ACC Partners
Community Partners
New Brunswick College of Craft and Design (NBCCD)
https://nbccd.ca
The New Brunswick College of Craft and Design (NBCCD) is a learner-centered cultural community, providing an excellent foundation for professional practice and personal development and fostering creative enterprise and applied learning in the art of Craft and Design.
It offers 1-year certificate programs, 2-year diplomas, and a 2+2 BAA degree with University of New Brunswick.
Pond-Deshpande Centre
http://www.ponddeshpande.ca/
The Pond-Deshpande Centre acts as a catalyst to advance innovation and entrepreneurship in New Brunswick and the region. The PDC team works within the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem to create learning & mentorship opportunities for aspiring innovators that will provide them with a sound foundation in technical and social entrepreneurship, give them the opportunity to explore their possibilities for success,
Silverwave Film Festival
http://swfilmfest.com/
Operating for 40 years, the annual Silver Wave Film Festival features exciting events and programming with diversity and depth. Often showcasing multicultural, youth screenings, French and English programming, and more which brings experienced and emerging producers and filmmakers together. The Festival is the brainchild of the board and the 12 staff members at the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative and is their volunteer labour.
Sculpture St.John
http://sculpturesaintjohn.com/
In 2012, the New Brunswick International Sculpture Symposium held the first symposium in Atlantic Canada under the name Sculpture Saint John. The sculpture trails make up a unique international contemporary art exhibition of large-scale granite works by world-renowned sculptors.
Technology Management Entrepreneurship (TME)
https://www.unb.ca/fredericton/engineering/depts/tme/
The J Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management & Entrepreneurship's programs immerse students in the practice of cultivating new ideas, creative thinking, agility, and enterprise. Through experiential learning, pitching competitions and a host of personal and professional challenges, our programs will advance your professional potential in a realistic environment.
21inc
https://www.21inc.ca/contact
21inc is an action tank committed to building a community of high performing leaders and entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada. We take the region’s most promising young people, between the ages of 20 and 35, from all sectors and backgrounds, and provide them with experiences that cultivate their skills, networks, knowledge, and confidence to unleash their leadership potential. We have graduated 147 leaders across Atlantic Canada to date.
Beaverbrook Art Gallery
http://beaverbrookartgallery.org/en
The Beaverbrook Art Gallery brings art and community together in a dynamic cultural environment dedicated to the highest standards in exhibitions, programming, education and stewardship.
CreatedHere
https://www.createdhere.ca/
CreatedHere is a non-profit web and print publication focused on uncovering the stories of New Brunswick artists. Founder Marie-Hélène Morell, Art Director Kerry Lawlor and Managing Editor Allison Green, bring together content that elevates local artists, cultivates a connected arts community, and inspires readers.
Fredericton’s Arts Alliance
http://frederictonartsalliance.ca/
The Fredericton Arts Alliance is a charitable non-profit organization aiming to support and promote the arts in the Fredericton region. ARTSnews gives out a weekly list of upcoming events in the area and their website and Facebook page are aimed at current news and generating conversation.
Fredericton Makers’ Space
https://www.frederictonmakerspace.ca/about.html
The Fredericton Makerspace is a non-profit social enterprise by a small group of local makers with a common goal: create a setting which fosters learning, creativity, and collaboration. They are a virtual group that collaborate around Fredericton and the Maritimes. From middle schools to Universities, libraries and local meet-ups, makers assemble everywhere.
New Brunswick Community College (NBCC)
https://nbcc.ca/campuses/fredericton
NBCC ensures their college experience is more than just books and classes.
Their students are active members of the community, donating to food shelters, and organizing exciting events throughout the year. NBCC has worked closely with local businesses and upholds strong success rates for placement of graduates finding employment in their related fields of training.
New Brunswick Social Policy Research Network
http://www.policyresearchnetwork.ca/
The mandate of the New Brunswick Social Policy Research Network (NBSPRN) is to advance an evidence-based approach to policy development. Key to the NBSPRN mandate is identifying occasions for collaboration between governments, informed communities, and researchers in the area of social and economic development.
