Grizedale will outline its way of working and in particular the benefits of international collaboration Revitalising rural areas in a sustainable way is a current challenge for almost every rural community in the world. How to re value the range of skills, resources and creativity to create viable and sustainable communities and rich cultural life will be the central subject of this presentation from 3 international projects. A discussion session will focus on how a rural Inn might be reinvented for the 21st century. www.grizedale.org www.lawsonpark.org Grizedale Arts is an arts organization based in the British Lake District, working in a rural context: locally, nationally & internationally. Its activities are combinations of arts, community, political/ economic thinking and practice. Under the philosophy creative action can affect change and benefit culture and society, and that art has a useful function in everyones everyday lives. GA has been producing unique and ambitious international rural for over 20 years, the latest of which will be introduced and discussed at Venture Cafe Tokyo. You all are welcome to join the online presentation and subsequent discussion. www.grizedale.org/projects