Selecting peer regions to which to compare your region’s creative economic growth can be a daunting task. The first step to identifying a peer region is to determine what your region’s economic and creative industry goals are and then look for a place that has a similar outlook. Other factors... read more →

On May 24, the Creative Vitality Suite hosted the Arts and Culture, An Integral Element in Economic Development webinar. Kyle Wiese, project manager at Thurston County Economic Development Council, and Debbie-Maranger-Menk, director of consulting at Emsi, discussed the trends on culture and the creative industry's impact on economic development. Watch the... read more →

CVSuite™ Data Dives is our newest initiative to help users explore the wide array of data in the tool and illustrate ways to tell a data-driven story. This month, the CVSuite team will dive deeper into ways to use the Creative Vitality™ Index (CVI™) to compare a region to the... read more →

NASAA’s Creative Economy State Profiles The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA), in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), recently released a new online tool called “Creative Economy State Profiles.” The tool is based on the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA) work that was... read more →

Creative districts have proven to be a successful tactic for driving economic growth and revitalizing local communities. Districts leverage the assets in areas of culture, creativity, and diversity to develop sustainable economic centers. In this webinar, Margaret Hunt, executive director of Colorado Creative Industries, and Karen Hanan, executive director of... read more →

As the head of an arts management graduate program, I am always on the hunt for new ideas, learning opportunities, and cutting-edge resources for our students and faculty. I know that access to scientific information is critical to any quality education and learning process. At the most basic level, quality... read more →

Creative Vitality Suite | Creative Economy Tools The Creative Vitality Suite aggregates creative labor market data from national sources into an interactive tool. The Creative Vitality Suite is the only arts data provider that includes both nonprofit and for-profit data. Dive into creative economy data for your region! The CVSuite... read more →