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
https://nbif.ca/en/
NBIF is an independent non-profit corporation that specializes in venture capital and research investments. Dedicated to building innovation in our province, we deliver the resources and expertise required to achieve new opportunities, growth, and advancements in New Brunswick. It’s our mission to help bring innovative research and promising new business opportunities to life.
National Partners
The Centre for Imagination in Research, Culture & Education | Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University (British Columbia)
http://www.circesfu.ca/
The Centre for Imagination in Research, Culture and Education is an international organization dedicated to imagination in all its varied forms. While they have deep roots, interest, and involvement in the field of education, they branch into a range of other fields including leadership, business, STEM/STEAM, and the arts. Their mission is to grow engaging minds by imagining and making better worlds.
Institute for the Creative Process | Alberta College of Art and Design
https://www.auarts.ca/about-auarts
The mission of the Institute for the Creative Process is to study the creative process, apply critical and creative thinking to projects and activities, and share the results to stimulate thought and generate new ideas. The ICP's activities include creating opportunities for visiting artists and scholars, organizing research conferences, and facilitating residencies for the purposes of research and learning opportunities.
The College of Discovery, Creativity and Innovation | University of Calgary
https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/students/undergraduate
The College of Creativity, Discovery and Innovation (CDCI) is the student-facing unit in the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning. The CDCI offers a Global Challenges courses, the Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE) Awards and the Global Challenges Student Ambassador Program.
Creative Industries Program | Ryerson (Toronto)
https://www.ryerson.ca/creativeindustries/future-students/
The Creative Industries Program is designed to give the necessary skills needed to be successful in the creative workplace. Studies will have a dual focus that will enable students to explore and understand the Creative Industries as both a creative process and commercial activity. Core courses will develop various competencies in communication, digital technology, critical thinking, research design, collaboration and teamwork.
Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture | University of Manitoba
http://umanitoba.ca/centres/ccwoc/
The Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture is an interdisciplinary, research-based facility that permits artists, scholars and students from diverse backgrounds to explore the transformative possibilities of the spoken and written word. The centre and the eight staff members provide crucial support for students, faculty and community members who are working to create their own stories or who are studying the stories of others.
Centre for Creativity, King's College, Western | (Ontario)
https://www.kings.uwo.ca/academics/centres-kings/centre-for-creativity/
The interdisciplinary Centre for Creativity has its roots in the Department of Psychology at King’s University College. The Centre seeks to provide an educational function of the King’s community and builds bridges to other groups at King’s, such as the Centre for Social Concern, the Social Justice and Peace Program, the Religious Life Committee, and so forth, and to the wider community beyond — locally, nationally, and internationally.
Centre for Humanities Research and Creativity | Laurentian University (Ontario)
https://laurentian.ca/research/centres/chrc
The Centre for Humanities Research and Creativity (CHRC) facilitates research and creative projects that bring the academic excellence and artistic capability of the Humanities to both theoretical study and practical application. CHRC promotes the engagement of higher learning and cultural development by collaborating with community arts groups and by working in the media arts.
Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies | British Columbia
https://fccs.ok.ubc.ca/
FCCS is a community engaged faculty whose work combines traditional scholarly and hands-on skills with contemporary technologies. They are a meeting place for passionate thinkers, researchers, makers, and artists committed to a university experience that builds connections between global, local, settler, and indigenous communities.
Centre for Culture and Technology | University of British Columbia
http://cct.ok.ubc.ca/
The Centre for Culture and Technology is an interdisciplinary institute that engages multiple forms of art, media and information technologies as vehicles for the exploration and expression of community, culture, and identity. A key role of the Centre is to advance research/creation processes and theoretical discourse in the dynamic field of culture and technology in order to address rapid changes in technologies themselves.
Faculty of Humanities and Social Studies | Sheridan College (Ontario)
https://www.sheridancollege.ca/academics/faculties/humanities-and-social-sciences.aspx
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHASS) offers programs in Communication and Literary Studies, Humanities and Creativity, and Social and Life Sciences. Their holistic approach to education develops knowledge, creative thinking, and confidence.
