The Office of the Creative Economy provides support to Vermont's creative industries and seeks to cultivate a thriving ecosystem. Vermont's downtown's play an essential role; here are five trends to watch.
2. Goals
Introduce the Office
Share key ideas shaping our work
Start the conversation
- Learn from your experience
- Identify bottlenecks, opportunities
5. Origins
“The office of creative economy is
created within the agency of commerce
and community development in order to
build upon the years of work and energy
around creative economy initiatives in
Vermont, including the work of the
Vermont film commission.”
H.287 passed in 2011 legislative session
6. Focus
Film and new media
Software and game development
Advertising and new media
Manufacturing arts
Arts and cultural organizations
* Architecture, Publishing, Music
16. Implications
How we think about “appropriate use” for
downtown facilities
How we define “where innovation
happens”
How we think about skilling up our
workforce
18. Implications
How we think about and describe the
funding landscape
How we define “engagement” in
downtown initiatives
19.
20. Implications
New ways to attract workers - and
spenders - downtown
Bringing a new narrative - new stories about the “who” and the “what” downtown
New spaces for convening the public
around ideas