Wood Buffalo Culture

Are you interested in expanding, managing and growing arts, music and culture in your community? The University of British Columbia (UBC) Centre for Cultural Planning and Development, is now offering a series of professional development courses and workshops this fall. Designed for those working in the field of cultural planning and development from around the world, these courses and workshops can be taken individually for professional development, or applied towards the UBC Certificate in Cultural Planning – an international professional learning program delivered 100% online. Authored and taught by experienced cultural planning specialists located across Canada and around the world, courses and workshops include online discussions, case studies, and opportunities to engage and network with other professionals in an interactive online learning environment.

Registration is now open for the following online courses and workshops:

Online Workshop: Cultural Planning and Processes of Urban Change

2 Thu & 1 Mon, 11am-1pm PDT, Sep 4-22

Instructor: Dr. Franco Bianchini, Leeds, UK

Registration closes Aug 28

Online Workshop: Managing for Success in Public Art

3 Thu, 3pm-5pm PDT, Sep 18-Oct 2

Instructor: Cath Brunner, Seattle, WA

Registration closes Sep 4

Online Workshop: Digital Culture and Cultural Policy

3 Tue, 10am-12noon PDT, Sep 30-Oct 14

Instructor: Dr. Aleksandra Uzelac, Zagreb, Croatia

Registration closes Sep 16

Online Workshop: Creative Economy and Cultural Planning: The Smaller City Perspective

3 Thu, 11am-1pm PDT, Oct 9-23

Instructor: Dr. Tom Fleming, London, UK

Registration closes Sept 25

Creating Culture Plans

Sep 8-Nov 9. 100% Online.

Instructor: Sue Harvey, Vancouver, Canada

Register before Aug 25 with the coupon code PLANF14 to save $100 on the standard registration fee.

Creative Placemaking

Sep 22-Nov 23. 100% Online.

Instructor: Pru Robey, Artscape, Toronto, Canada

Register before Sept 8 with the coupon code PLANF14 to save $100 on the standard registration fee.

Foundations of Cultural Planning

Oct 20-Dec 21. 100% Online.

Instructor: Robert Palmer, Edinburgh, UK

Register before Oct 6 with the coupon code PLANF14 to save $100 on the standard registration fee.

Cultural Tourism: Impacting Communities Worldwide

Oct 20-Dec 21. 100% Online.

Instructor: Cheryl Hargrove, Washington, DC, USA

Register before Oct 6 with the coupon code PLANF14 to save $100 on the standard registration fee.

Additional workshops on offer this fall include: Cultural Entrepreneurship; Digital Culture and Museums; Resourceful Design Innovation by Re-Imagining Existing Urban Assets; and, Cultural Planning: An International Perspective.

For more information and other professional development opportunities offered, please visit https://cstudies.ubc.ca/study-topic/cultural-planning-development and join the subscription list for regular program updates.