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Music from premiumbeat.com Music: Bright Ideas by Taizo Audio To read a full transcript of the video, see below: Welcome to DataEd, an exploration into the creative economy and data analysis. In our last videos, we discussed the philosophy of defining the creative economy, and some of the data sources that are available to the field. In this video we will build on what we’ve learned and dive into the methods of evaluating the creative economy. Now that we understand the data sources that make up the building blocks of our creative economy we can begin to evaluate it. There are two established ways to measure an economy: industry performance or comparative value. You can even use a combination of the two. Industry performance is the collection of economic and financial data across a specific industry or set of industries. This is used to convey the size and scale of the industries that make up your creative economy. Descriptive metrics such as earnings, sales, or jobs numbers are the statistical building blocks of your region. Using these metrics you can see patterns such as year over year trends that give context to this data. Success is often measured in how much an economy has grown and historical data is used as a baseline. Visualizing this growth is a key component of performance measurement. Along with historical trends, rate of growth is another descriptor of performance. The graph shows the growth of creative occupations in a region by percent of change. What’s important to understand in this graph is that a downward trendline doesn’t mean a loss in jobs, it means jobs have grown less than the previous years. Only when you dip into negative digits does it indicate a loss in occupations. The second method of evaluating your creative economy is by using comparative values. Comparative values are the comparison of an industry’s economic performance to that of other industries or to the economy as a whole. The easiest way to use the comparative value method is by comparing your region to other regions. The CVSuite’s Creative Vitality Index or (CVI) is a tool that enables analyzing regions by comparative value. The CVI allows regions to be compared with one another against a national average by looking at three specific data points that demonstrate a region’s economic performance: the number of creative jobs, industry sales, and non-profit revenue. Comparing the national average is standard practice, but it can also be valuable to analyze comparisons of similar regions. When you combine a clear definition of your creative economy, properly vetted official data sources, and an understanding of various methods for evaluating your region’s creative economy, you can put together a compelling data driven call to action. DataEd - smart, simple, effective.

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Learn the concepts on the philosophy of defining your creative economy. Music from premiumbeat.com Music: Bright Ideas by Taizo Audio To read a full transcript of the video, see below: Welcome to DataEd, by Creative Vitality Suite. DataEd is an exploration into the creative economy and data analysis. In this series we will introduce concepts on the philosophy of defining the creative economy, learn more about data sources, and dive into the methods of data analysis that will serve as the foundation for understanding the creative economy. Part 1: Defining the Creative Economy- Philosophy The first step in understanding your creative economy is to define it. A universal definition of the creative economy does not exist. There are many different world views and considerations that inform how people set these definitions. Some organizations have included only traditional arts, such as visual and performing arts, in their definitions. Others have included a broader scope such as industries and occupations in the for-profit design fields and even occupations such as software development in technology. When it comes to defining your own creative economy, there are two key approaches one can take. The first is the conceptual model or “macroeconomic” approach. This defines the creative economy according to how creativity generates value across the overall economy. It shows how economic value is derived from direct creative production. Examples are works created by individual artists, intellectual property rights to creative works (for example, publishing), and value added to other goods and services by design and other creative processes. The second approach is industry map ping or the “microeconomic” approach. This defines the creative economy primarily according to the creative industries and their activity within it. This approach uses established theories to determine which industries to include or exclude from the creative economy. The main differences in these two approaches are data sources, industries, and specificity of focus. CVSuite bridges these approaches by capturing, across industries, creative industry activity and creative occupations using reliable data sources. This enables our clients to build their own model of the creative economy while benefiting from robust and comparable data. Conclusion: Put it All Together Understanding how to define your creative economy is just one building block in evaluating your region’s creative economy. Watch our next video in the series, Understanding Data Sources and Classifications, where we will explore various data sources. DataEd - smart, simple, effective.

