• Mission Statement
• Guiding Principles
• Who We Are
• What We Do
• How We Do It
• Leadership
• The Creative Economy

What Is The Creative Economy?

Unlike more traditional economic sectors, the creative economy is not linked to a single industry but is an industry unto itself, unified by its underlying characteristics of cultural creativity. It's creative artists and entrepreneurs. It's nonprofit organization focused on the arts, humanities and cultural heritage. It's private-sector businesses whose products and services (and the profits that come from them) are dependent on a healthy creative workforce.

• Attracts and retains the best and brightest workforce
  
• Helps to instill creative thinking and problem solving
  
• Creates a community in which students have higher test scores
  

For more information about the Creative Economy movement in New England, go to:

New Hampshire Business Committee For The Arts

Maine Arts Commission

New England Foundation For The Arts

Midcoast Magnet

Rhode Island State Council On The Arts

Massachusetts Cultural Council

Massachusetts Cultural Council - START Initiative