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Vermont Arts Council Announces Launch of
Statewide Creative Economy Action Plan
The Vermont Arts Council announced
that it has launched an in-depth assessment
of Vermont’s creative assets. The ten-month
endeavor will result in a comprehensive
action plan to advance the creative economy
in the state. The project is supported by
major funding from Jane’s Trust, as well as
grants from the Vermont Agency of
Commerce and Community Development
and the National Life Group Foundation.
The effort is directed by the Vermont
Creative Network, an initiative supported by
the Vermont Arts Council.
“Vermont’s creative economy does more
than create great jobs – it creates a great
place to live, work, and play,” said Ted Brady,
deputy secretary of the Vermont Agency of
Commerce and Community Development.
“Nearly every aspect of Vermont’s economy
is made stronger thanks to the creative people
making art, music, and other art forms.
Creative entrepreneurs, whether making a
living, practicing a hobby, or anything in
between, have helped create Vermont’s
sense of place, which is our primary tool in
retaining Vermonters and recruiting new
Vermonters.”
The action plan will identify concrete
ways to boost the economic viability of the
creative sector and will outline steps to build
synergy between creative industries and
other sectors. It will also offer strategies to
align future workforce development with the
needs of the state’s creative businesses and to
position Vermont as an attractive place for
artists, young people, and entrepreneurs.
“Recently, there has been a growing recognition
of the economic potential of creative
talents and businesses nationwide,”
said Amy Cunningham, Vermont Arts
Council deputy director and coordinator of
the Vermont Creative Network. “There is a
particularly compelling case to be made for
the power of the creative economy in
Vermont, where creative industries and
occupations provide nearly nine percent of
all employment.”
The Vermont Arts Council and the
Vermont Creative Network are working with
Mt. Auburn Associates, Melissa Levy of the
Vermont-based Community Roots, and economic
development expert Stuart Rosenfeld
to conduct the in-depth research and to
develop the action plan. Mt. Auburn
Associates and Stuart Rosenfeld have
worked collaboratively for more than a
decade on creative economy plans for states
and cities across the nation. Stuart Rosenfeld
and Melissa Levy worked together on the
creative economy plan recently completed
for the Northeast Kingdom.
The statewide project builds on several
years of research, partnership-building, and
community inquiry – including national
research and two studies of the creative
economy of east central Vermont (Windsor
and Orange counties; completed in 2016)
and the Northeast Kingdom (released in
January 2019). The Northeast Kingdom
study demonstrated both the substantial
economic power of the creative sector and
the compelling needs for targeted investment,
workforce training, coordinated marketing,
and connecting creative enterprises
to other economic sectors in the region.
About the Vermont Creative Network
The Vermont Creative Network was
established by the Vermont Legislature in
May 2016 as an initiative of the Vermont Arts
Council. The Network is a broad collective
of organizations, businesses, and individuals
working to advance Vermont’s creative sector.
Vermont Creative Network.
About the Vermont Arts Council
The Vermont Arts Council envisions a
Vermont where all people have access to the
arts and creativity in their lives, education,
and communities. Engagement with the arts
transforms individuals, connects us more
deeply to each other, energizes the economy,
and sustains the vibrant cultural landscape
that makes Vermont a great place to live.
Since 1965, the Council has been the state’s
primary provider of funding, advocacy, and
information for the arts in Vermont. www.
vermontartscouncil.org.
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