Med in Curriculum Studies with a focus on Creativity | Open Acadia, (Nova Scotia)
https://med.acadiau.ca/programs/curriculum-studies.html
Acadia University's Master of Education in Curriculum Studies program has been designed for teachers and administrators who wish to engage in research and advanced study in curriculum. Their program will build skills and encourage you to think from critical perspective that is responsive to change, empowerment, and social justice.
School of Communication, Media and Design | Centennial College (Toronto)
https://www.centennialcollege.ca/programs-courses/schools/school-of-communications-media-arts-design/
The Story Arts Centre — home to Centennial College's School of Communications, Media, Arts and Design is home to nearly 1,300 full-time students enrolled in communications, media, art, design, advertising, and more. Students are engaged in the real communications, media, arts and design world, telling stories with expert assistance and direction from faculty in a uniquely professional and creative environment.
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
https://www.banffcentre.ca/
Banff Centre is a champion of arts and creativity, and Banff Centre Leadership programs prepare and empower leaders to make an impact in a rapidly shifting world. Our programs integrate the power of the arts, the wisdom of Indigenous practice, and the extraordinary beauty of Banff National Park.
Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning – Ontario
https://www.tettcentre.org/
The Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning is a charitable arts organization, operating in the beautiful JK Tett heritage building on Lake Ontario's waterfront in Kingston, Ontario. The centre is home to nine arts organizations, eight Creativity Studio Artists, and a variety of rental spaces, including the Malting Tower, Rehearsal Hall, and Tett Gallery and Activity Room.
International Partners
UNITED STATES
Brain and Creativity Institute | University of Southern California
https://dornsife.usc.edu/bci/
Under the direction of Antonio Damasio and Hanna Damasio, current research at the Brain and Creativity Institute includes, among others, projects on (1) the effects of music processing on the developing brain, (2) studies on how the brain structures narrative, and more. Results from the Institute's ongoing work have applications in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders, child development, and education.
Creative Education Foundation | Massachucetts
http://www.creativeeducationfoundation.org/
The Creative Education Foundation is a nonprofit membership organization of leaders in the field of creativity theory and practice. The mission of the Creative Education Foundation is to spark personal and professional transformation by empowering people with the skill set, tool set, and mindset of deliberate creativity.
College of Creative Studies | University of California
https://www.ccs.ucsb.edu/
The College of Creative Studies (CCS) has offered a small intellectual community of committed undergraduate students and faculty set within a major research university. CCS students and their faculty advisors work together to design a study plan that encourages students to take risks, to explore, and to develop their passion.
College for Creative Studies | Michigan
https://www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/
College for Creative Studies provides students a rigorous and innovative education aligned with industry requirements. Students are exposed to various courses such as digital film, ceramics, art education and much more. Their graduates are innovators, problem solvers and futurists who are prepared for a career, not just a job.
International Center for Studies in Creativity | Buffalo
https://creativity.buffalostate.edu/
International Center for Studies in Creativity is the first program in the world to teach the science of creativity at a graduate level: The Graduate Certificate program includes six courses that focus on creative process, facilitation, assessment, training, theory and leadership.
The School for Creative Studies | North Carolina
https://www.dpsnc.net/domain/48
The School for Creative Studies vision is: Creativity. Communication. Collaboration. Community. The school theme centers on applied creativity, media, design, and communication arts. The program of study features coursework selections including Creative Entrepreneurship & Marketing, Digital Media & Design, Video Technology & Communications, Design for Living.
Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development | Georgia
https://coe.uga.edu/directory/torrance-center
The Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development is a service, research, and instructional center concerned with the identification and development of creative potential and with gifted and future studies. The goals are to investigate, implement, and evaluate techniques for enhancing creative thinking and facilitating national and international systems that support creative development.
Maine Center for Creativity
https://mainearts.maine.gov/directory/arts/detail/3780
The Maine Center for Creativity is a non-profit organization started in 2005 led by a volunteer Board of Directors dedicated to creating projects and programs that support the arts and promote the growth of the creative industries and professions in Maine that contribute to the vitality of Maine’s economy.
