Author(s)

Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay^*, Ana Dalia Huesca Dehesa

Téluq, Université du Québec, Montreal, Canada.

In 2006, Montreal joined the Creative Cities Network as was named “UNESCO City of Design”. Since the tabling of the report of Richard Florida on Montreal, the city wished to move towards the objective of the Creative City, as did many cities internationally. In this context, the city of Montreal was trying to attract and retain creators so that they could develop their careers and contribute to this Creative City image. We analyzed the particular situation of immigrant artists and creators and the way they built their career in Montreal. As other artists and designers, they moved between the art world and the world of entrepreneurship, two apparently conflicting worlds, which they needed to bring together for a successful career, and this was their main challenge.

Creative City, Creators, Immigrants, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Management, Risk, Uncertainty

Tremblay, D. and Dehesa, A. (2016) Montréal, Creative City and Immigrant Creatives: Can the Art World and Entrepreneurship Be Brought Together?. Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies, 4, 55-67. doi: 10.4236/jhrss.2016.42007.