Growing and Strengthening the Creative Economy
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- 2023 11 30 A31494 D263027 Doc Growing And Strengthening The Creative Economy
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A slide presentation titled Growing and Strengthening the Creative Economy, a strategic plan for Washington from the Washington State Department of Commerce, dated November 30, 2023. It is presented by the Creative Economy Sector Lead of the Office of Economic Development and Competitiveness and a representative of The Cultural Planning Group. The slides explain that Chapter 297, Laws of 2022 called for a Creative Economy Strategic Work Group, list the 35 person work group, and set out the planning timeline and guiding questions. They list roadblocks identified by stakeholders, including lack of access to capital and the COVID-19 pandemic's outsized impact on the creative sector. Four strategic priorities follow: equitable access to resources, investment in livability, talent pipeline development, and entrepreneur and workforce development, with a plan launch in December 2023.
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“Growing and Strengthening the Creative Economy.”
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Growing and
Strengthening the
Creative Economy
A strategic plan for Washington
Shannon Roach Halberstadt, Creative Economy Sector Lead,
Office of Economic Development and Competitiveness
Martin Cohen, The Cultural Planning Group
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
v1.5
Creative Economy Strategic Plan
Process at a Glance
Chapter 297, Laws of 2022 called for a Creative Economy Strategic Work
Group. A 35 person work group representing all regions of the state was
established in 2022, and oversaw the development of the strategic plan.
MARCH – JULY 2022 Contractor Selected and Workgroup Formed
JUNE 2022 Sector Lead Appointed
JULY – DECEMBER 2022 Economic Data Analysis and Policy Research Completed
SUMMER 2022 – Virtual and In-person Consultation Meetings Conducted. 440+ people
SPRING 2023 were engaged in crafting the plan through interviews, focus groups,
and a statewide survey
JANUARY – OCTOBER 2023 Strategic Plan Development and Comment Period
DECEMBER 2023 Strategic Plan Launch
For more information about the process, visit the Creative Economy Strategic Plan landing page on the Washington State Department of Commerce website.
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 2
WORKGROUP
• Royal Alley-Barnes, Seattle • Horace Francis. CPA, Seattle • Ed Marquand, Tieton
• Jonathan Baker, Twisp • Shannon Halberstadt, Seattle • Monica Miller, Ellensburg
• Mary Big Bull-Lewis, • Karen Hanan, Olympia • Katie Oman, Nordland
Wenatchee • Virl Hill, Mercer Island • Betania Ridenour, Twisp
• Squire Broel, Walla Walla • Angie Hinojos, Woodinville • Lisa Smith, Olympia
• Sarah Brown, Twisp • Roni Holder-Diefenbach, • Gina Stark, Sedro Woolley
• Manuel Cawaling, Seattle Okanogan • Joseph Todd, Renton
• Matt Chan, Seattle • Amber Knox, Selah • Laura VerMeulen, Lacey
• Daryll Crews, Tacoma • Amy Lillard, Seattle • Umi Wagoner, Tacoma
• Davin Diaz, West Richland • Jiemei Lin, Pullman • Emily Washines, Toppenish
• Colleen Echohawk, Seattle • Mariella Luz, Olympia
• Jacob Ewing, Tumwater • Jennica Machado, Olympia
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 3
Guiding questions
The strategic planning process addressed the following questions:
• What constitutes the framework of the state’s creative economy?
• What is the current employment and demographic profile of the creative
economy?
• What specific occupations or industries are the most growth oriented?
• What opportunities exist to grow the creative economy, particularly in rural
and underserved communities?
• What economic conditions foster or hinder growth of the creative sector and
the creative economy at large?
• What roadblocks exist that hinder the creative economy and what steps can
be taken to support its growth in terms of jobs creation and growth?
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 4
Overview of our approach
Key Stakeholder Economic Analysis Strategic Plan
Engagement and Policy Research Development
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 5
Defining Washington’s
creative economy
Industry, jobs, revenue and impact
Washington’s
creative economy
builds on the
interplay between
human creativity
and intellectual
property to
monetize ideas.
Industries include:
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 7
Creative economy jobs by industry
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 8
Creative Economy Jobs by Region 2022
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 9
Creative jobs, Gross Regional Product (GRP)
and exports
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 10
Roadblocks
Identified from statewide stakeholder input
• Inequity
• Lack of access to capital
• Lack of affordable housing and workspaces
• Lack of access to education and training
• Competition
• COVID-19 pandemic’s outsized impact on the Creative sector
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 11
Strategic framework
Opportunity, vision and strategy
Growing Washington’s creative economy:
Four strategic priorities
Equitable access to
Investment in livability
resources
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RESOURCES
Four strategic
priorities
Creative entrepreneur
Creative talent pipeline and workforce
development
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 13
Growing Washington’s creative economy:
Strategic priorities
Priority one:
Equitable access to
resources
• Accessible business
support
• Digital equity and
access
Photo courtesy of Northwest Native Development Fund, 2023, Supporting Native Artist Professional
Development - Coulee Dam, WA.
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 14
Growing Washington’s creative economy:
Strategic priorities
Priority two:
Invest in livability
• Strategic investment in the
creative economy
• Creative housing and
space
• Leveraging creative
districts Turk, Allyson. April Black Night Market. 2023, Accelerating Creative Enterprise (ACE),
Tacoma Armory.
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 15
Growing Washington’s creative economy:
Strategic priorities
Priority three:
Creative talent pipeline
development
• Career and technical
education
• Career connected learning
• High school skills centers
for the creative economy Photo courtesy of ArtsWA and Emerald Ballet Theater, 2023, Bellevue, WA
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 16
Growing Washington’s creative economy:
Strategic priorities
Priority four:
Entrepreneur and workforce
development
• Creative apprenticeships
• Business technical
assistance
• Incentives for the creative Photo courtesy of Terrain Spokane, 2023, Creative Enterprise Program, Spokane, WA
economy
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 17
Growing Washington’s creative economy
5-Year Implementation Pathway
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 18
Final Creative
Economy
Strategic Plan www.commerce.wa.gov
launch
December 2023
For more information, visit
http://choosewashingtonstate.com/why-washington/our-key-
sectors/creative-economy/strategic-plan/
Thank you!
www.commerce.wa.gov
Shannon Roach Halberstadt
CREATIVE ECONOMY DIRECTOR, OEDC
Shannonhalberstadt@commerce.wa.gov
(564) 669-0378
Martin Cohen Dave Pringle
THE CULTURAL PLANNING GROUP LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Martin@CulturalPlanning.com
Dave.Pringle@commerce.wa.gov
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