Creative Community Index

Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley, in partnership with the City of San José Office of Cultural Affairs, Americans for the Arts and the Knight Foundation, has just completed a major research initiative to develop quantitative measures of cultural participation and creativity in our region. The resulting publication of the Creative Community Index includes more than 30 indicators designed to gauge the health and vitality of cultural activities in our region and the importance of creativity to the vitality of Silicon Valley.

The development of quantitative measures for this project has followed two parallel tracks. First, interviews with local residents about their breadth and frequency of cultural participation, and second, an in-depth survey of local arts and cultural groups throughout the region about their activities. The survey was designed to gather a range of data about the current health and vitality of nonprofit arts groups in the region.

For this effort, Cultural Initiatives constructed an exhaustive database of 530 organizations and associations using information provided by the City of San José, Arts Council Silicon Valley, tax filing information from the IRS and incorporation filings from the California Secretary of State.

Click here to read the Creative Community index.

Click here to receive a free, printed copy of the Creative Communities Index.

Click here for highlights from the Creative Community Index launch event, July 9th at the Tech Museum of Innovation.

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Updated: December 21, 2006