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About Sam Ortega

Samantha Ortega is a marketing manager at WESTAF, she assists in developing and executing comprehensive marketing strategies that drive leads, opportunities, and sales. In addition to her work at WESTAF, Samantha manages and maintains CVSuite content, including blog posts and social media campaigns. Samantha has a background in marketing and communications. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of Texas at El Paso.
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Top 10 Highest-Paying Creative Occupations in Denver, Colorado

Do you want to begin your career in the creative industries, or are you already working in them? Creative industries can be challenging to navigate professionally, which is why insightful... read more →
  • April 27, 2022
  • Sam Ortega
  • Creative Economy
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Explore 2020 Data in CVSuite

With 2022 well underway, we wanted to start the new year off right by sharing some wonderful news with our readers—the Creative Vitality™ Suite now holds 2020 data! CVSuite updates... read more →
  • February 18, 2022
  • Sam Ortega
  • COVID-19, Data Sets
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CVSuite Client Spotlight: Interview with Cassandra Askins

Our Client Spotlight series focuses on current users of CVSuite™ and how they are using the tool in their everyday work and special projects. The CVSuite team contacted these users... read more →
  • December 15, 2021
  • Sam Ortega
  • Client Spotlight
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2021 Creative Vitality™ Summit

Recently, the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF), in partnership with the National Creative Economy Coalition, ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Grantmakers in the Arts, and others held... read more →
  • October 20, 2021
  • Sam Ortega
  • Creative Economy
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WESTAF’s CVSuite™ and Public Art Archive™ Announce 6 Can’t-Miss Public Art Stops of the Southwest

Recently, CVSuite and its team of editors, designers, and data analysts paired up with WESTAF’s Public Art Archive to launch 6 Can’t-Miss Public Art Stops of the Southwest. The list... read more →
  • May 28, 2021
  • Sam Ortega
  • Creative Economy, Creative Vitality List, CVI
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New Arts and Economic Research on the Recovery and Resilience of the Arts

The arts play a huge role in supporting our economy and diversifying the communities we live in. In light of current challenges, we need to remember how vital the arts... read more →
  • March 4, 2021
  • Sam Ortega
  • COVID-19, Creative Economy, Reporting
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Exploring Music Initiatives: Digging Deeper into Data during a Pandemic

COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on the creative sector, which has shifted the strategy of many performing arts and cultural organizations working together to sustain the arts. The performing... read more →
  • November 18, 2020
  • Sam Ortega
  • Creative Economy
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Racial Equity in the Arts: Moving Away From the Past and into the Future

As you have seen in the news, the pandemic has placed a great deal of pressure on the social and economic infrastructures in the United States and globally. Beyond exposing... read more →
  • August 5, 2020
  • Sam Ortega
  • Creative Economy

COVID-19 and Its Impact on the Creative Economy

During these unprecedented times, COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the creative sector. “Artists, arts nonprofits, and creative businesses (like design firms, galleries, and photography studios) are facing significant... read more →
  • June 24, 2020
  • Sam Ortega
  • Creative Economy

Top 30 Most Creative Small Cities in the United States

On April 29, 2020, the CVSuite and its team of editors, designers, and data analysts launched the Top 30 Most Creative Small Cities campaign to introduce The Creative Vitality List,... read more →
  • May 27, 2020
  • Sam Ortega
  • Creative Economy, Creative Vitality List, CVI
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