Centre for Creativity – University of Pittsburgh
https://www.creative.pitt.edu/about-us
The Center for Creativity seeks to foster connections between and among members of the University community whose scholarly efforts and passions are rooted in “making stuff”: stories, pictures, music, scenes, statements, apps, messes, etc. The Center's spaces are intentionally and purposefully open to students, staff, and faculty in all programs of the University.
UNITED KINGDOM
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts | University of Sussex
https://www.attenboroughcentre.com/
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts is an interdisciplinary arts hub connecting University of Sussex with wider regional, national and international arts communities. The centre presents a seasonal programme of performance, dance, live art, film, music, discussion & debate and digital practices.
Centre for Creative Industries | Caledonian University, Glasgow
https://www.gcu.ac.uk/creates/creativecentres/centreforcreativeindustries/
The combination of staff across the various sectors provide a unique depth and understanding of creativity and technical development in the industrial and commercial sectors. Staff within the Centre have developed links with design businesses, to assist with strategies for long term growth, and are liaising with local communities to facilitate infrastructural developments.
Centre for Creativity in Professional Practice | City University, London
https://www.cass.city.ac.uk/faculties-and-research/centres/creativity
Cass Business School’s Centre for Creativity in Professional Practice researches and educates about these new forms of leadership, to build a new generation of creative leaders with extraordinary capabilities. These leaders will investigate, generate, envision, prototype, critique and reflect on novel solutions to complex modern challenges, and empower your teams and organizations to do the same.
CREATe | University of Glasgow
https://www.create.ac.uk/blog/category/about/
CREATe investigates the future of creative production in the digital age, and in particular the role of copyright. The Centre brings together an interdisciplinary team of academics from law, economics, management, computer science, sociology, psychology, ethnography and critical studies. CREATe has funded projects across the UK and works with over 80 industry, public sector and civil society partners.
MA in Creative and Media Enterprises | University of Warwick
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/scapvc/ccmps/applying/taught/creative
The MA in Creative and Media Enterprises focuses on the special relationship between creative imagination, strategic management and cultural entrepreneurship. The course invites you to deepen your knowledge of the creative and media industries and to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to commercialize your ideas and prepare you for the challenges of running a creative or media business.
MA in Cultural and Creative Industries | King’s College, London
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught-courses/cultural-and-creative-industries-ma
Using a range of tools from sociology, media and cultural studies, the MA in Cultural and Creative Industries draws on teaching, research and professional expertise from both King’s academics and professionals working in the field. The course is ideally suited to students looking for a career in the cultural, media and creative sectors.
Research into Education | Creativity and Arts through Practice, University of Chester
http://www.chester.ac.uk/recap
Research into Education, Creativity and Arts through Practice (RECAP) is a new centre which specializes in practice-based research into creativity, learning and the arts, in professional educational contexts through international collaborations. The centre has a developing portfolio of research across the disciplines of the arts in education, performance arts, applied drama and theatre, popular cultural forms.
The Creativity Centre
http://creativitycentreuk.co.uk/
The Creativity Centre UK are specialists in creativity, backed up with extensive knowledge of psychology and communication. They provide expertise in creativity development for businesses and organizations in the UK and internationally.
The Creativity Centre | University of Brighton
http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/
At the University of Brighton, research and community projects engage with local and national culture and inform the way they teach and learn, reaching into and beyond the city, developing opportunities around the highest levels of practice.
The Open Creativity Centre | The Open University
http://www.nesse.fr/nesse/activities/research-mapping/creativity-and-innovation/institutions/open-creativity-centre
The Open Creativity Centre is an interdisciplinary, inter-faculty grouping of research and teaching staff at the Open University. Initiated in 2001 by Anna Craft and Bob Jeffrey, they are now expanding their team with many overlapping interests in the broad areas of creativity and innovation. The centre undertakes research and development work, and much of what they do is applied.
UAL Creative Computing Institute – University of Arts London
https://www.arts.ac.uk/creative-computing-institute
The UAL Creative Computing Institute (CCI) offers innovative new courses, research opportunities and a public platform to explore computer science and creative practice. Graduates with these skills can expect to find exciting career opportunities in web and app development, interactive digital experience, smart product development and the internet of things.
