First Phase Report. Tallinn University Estonian Institute for Futures Studies, 2011

Urban Creative Poles is uniting five medium sized cities around the Baltic Sea. The project is part of the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 of the European Union.

Local Artist for Regional Development is cross-border project that aims at developing the cities of Tartu (EST) and Cesis (LV) by involving artistic activities in community life. The project is running under the roof of the Estonia – Latvia Programme.

The objective of the Tartu Centre for Creative Industries is to become the coordinating and developing unit of creative industries not only in Tartu but the whole region (South Estonia), and we have already established good contacts with cultural entrepreneurs, institutions and businesses active in the area.

Nordic- Baltic Contact seminar for organisations active in the field of creative industries and creative economy
June 16 – 19, 2010 in Tartu, Estonia.