Tenstar Community, often known simply as "TEN", is a Third Sector not-for-profit movement and association in Verona, Italy.
TEN is committed to social regeneration, focusing on education, culture and creativity by creating interactivity within TEN creative sectors of architecture, arts, cinematography, design, environmental engineering, photography, graphics, music, performing arts and urban regeneration.Andrea Colantonio, Tim Dixon Urban Regeneration and Social Sustainability: Best Practice from European Cities, Wiley-Blackwell 2010, Charles Landry,The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innonators, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2012,
TEN sustains artists and creative people in the creative economyBakhshi Hasan, Hargreaves Ian and Mateos-Garcia Juan, A Manifesto For The Creative Economy, Nesta, 2013 and the green economy and by inviting and working with influential professionals.
History
Tenstar Community Movement was created in 2000 by Abbas Gharib with other professionals and artists in Europe and the Middle East to support creative people and to defend their sectors. Its initial name was "Ten - International Developments", with actions in the post-contemporary domain.
In 2008, this Platform moved to Italy.Kultur & Kommunikation for Nordic Innovation Centre (2007), Creative Industries Education in the Nordic CountriesMœglin, Pierre (2010), Les Industries éducatives, Paris, Puf
Mission and vision
TEN's commitment is to social regeneration, by working within creative sectors. It works to contribute to the journey from the existing energy-based society, to one based on knowledge.
The mission wants to rebuild the artistic and cultural heritage of the city. These are capable of accommodating art and culture experiences, creation of employment with sustainable production.Howkins, John. The Creative Economy: How People Make Money From Ideas, Penguin; New Ed edition 2002, .
Leaders
The organizers of "Tenstar Community" in Italy are Sandra Villa, an architect and designer, Samì Gharib, a sociologist and expert in communication and Leila Gharib who is a Musician and art performer.
TEN's commitments match the current economic and social needs of innovation, so that the ten creative areas and the ten goals of the Association remain active in the educational, cultural and creative sectors, that are engines for growth and development,Florida, Richard, The Rise of the Creative Class And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure and Everyday Life, Basic Books, 2002, new edition 2012, . claiming "creative citizens' rights" for a knowledge society, a World Without Poverty.Social Business and the Future of Capitalism. PublicAffairs. pp. 320. .
References
Further reading Charles Landry, The origins & futures of the creative city, Comedia . Richard Florida, The Great Reset: How the Post-Crash Economy Will Change the Way We Live and Work, HarperBusiness; Reprint edition 2011, .
External links
Social Economy Network The Creative Economy