AUSTRALIA
Arc Centre of Excellence for Research Industries and Innovation | Queensland University of Technology
https://research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/projects/arc-centre-of-excellence-australian-creative-innovation-system/
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI) was established in 2005 to focus research and development on the role the creative industries and their contributing disciplines make to a more dynamic and inclusive innovation system and society. The Centre played a significant role in theoretical and strategic debates with academic, policy, and industry interlocutors, as well as working extensively on new empirical and technical methodologies.
Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation | University of Technology, Sidney
https://www.uts.edu.au/future-students/transdisciplinary-innovation/undergraduate-courses/creative-intelligence-and
The Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCII) is a unique combined degree that encompasses high-level critical and creative thinking, invention, complexity, innovation, future scenario building and entrepreneurship; leading-edge capabilities that are highly valued in the globalized world.
Centre for Creative and Cultural Research | University of Canberra
http://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/cccr
The Centre for Creative and Cultural Research (CCCR) focuses on applied research into creative practice, conducting imaginative and practical experiments. Many of the CCCR's members are creative practitioners who produce not only traditional scholarly outputs, but also creative publications and performances, exhibitions and exhibition design, and professional inputs to cultural and community institutions.
Centre for Creative Arts | La Trobe University
http://centreforcreativearts.org.au/category/education/
The Centre for Creative Arts of Education and Learning’s website includes a blog and tips about how to improve students learning, teaching, and academic parental involvement.
Collaborative Environments for Creative Arts Research | University of Newcastle
https://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-and-innovation/centre/education-arts/cecar/about-us
Collaborative Environments for Creative Arts Research (CeCAR) is an interdisciplinary research group located within the School of Creative Industries, Faculty of Education and Arts. CeCAR brings together national and international researchers in the creative arts, humanities, sciences, health and social sciences with external collaborators in the community, industry, other universities and institutes.
Creative Industries Centre | TAFE SA
https://www.tafesa.edu.au/adelaide-college-of-the-arts/ac-arts-events/2017/10/17/default-calendar/creative-industries-course-information-night
TAFE SA is South Australia’s largest vocational education and training provider and one of the largest in Australia. Creative Industries Centre offers courses in Graphic Design and Print Media; Screen and Media; Music Performance; Sound Production; Photo Imaging and Photography.
The Arts and Creative Industries | Curtin University
https://study.curtin.edu.au/study-areas/arts-and-creative-industries/?rdr=coursefinder
The Arts and Creative Industries courses can help develop skills and teach students to apply them in the working world. They have excellent teaching facilities and industry standard equipment where you can use your creative flair, including an on-campus media production studio, 3D printers, theatre, radio station, and online publications.
The J.M. Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice | University of Adelaide
https://www.adelaide.edu.au/jmcoetzeecentre/
The J. M. Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice is a place where inspiration, ideas and invention come together. The Centre is a research centre devoted to understanding creativity and a cultural hub where leading literary, musical and multimedia scholars and artists can learn from one another and collaborate.
Creative Industries Innovation Centre
https://www.creativeplusbusiness.com/ciic-resources/
The Australian Government’s Creative Industries Innovation Centre (CIIC) was a wonderful organization that worked with over 1,500 creative enterprises from 2009 to 2014. They provided one-one-one support, and facilitated research reports including Valuing Australia’s Creative Industries, which showed that the creative industries made a direct contribution to GDP of $32.8 billion in 2011/12, more than the contribution made by many traditional industries.
NEW ZEALAND
National Institute for Creative Arts and Industries | University of Auckland
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/creative.html
The University’s creative centre is available for faculty to promote artistic and professional innovation and collaboration. This includes various programs and courses, such as school of architecture, school of music, dance studies, and more.
EUROPE
Creative Europe
https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/creative-europe/
The Creative Europe program is the European Commission's framework for support to the culture and audiovisual sectors. Creative Europe is open to cultural and creative organizations from EU Member States, as well as non-EU countries. This program gives Europe's culture and media sectors access to new international opportunities, markets, and audiences.