Creative Economy Tool Kit
please note: this Toolkit will be updated with new information on a regular basis
What is the Creative Economy?
Facts and Figures
Creative Economy Visionaries
Local and global models and ideas
Resources
Description: What is the Creative Economy?
Benchmarking the State of the Creative Economy in Wisconsin, research from the Northern Center for Community and Economic Development, UW-Superior
Facts
and figures about the creative economy, arts and arts education
• Making the
case for the arts
• Benefits of the arts
• Benefits of arts education
• Why
Wisconsin for the Arts (Forward Wisconsin)
• The
Role of the Arts in Economic Development (National Governors Association)
Research on, writings about and ideas to advance the Creative Economy
Center for Community Economic Development, UW-Extension
Wisconsin
Entrepreneurs' Network (WEN): provides integrated statewide
support to entrepreneurs in all industries and
developmental stages.
UW-Madison Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship
Americans for the Arts
- NEW! Arts and Economic Prosperity III: the economic impact of the arts in Wisconsin and nationwide
- Creative Industries: Maps of creative businesses and jobs by congressional district
- Ten Characteristics of a Healthy Arts Community
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA)'s Creative Economy Resource Center
International Economic Development Council
Creative City Network of Canada:
Creative Clusters: an independent policy conference examining the growth of the creative economy internationally