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The Creative and Cultural Industries (CCI) at Chapman University began to take shape in the fall of 2015 when the European Union (EU) awarded the University and Dr. Patrick Fuery a $200k grant to develop CCI on the campus and to encourage their growth and organization in partnership with the EU.

The grant which was part of the Getting to Know Europe Program, enabled Dr. Fuery to begin developing partnerships across the world by funding artist/writers/scholars in residence, allowing for the hosting of conferences and roundtables bringing together regional, domestic and international guests, and finally allowing for the formation and launch of a creative incubator program that would allow for students to build ongoing CCI projects.

As the grant was coming to completion, Dr. Fuery launched the Minor in CCI, which included the appointment of permanent faculty to the program in the fall of 2018. June of 2019 saw the launch of the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries which now houses the Minor in CCI and is continuing to offer students unique opportunities to partner with universities and institutions nationally and internationally in creative and cultural fields, such as the Center’s joining of the SDSN in spring of 2021. For a complete look at what partnerships and research CCI faculty are engaging in be sure to look at our Center for the Creative and Cultural Industries main webpage.

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Štěpánka Jislová- Ms. Jislová is a Prague-based comic book artist with thought-provoking illustrations and narratives, as well as a personal mission to empower female artists within the comic community. While in residence she worked on several projects including visually working out the idea of home and how our surroundings and the places where we grow up affect it.

Janire Nájera – A Spanish Artist, Ms. Nájera combines writing and photography to share histories of people around the globe. While in residence she gave a lecture dealing with her project titled: “Moving Forward, Looking Back: Journeys Across the Old Spanish Trail” an artistic project combining photography, video, and sound by who has explored the Spanish legacy along the Old Spanish Trail. The project can still be viewed in the digital archive hosted by the Escalette Collection.

Creativity and Culture: CCI in Conversation
Patrick Fuery and Dr. Kelli Fuery hosted Dr. Christopher Bollas, one of the most famous living psychoanalysts for his ideas on creativity and psychoanalysis, in conjunction with famed film maker, Director Ken McMullen, as they discussed the latter’s critically acclaimed film Ghost Dance.
Research and Career Pathways Talk
Dr. Caroline Bainbridge and Dr. Karen Cross of Roehampton University, Department of Media Culture and Language participated in a panel discussion with Dr. Kelli Fuery of Dodge College’s Film Studies Department, to discuss research and career trajectories.

Building EU-US Networks Through the Creative and Cultural Industries Conference
This conference was based on the residency projects, themes of CCI as regional and global processes and established and emerging trends in the field. This was a partnership with the European Union.
Creative and Cultural Industries Roundtable with Soren Soeborg
Soren Soeborg, head of Development Cultural Centres in Denmark presented on a European project titled RECcORD- an interesting model on how Creative and Cultural Industries works as a form of cultural diplomacy, collaborative networking, and international understanding.
Museums and Markets: perspectives on income generation in a post pandemic world 3 day conference
Conference that virtually brought together academics and practitioners to explore how museums and heritage sites can respond to changing socio-economic circumstances by reimagining business models, markets and products.

Center for CCI Location

The Center for Creative and Cultural Industries is located at 428 N. Glassell, currently admission into the center is by appointment only. Please email us with questions, or to request an appointment.

Dr. Patrick Fuery, Director of the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries

Dr. Kelli Fuery, Associate Professor of Creative and Cultural Industries

Ms. Rachel Kinnard, Assistant Professor, Instructional Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries

Ms. Shannon Halverson, Program Manager, Center for Creative and Cultural Industrie

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Past Artists/Writers/Scholars in Residence

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