Explore Our Impact Map
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At Creative West, collaboration is essential to our work. Our networks are vital for fostering connections and driving impactful change in the arts across the West. Whether you’re an artist, cultural organization, or community leader, our networks offer a platform for growth, learning, and shared success.
Our networks provide a collective voice for artists and organizations, ensuring that diverse perspectives are heard and that the arts remain a vibrant force in our communities.
We connect artists and organizations across geographic boundaries, creative disciplines, and cultural backgrounds, fostering collaboration and sparking innovation.
Networks provide access to valuable resources, knowledge, and expertise, enabling artists and organizations to thrive in a rapidly evolving landscape.
Together, we advocate for policies that support the arts and champion the critical role of creativity in our society.
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Creative West proudly supports a variety of networks that cater to specific needs and interests, including:
Empowering artists and cultural practitioners in the Pacific Islands.
Preserving and celebrating folk and traditional arts across the West.
Ensuring that the arts are inclusive and accessible to all.
Supporting and amplifying the voices of leaders of color in the art. Learn More
Building advocacy capacity, supporting arts advocacy and sharing best practices across the West. Learn More
A network of state arts agencies with creative district programs and creative district leaders committed to strengthening communities through arts, culture and creative industries.
Strengthening Greater Bay Area communities by advocating for equitable policies that support artists, arts and cultural organizations, and communities in the region. Learn More
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We invite you to explore our networks and discover how they can empower you and your organization. Together, we can build a more vibrant, equitable, and creative West.
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CaFÉ is an online application submission system that strives to make art opportunities available to all by offering arts organizations an affordable submission platform and artists an easy way to apply.
GO Smart is an affordable grants management software that offers pre- and post-application forms, panel reviewing, and data reporting for grantmakers.
The Public Art Archive (PAA) is a free, searchable, and continually growing online database of completed public artworks throughout the U.S. and abroad, with a suite of resources and tools built for managing public art collections.
ZAPP provides art fair and festival administrators with a suite of tools to digitally collect and jury applications, manage booth payments, and communicate with applicants all in one easy-to-use digital platform. Artists can apply to hundreds of shows nationwide through a central website.
