In his influential book – The Rise of the Creative Class: and how it ’s transforming work, leisure, community & everyday life - Richard Florida compares US cities that invest in creative industries, ‘creative classes’, to those that do not. He finds that metropolitan areas with a high proportion of creative people, as well as ethically diverse and gay populations, have stronger and more dynamic economies and are likely to be cities that people want to visit. The Cit y of Sydney has caught...

Incubate Issue 4, 2009/ 2010 The 3D issue! 2009 was a big year for COFA, full of triumph and loss. In June, after almost a decade of strategic thinking and campaigning, the University was awarded a $48 million to redevelop the COFA campus. Receiving the funding was the highlight of the year. The low of the year was the tragic loss of Nick Waterlow, one of the key campaigners for the campus redevelopment. Nick was the director of the Ivan Dougherty Gallery from 1991 - 2009, and together with...

Normal.dotm 0 0 1 134 766 UNSW 6 1 940 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Incubate issue # 3 has hit the shelves. This issue of Incubate has devoted 16 pages to the Australian artists, curator and students participating in the Venice event. This year in June, five Australian artists, a curator, five postgraduate students and four undergraduate students will head to Venice to participate...

Normal.dotm 0 0 1 130 742 UNSW 6 1 911 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Incubate issue #2 is hot off the press! COFA delivers this upsized issue full of interesting articles on the amazing talent that is the COFA community.  This image packed issue is exploding with student artworks visually showcasing the range of ideas the emerging COFA student body are exploring.  Also included is a...