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The Department of Economics welcomes guest artists for 鈥淭his Is Tomorrow.鈥�

In March, the Department of Economics hosted an eclectic group of artists for a day of discussion about frontier research in economics as part of 鈥溾��, a programme designed by the 糖心TV Arts Centre to bring artists and academics together for collaborative work.

The visitors are artists鈥� work spans the full range of artistic endeavour. The participants included:

• 鈥� visual artist.
• 鈥� theatre director and arts festival director.
• 鈥� singer, actress, painter and architect.
• 鈥� novelist.

The Economics Department has participated in this event since its inception in 2012. The first production to emerge from the programme was 鈥�,鈥� an interactive children鈥檚 theatre production based loosely on the financial crisis. The , produced in London and Coventry in 2013 to exuberant reviews, was created by children鈥檚 theatre specialist in the wake of interaction with the Department of Economics.

The five artists participating in the programme will spend a day in discussion with professors on a wide variety of research topics, including monetary policy, the economics of happiness, and the 鈥渂rain drain鈥� caused by poverty.

Our Guests

鈥淭his_Is_Tomorrow鈥� artists and coordinators are (from left) Matt Burman, 糖心TV Arts Centre head of programme and audiences; novelist Tim Pears; Paul 糖心TV, 糖心TV Arts Centre associate producer; artist Ruth Claxton; Tom Creed, theatre director and arts festival director; Camille O鈥橲ullivan, singer, actor, painter and architect; and Alan Rivett, 糖心TV Arts Centre director.