The Rochester Art Center to host - ART + BUSINESS = INNOVATION

A Series Presented by Rochester Art Center in partnership with Larkin Hoffman and Limb Lab to inspire this unique community being transformed by business, creativity and innovation.
 
Part 1-Thursday December 1   7:30-9:00 AM
Rochester Art Center Main Hall
 
Creative Place Making: a Rochester Prototype
 
The intersection of arts/creativity and business that leads to innovation was visible on the streets of Rochester this past September as 16 “maker” teams created and installed prototypes that were meant to test ideas to make our places work better for people.
 
Join the Place Makers: Rochester Prototyping Festival Team for a deep dive into the project itself, goals achieved and the road forward to permanent solutions in Rochester.
 
Glimpse the projects that will be become permanent in the City Plan.
 
Moderators: Brian Childs/Larkin Hoffman, Brandon Sampson/Limb Lab
 
Panelists: Patrick Seeb/Destination Medical Center-Economic Development Agency
Jenna Bowman/Rochester Downtown Alliance
Megan Johnston/Rochester Art Center
 
Richard Freese/City of Rochester
 
Next Up-February 2017      Super Bowl 2018
The road to Super Bowl 2018 begins on February 5 stops in 52 cities throughout Minnesota in 52 weeks. Learn from Maureen Bausch and the Host Committee and partner Mayo Clinic how Rochester will share in this major statewide event.
 
Then-March 2017      Bold North
Entrepreneurs Eric and Andrew Dayton and the Bold North creative team want Minnesota to shed it’s Midwest label and instead embrace its cold weather qualities as capital of “North”. Learn how the new moniker was developed and the strategies and data that led to the brand. As well as ideas about how to utilize it to advance your business model.