National Policy and Research Organizations
Americans for the Arts
Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With more than 40 years of service, we are dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.
DOCA annually purchases AFTA's Creative Industries data which tracks the number of establishments and employment within Denver's creative industries. For a look at how Denver's creative industries' trend,
click here.
Culture, Creativity and Communities Program: Urban Institute
An research initiative of the Urban Institute, a nonprofit nonpartisan policy research and educational organization established to examine the social, economic, and governance problems facing the nation. It provides information and analysis to public and private decision makers to help them address these challenges and strives to raise citizen understanding of the issues and tradeoffs in policy making.
Center for Arts & Culture
The Center for Arts and Culture aims to inform and improve policy decisions that affect cultural life. The guiding principles of that mission include freedom of imagination, inquiry and expression, as well as freedom of opportunity for all to participate in a vital and diverse culture.
Creative Capital Foundation
nonprofit organization, acts as a catalyst for the development of adventurous and imaginative ideas by supporting artists who pursue innovation in form and/or content in the performing and visual arts, film and video, and in emerging fields.
Leveraging Investment In Creativity (LINC)
LINC (Leveraging Investments in Creativity) is a ten-year national initiative to improve conditions for artists in all disciplines, so that artists can more readily do their creative work and contribute to community life.
Smart City Consulting Publications
Smart City Consulting offers clients a community-centered approach balancing the creative and the practical. Visit their website for the following reports and links:
Young and the Restless Reports
The Memphis Manifesto
Cultural Development in Creative Communities
The Talent Magnet Project: Attracting and Retaining Creative Workers for Your City