Festival leaders and resilient futures: Coastal Arts and Local Education

Robertson, Martin

Abstract

Visioning is a process which focusses on a preferred future condition (Bazzanella et al., 2012). In the context of a small to medium sized town, economic and social pressures can unduly determine the vision of the place (or lack thereof) in a way that may not ensure a positive outcome for the community. This paper outlines the application of the transformative methodology - outlined as a learning tool at AEME 2017 (Robertson, 2017), by the leadership of a cultural community event in a coastal town in England. It asks the attendees, is this example of visionary democracy?

Citation

Robertson, M. (2018, July). Festival leaders and resilient futures: Coastal Arts and Local Education. Paper presented at Association of Event Management Educators (AEME) 2018 Event Education & Research: Coming of Age

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: Association of Event Management Educators (AEME) 2018 Event Education & Research: Coming of Age
• Start Date: Jul 4, 2018
• End Date: Jul 4, 2018
• Publication Date: Jul 4, 2018
• Deposit Date: Aug 16, 2018
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1262888