Reports and dashboards
Researching and gathering data on the economic impact of the creative sector and our arts programs.
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Explore our guides, dashboards and reports in this section
Bringing Murals to Minneapolis. A guide for artists, community groups and businesses.
Creative City Making Report: 2016
Creative CityMaking benefits the community, artists, and City staff.
Minneapolis Music Census Report: 2024
A community-led effort to better understand the needs of our city’s music ecosystem.
Creative City Making Report: 2021
Creative CityMaking benefits the community, artists, and City staff.
Minneapolis Creative Index Report: 2013
This report was the foundation for the series of Minneapolis Creative Indexes.
Minneapolis Music Census Dashboard:
Sound Music Cities: Minneapolis Music Interactive 2024 Census Dashboard.
Creative City Road Map Report: 2016
A strategic plan for arts, culture and the creative economy.
Performance Management and Innovation Dashboard:
Explore the City's performance outcomes and measurements.
Minneapolis Creative Index Report: 2015
Updates the 2013 study with data on creative revenue, jobs workforce, equity and demographics
Minneapolis Creative Index Report: 2018
Updates the 2015 Study of the city’s creative sector, tracking its size, impact, and economic contribution.
Our goals
We:
Strive to grow a strong and welcoming arts community.
Work to ensure everyone has access to meaningful arts experiences.
Promote Minneapolis as a global center for creativity and artistic excellence.
Support the City's goals, priorities and the Minneapolis 2040 Plan.
Goals in action
To carry out these goals, we:
Create and guide the City's arts plans and ideas for the arts
Support local artists, art groups, adn creative projects lead by the community
Create, maintain and promote public art across the city
Make neighborhoods stronger and bring people together through arts and cultural activities
Build programs that are easy to join and reflect Minneapolis' diverse creative community