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International Symposium on
Artistic Mediation & Managerial Innovation a great success

Culture pour tous and UQAM’s Department of Social and Public Communication hit a home run when they joined forces to organize an innovative symposium on the contribution of art and creative processes to the renewal of management practices. The event took place December 5 and 6, 2011, and brought together 25 guest speakers from Québec, France, Switzerland, Italy and Finland.

In an era where personal balance is valued and sought to an ever-greater degree, and in which organizations’ capacity for change is a crucial issue, content addressing the value of the arts in the business world is of greater and greater interest to researchers, artists, managers and consultants. The proof: more than 100 participants took part in the event’s lectures, workshops and artistic performances!

These issues are of prime concern to Culture pour tous, which aims to encourage people’s participation in culture by bringing artists and creative processes into everyday life, including the work environment. In developing its Culture In Business project, Culture pour tous will continue its work to document and showcase the impacts of artistic initiatives in the workplace, and its efforts to create a Québec-wide and international network that brings together partners from every sphere of activity in society.

You can also find out more about our lecturers and the symposium program HERE.

The symposium brought together some 25 guest speakers from Québec, France, Switzerland, Italy and Finland, including the following:

Giovanni Schiuma, Professor in Innovation Management Università della Basilicata, and Chariman of the Arts for Business Institute (Italy). Author of the book The Value of Arts for Business (Cambridge University Press, 2011).

Laurent Simon, Associate Professor at the Department of Management and co-founder of the MosaiC research group on the corporate management of innovation and creation at HEC Montréal.

Anne Pässilä, Art Educator and Researcher at the Lahti School of Innovation, Lappeenranta University of Technology (Finland).

Massimo Guerrera, plastic artist and performer, participant in the Québec Triennal 2011 at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. Recipient of the Ozias-Leduc (2001) and Louis-Comtois (2008) awards.