Creatives

Washtenaw County-based artists, cultural and creative workers: professionals, amateurs, students and industry experts who have creative practices, own creative businesses and hold creative jobs in profit, nonprofit, educational and government entities and produce creative goods, services and programs for county residents, visitors and personal fulfilment.

The intrinsic and aesthetic values of art and creativity are determining factors of success for the fields in virtually every creative discipline including the literary, media, performing and visual arts, advertising, architecture, creative technology, design, fashion, museums, science and nature centers plus other multidisciplinary creative fields.

Creative Allies

Individuals, organizations and businesses who place a high value on the arts + creative industries everywhere but particularly in Washtenaw County - where they live, do business or go to school, in Washtenaw County. They invest in local arts and cultural organizations and frequent their events, they value and insist on arts and creative education, they have a preference for hand-crafted goods and appreciate that 21st century businesses and their employees seek to locate and live in vibrant, authentic communities.