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Mayor David N. Cicilline launched Creative Providence: a Cultural Plan for the Creative Sector to explore the strengths and weaknesses of the capital city's creative community. Creative Providence will better position the city to realize its full potential as a creative center and deliver on its promise of innovation and change. It will become a guide to public policy, private initiative, and investment for the citizens of the city
Creative Providence cultural plan:
- Is the result of a broadly inclusive, city-wide process;
- Integrates arts, culture, and creativity into all aspects of city life by making specific, realistic recommendations for action;
- Aims to stimulate economic development activity, strengthen the creative sector, creative learning systems, and civic engagement, and, enhance the quality of life in the City of Providence;
- Serves as a catalyst for metro and statewide conversations about the evolution of arts, culture, and creativity in Providence;
- Recognizes artists, arts administrators, and cultural institutions as leaders already shaping the 21st century environment; and,
- Provides emerging arts leaders and experienced professionals a collaborative platform to explore innovative and creative strategies for enriching arts, culture, and creativity in the capital city.
Providence's cultural planning process was led by: Dreeszen & Associates, a nationally recognized cultural planning firm, and New Commons, a Providence-based think tank. These consultants directed the process but the significant community participation was the cornerstone of this locally responsive cultural plan.
Our Timeline
Creative Providence is a community-wide, 2-part process:
Cultural Assessment - Identify cultural resources, needs & opportunities (Sep. - Dec. 2008) Please download and read our  Cultural Assessment Findings (2Mb)
Cultural Planning - Plan community-wide actions and secure resources to respond (Jan. - June 2009)
You can participate in Creative Providence by joining the online discussion.
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Creative Providence Cultural Assessment Findings Report (
City of Providence Cultural Plan
