Creative Arts & Economy Blog | Creative Vitality Suite

Mar 01

Three colorful circles to the left with an image of a man standing looking into a camera and a group of three people working together. Colorado Film Study. October 2022.

A Robust Film Industry Waiting to Be Unlocked

The arts inspire, build community and belonging, and, most importantly, boost a region's economic vitality. Harnessing the power of the arts is possible when a region has a robust foundation of arts advocates, coalitions, and organizations willing to do the groundwork in eliminating roadblocks that prevent their region from flourishing. ... read more →

March 1, 2023
Sam Ortega
Creative Economy, Data Education, Reporting

Dec 23

Product Update: Announcing New 2021 Data

The CVSuite team is pleased to announce the introduction of 2021 data to the CVSuite tool. To access this new data, visit the Region Selection section when logged into the CVSuite site and choose 2021 from the Year drop-down menu to begin exploring the economic trends happening in your area.... read more →

December 23, 2022
Sam Ortega
Creative Economy, Data Quality, Data Sets, New Features and Enhancements, Reporting

Oct 28

Five Reasons Why You Need Creative Economy Data

Are you an arts administrator, economic developer, city planner, or work in the creative sector? Are you on the fence about using creative economy data for your daily work? If you answered yes to both of these questions, read on! Many struggle with whether or not to use creative economy... read more →

October 28, 2022
Sam Ortega
Creative Economy, Data Education, General

Aug 24

CVSuite Data Dives: Exploring Alaska’s Creative Vitality

The CVSuite™ team is bringing back Data Dives, a series of blog posts that explores the different ways to use the Creative Vitality Suite tool and its data. CVSuite offers a wide array of creative economy data that can help you tell your data-driven story. This month, we dive deeper... read more →

August 24, 2022
Sam Ortega
Creative Economy, CVI, Data Dives, Data Education

Jun 22

Image with a laptop and dark green background.

DataEd: A Fun, New Way to Become a Creative Economy Expert

Over the past year, the CVSuite team has conducted research on our client’s needs and challenges in working with creative economy data. We released a survey to identify what issues we could help address and found a need to better understand analyzing, interpreting, and deciding what to do with the... read more →

Apr 27

An image of the Denver, Colorado skyline.

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 data demonstrating trajectory and trends within your occupation is so important. Denver, Colorado—also known as the Mile High City—is famous... read more →

April 27, 2022
Sam Ortega
Creative Economy

Feb 18

2020 data featured image. Man in the background analyzing and looking at data on a clipboard.

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 its data throughout the year when new data becomes available from our data provider, Economic Modeling Specialists International (Emsi). When... read more →

February 18, 2022
Sam Ortega
COVID-19, Data Sets

Dec 15

Corresponding Makeup of the Art Market of Erie, Pennsylvania with Regional Success Featured Image

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 to find out more about their organization, long-term goals, and what part of the CVSuite tool was most compelling for... read more →

December 15, 2021
Sam Ortega
Client Spotlight

Oct 20

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 its first Creative Vitality™ Summit. The Summit brought together 40 creative economy experts, arts and culture leaders, and equity champions... read more →

October 20, 2021
Sam Ortega
Creative Economy

May 28

6 Can't Miss Public Art Stops of the Southwest Featured Image

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 showcases cities with public art collections that represent the promise and complexity of the region and that embrace the unique... read more →

May 28, 2021
Sam Ortega
Creative Economy, Creative Vitality List, CVI