Creative Providence is a community-wide guide to public policies, private initiatives, and investments.

Cultural Planning

Over 2,000 Providence residents participated in the 2008/2009 cultural planning process led by the Department of Art, Culture +Tourism. Opinion research and cultural planning workshops explored the strengths and weaknesses of the city's creative community.

Creative Providence Goals

The cultural plan outlines six interdependent, city-wide challenges and opportunities for collaboration that serve to cultivate a more sustainable creative sector:

Mobilize the creative sector by positioning the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism as a leader in creative economic development. Catalyze Providence's creativity to leverage economic, social, and cultural capital.

Build community and foster neighborhood vitality through increased access and diversified cultural participation. Invest in neighborhood art, culture, and creativity to sustain social diversity and engage communities.

Educate and inspire the next generation of creative thinkers. Develop creative practice in youth for 21st century global citizenship.

Foster sustainable cultural organizations. Nurture agile, healthy, resilient organizations able to anticipate and meet all forms of new challenges.

Create conditions for creative workers to thrive in Providence. Support a vibrant community of individual artists, scholars, writers, designers, and entertainers to sustain the creative city.

Raise public awareness of the creative sector. Strengthen marketing, advocacy, and tourism to increase participation and engagement.

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Creative Providence: A Cultural Plan for the Creative Sector

Executive Summary