Creative Cape Town

communicates, supports and facilitates the

development of the creative and

knowledge economy in the Central City of

Cape Town

knowledge, innovation, creativity & culture

CREATIVE CAPE TOWN facilitate dynamic partnerships in the Central City, in line with the goals the Central City Development Strategy

…to create a leading centre for

in Africa and the South

DESIGN

CULTURAL TOURISM

HISTORY AND MEMORY

the creative industry sector is innately flexible, dynamic it plays a leading role in innovation It is able to reposition citieslow thresholds for job entry & impact on identity formulation

internationally the creative industry sector has proved to be an important new economic driver for cities

Networking Information

Platforms

Venues

Events

Marketing

Business

Production

Creative Cape Town works to raise the profile of and build the capacity of the Central City as a place for production, knowledge sharing and innovation

Business Centre

Consumption

Creative Cape Town works to raise the profile of the Central City as a place for cultural tourism, entertainment and learning

Visitor Economy

Key FindingsA relatively robust and healthy creative and knowledge economy

Creative and Knowledge Economy entries

1000

more than 18 000 employed majority are micro-enterprises85% started since 1994/ 49% since 199985% are older than 3 years

Knowledge and Education 20 000 students annually in the city. 2 Universities: Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPSCA) & Cape Peninsula Univ of Technology’s Faculty of Informatics and Design 55 other education related entities including private sector related

86 architecture firms 81 communications and advertising companies 95 fashion 51 local crafts 62 photography 69 jewellery 145 other design related companies such as interior and graphic/media arts design 46 publishing 73 media More than 27 magazine titles published Hosts 5 major design related events annually

DESIGN CITYacape

town

60 galleries, 22 live music

venues, 9 performance venues,

20 museums, 2

multipurpose venues, 3 cinema complexes, a significant

number of heritage sites

+ a multitude of innovative

restaurants, bars, cafés, club venues and accommodation

creative cape town central city venues

The need for meas-urables

creative cape town central city venues

110 venues for cultural consumption in the Central City

more than 35 annual big events

Cultural Tourism Venues

EventsConnect to hospitality and visitor economy

cultural tourism … to increase the numbers of visitors to the Central City by signposting, building an interest in and facilitating the development of cultural tourism attractions. Promoting the Central City as a desirable destination and a cultural hub

networking and information sharing helps build a proactive creative milieu in the central city with…..

CommunicationCreative Cape Town Clusters, Creative Cape Town E News,Creative CT Annual,E- Social Networking,Cultural Tourism Map, Creative Week Cape Town, Support events and venues,Walking Tours

Facilitation World Design Capital Bid,CT Design Network,East City Design Initiative,Imagine City Hall

DESIGN FOCUS OF CREATIVE CAPE TOWN

World Design Capital Bid 2014East City Design Initiative (ECDI)CT Design Network

24 Sep – 3 Oct 2010

ANNUAL 2010

ECDI VISIONThe Design Precinct will

become the premier African environment

for design innovation, creativity and

entrepreneurship within the next 10

years. It will showcase design, media and ICT

excellence, incubate emerging talent, and

enable new innovations to develop

A CAPE CATALYST PROJECT

The Loeries Awards | Woodheads | Furnspace | The Cape Town Central Library

ECDI PARTNERS

Industry Survey

Design Media ICT Cultural Industries

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CCdesign.

For Completion in October 2010

Thank You

www.creativecapetown.net