Made in the Okanagan supports the local economy and is a business and community development incubator, which works to implement environmentally sustainable economic solutions that emphasize better prosperity for art, craft and community food producers.
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Based in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Made in the Okanagan works to develop business and community strategies that will enhance our region's role nationally and internationally within the fields of quality handmade art and fine craft and locally grown safe foods.
This section includes research and planning documents including case studies related to marketing, emerging trends and forecasts that but are not limited to tourism related market research, trends, statistics, and demographics.
Documents in this section include but are not limited to business and strategic planning and includes planning and financial templates as well as case studies regarding business management and operations.
This section includes research, new concepts and ideas that will help businesses and communities generate greater opportunities within the 100 mile economy.
This section includes a Support Directory and special services, resources and projects that will assist studio and farmgate businesses, creative workers, organizations and communities.
The mission of the Okanagan Institute
is to contribute to
the quality of creative engagement in the Okanagan through publications and events.
One of our goals at Made in the Okanagan is to establish an academic base to empower creativity throughout all levels of education as object, subject, and process. We accomplish this task by working in schools with teachers to create lesson plans using creativity as a means of teaching math, language arts, science and social sciences, and by coordinating educational exhibits featuring how the local economy works in the Okanagan.
Creativity Across the Curriculum Project
The Creativity Across the Curriculum program offers hands-on workshops which bring teachers together with local artists. The goal of the program is to utilize art and craft and the region's heritage as a means of teaching math, language arts, science and social sciences and to give local artists another vehicle for sharing their craft knowledge and art form.
