside of academia, the overarching theme they each acknowledged was a question of space for creative practitioners to work. This pondering of how structured organisations effect conditions and perspectives on creative [...]

Artistic Autonomy vs. the Creative Industries – Get ready to be creactivated!

By Becky Cachia, November 27, 2014

The panel discussion on Artistic Autonomy vs. The Creative Industries at the MyCreativity Sweatshop targeted the dilemma that subsumes the position of artists within the ideological constructs of autonomy and creativity. On the one hand, the functionalist reality of the neoliberal policies and practices of the creative industries creates a space where creativity can almost [...]

My Creativity, Your Depression

By sotiriss, November 27, 2014

There is a field of tension between the notions of creativity and innovation as we encounter them today. During this session, Pek van Andel, Mark Fisher and Sarah Sharma discussed serendipity as the eternal principle underlying what we call creativity, and looked at the ways in which it has been absorbed into the world of labor. [...]

The Creative City as an Internet of (Bright, Young) Things

By danieladiewock, November 25, 2014

We had the pleasure of welcoming three speakers with very different backgrounds to the first talk of the second day of MyCreativity Sweatshop. Zach Blas, Rob van Kranenburg and Frank Rieger were invited to discuss the issue of “the creative city as an internet of (bright, young) things.” As the creative city mutates into the smart [...]

Why the Creative Industries do not Exist (but Need to be Invented) by Robert Hewison

By Katía Truijen, November 25, 2014

In his opening talk Robert Hewison reported on the latest attempts to reboot the creative industries concept in Britain. “I bring you great news. They have discovered the creative industries. Again.” This Monday more than 200 arts organisations and commercial creative companies representing the UK’s cultural sector come together at the launch of the brand [...]