Creativity at Work: Building the Creative Economy Artist-by-Artist

Earlier this summer, the New England Foundation for the Arts published a report called The Jobs in New England’s Creative Economy and Why They Matter. This document evaluates the size and health of, as well as trends within, New England’s creative economy. NEFA and its research partners used data found in national employment reports as well as its Creatives Count survey to study the attributes and needs of workers in creative industries, creative workers in non-creative industries, and freelancers, solo entrepreneurs and other self-employed creatives.  Read more about Berkshires County’s creative economy an unexpected “beacon of light”>>