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On March 5, 2008, the Center for an Urban Future and the Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation held a forum examining the size and scope of the self-employed creative sector in Brooklyn, discussed the unique challenges and obstacles facing self-employed creative professionals and explored public and private sector strategies for supporting this part of the boroughs economy. Panelists included Scott Adkins, Playwright; Founder, Brooklyn Writers Space; Pauline Barfield, President, Barfield Public Relations; Sara Horowitz, Founder and Executive Director, Freelancers Union and Michael Kelly, Principal, Michael Kelly Design; Adjunct Professor, Pratt Institute. The discussion was moderated by Jonathan Bowles, Director, Center for an Urban Future.
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Transcript of Creative New York Conference, April 10, 2006
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Addresses New Yorks Creative Community at Creative New York Conference, April 5, 2006
Creative New York, December 19, 2005
The Future of Arts & Culture and Economic Development, November 13, 2002
The Creative Engine, November 11, 2002
Going on with the Show: Arts & Culture in New York City After Sept. 11, November 19, 2001
RELATED PRESS
Freelancer's mecca: Self-employed flock to Brooklyn, by Nancy L. Katz, New York Daily News, March 18, 2008
This Gun for Higher: Brooklyn Freelance Frenzy, by Tom Acitelli, The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, March 11, 2008
For Creatives, a Haven's Becoming a Headache, by Michelle S. Han, City Limits, March 10, 2008
Creatives Flocked to Brooklyn, Where to Next?, by Jen Carlson, Gothamist, March 7, 2008
Real Estate Round-Up, by Jacqui Ryan, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 6, 2008
Freelancers push for own zone, by Amy Zimmer, Metro New York, March 6, 2008
Creatives Flock to Bklyn, But Are They Endangered?, Brownstoner, March 6, 2008
Creative Brooklynites Gather at Forum, by Matthew Schuerman, WNYC, March 6, 2008
Report: City Should Get Creative If It Wants To Retain Creative Types, by Lysandra Ohrstrom,, The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, March 6, 2008
Art as Personal Business in the City: Brooklyn's Creative Freelance Economy, IFTF's Future Now, March 5, 2008
Brooklyn's 'Creative Crescent' In Danger of A Drought, by Lysandra Ohrstrom, The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, March 5, 2008
Brooklyn Sees Greatest Gain in Number of Creative Freelancers, by Sarah Ryley, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 11, 2008
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