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In this newsletter, and the next, we will look at how the best things in life are not things. Life is about being, not having, meaning that life is something you experience. To know ourselves, to have positive, creative experiences and to make memories is the 'stuff' of life. By experiencing artistic, creative and cultural expressions we are once learning about each other, supporting each other and thriving.
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The ‘consumption’ of creative goods and activities is more sustainable than purely material goods. A creative economy is where production and consumption involves the processing of ideas, symbols, and emotional experiences.
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Whilst being creative is not one of NEF’s five ways to well-being we have added it because it delivers so much. Getting involved in arts, crafts or any sort of creativity can provide confidence, self-fulfilment and enjoyment.
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Art in the broadest sense – including fine art, performance art, literature, music and so on – provides priceless value to individuals and society as a whole. However, the shameful fact is that most artists struggle to make ends meet.
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Benefits of a Cultural Economy
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The Cultural Economy is about people not profit. It is primarily based on the talents, skills and creativity of people. It is not an industrial endeavour where there is reliance on capital like plant, tools, machinery, automation and assembly-line processes.
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FROM THE ECONATION ARCHIVES
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Technical vs Cultural Products
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Whilst it is true that a wide range of primary technical products are necessary for well-being the most naturally sustainable solution is to produce more cultural products and less technical products.
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John Ruskin (1819–1900) was an English writer, philosopher, art critic and social critic. His thinking is widely regarded as a forerunner to current-day environmentalism and sustainabilism movements.
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Arts, Culture and Heritage
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Human activities that enhance individual and societal well-being with less resource use and less harm to nature should be strongly encouraged and supported, notably the arts, culture and heritage sector.
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ABOUT ECONATION
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