What Is A Creative District?
A Creative District is a fun place to live, work, and visit. It’s geographically defined area of cultural and economic activity. It’s the heart of a community. It is a place for people to gather and enjoy their community’s arts and culture.
A district is a place where innovation and creativity can thrive. A place that helps the community move enthusiastically into the future.
Our Mission
To support and promote Anacortes as a place that honors our rich art history and builds on that history by growing the opportunities for creative people and businesses to live and work in Anacortes.
Benefits of State Certification to our Community
Promote our creative identity
Grow jobs in the creative sector
Increase tourism and bring new visitors
Attract artists, start-ups, and creative businesses
Create opportunities for affordable housing. This may include live/work and maker spaces for artists.
Boost livability
Redevelop historic assets in your community
Anacortes Creative District Goals
Recruitment and support of creative economy businesses
Expand access to art and culture for underserved populations
Create a Makers Space
Develop an intentional public art program
Collaborative projects to expand workforce wage housing for creative economy employees
Support additional art and cultural events and activities in Anacortes
Build an Art Center or other art and culture venues / site
Market Anacortes as a destination for art and culture
Develop opportunities for music, art, theatre and dance to reach all demographics