Learn how to find and apply to calls on CaFÉ. Music by bensound.com For full transcript of the audio, see below. Welcome to CaFE! In this help video we will show you how to apply to calls on CaFE. To start, log in to your account with your CaFE username and password. If you’ve never used CaFE, you will need to sign up as a new user. Creating an account is easy and takes just a few minutes. To find open opportunities, click Apply to Calls. You can search the listings with a simple keyword of either the call name, city, or organization. Filter the listings by call type, eligibility, entry fee, state or calls you have previously marked as favorite. You can also sort the listings by the deadline. The search results will show you a brief overview of the call. Select More Info to review the full details about the call. Select Apply Now to begin the application. Before you can begin an application, you must agree to the legal terms of the event. If you do not agree to the terms, you will not be able to move on to the application. Once on the application, you will see two main sections: Form Questions and Choose Work Samples. All required questions will be in bold. Answer all required questions. If uploading a document into the application, you should see the file name to the right of the Choose File button. Keep in mind files must be no larger than 2mb and must be an accepted file type. Click the help icon to see the full list of accepted file types. If you need to exit the application during any point in the process, use the “Save” button to save your application responses. Once you have answered all required questions, you can select work samples to attach to the application under the Choose Work Samples section. All of the work samples that you uploaded to your Portfolio will display at the bottom of the application. If you haven’t uploaded work samples you will need to add them to your Portfolio before you can submit the application. If you need help uploading work samples, please see our video on how to upload work samples or find instructions on our Uploading Media page in the help center. To attach work samples to the application, select either the media thumbnail or checkboxes below each sample. If you need to review your work samples, click the blue text beneath the thumbnail. This will direct you to the media preview where you can see all details associated with your sample. If you do not have the option to modify the details, you may need to archive past applications the work sample was used in. Make sure the number of samples you select matches the numbers listed in the requirements. Once you select a sample, a gray box will surround the work you selected Click Save Application to move on to the next section. On the next page you will see options to checkout, go back to your entry, preview the application and/or reorder samples. The option to allow ≠ reordering samples is determined by the call administrator so it may not appear for all applications. If you do not see the option to reorder samples, this means each sample will be reviewed individually. If you do not see the option to reorder samples, this means each sample will be reviewed individually instead of having all samples grouped together to be reviewed as a body of work. The final step of the application process is checkout. Watch our next video on application check out for assistance with that process. Need more help? Check out our videos and tutorials in the Help Center. Thank you for using CaFE and good luck with your entries!

Learn how to search for and apply to shows using the ZAPP® service. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) For full transcript of the audio, see below. Welcome to ZAPP, where artists and art festivals connect! In this help video, we will show you how to apply to events on ZAPP. To start, log in to your account with your ZAPP username and password. If you’ve never used ZAPP, you will need to sign up as a new user. Creating an account is easy and takes just a few minutes. To find shows that are accepting applications, select Apply to Shows by opening the menu or clicking the link at the top of the page. You can search the listings with a simple keyword or filter by event month, deadline month, event type, state or region. The search results will show you a brief overview of the event. Click either the event name or More Event Info to see the event’s full description. When you’re ready to begin the application, click the Apply to This Show button found at both the bottom and top of the page. Agree to the legal terms of the event. If you wish, you may also print the agreement. If you do not agree to the terms, you will not be able to move on to the application. Select your medium category from the list provided by the show. All required questions will be in bold. Answer all required questions. In the statement of technique section you can either type in your statement or you can insert a saved one. Click Insert Statement and choose the statement you wish to insert. Once added you can edit your statement, as needed. If you are unsure how to create saved statements, please see our Managing Statements of Techniques video. If you need to exit the application during any point in the process, use the “Save and Continue” button to save your application responses. Once you have answered all required questions, you can select images to attach to the application. All of the images that you have uploaded to your Portfolio will display at the bottom of the application. If you haven’t uploaded images you will need to add them to your Portfolio before you can complete your application. If you need help uploading images, please see our video on how to upload images or find instructions on our Image Preparation page in the help center. Before you attach images, you may want to see what you submitted to this event in the past. You can click the image submission history button to see the images and artist statement for each past application to this event. Click the arrows to scroll through all applications. To attach images to the application, select either the thumbnail or checkboxes under the images. After you select an image there will be a number in the top right corner. This is the order in which jurors will view your work. You can see the exact order of the images by visiting the Selected Samples section. To change the order click either the thumbnail or checkbox underneath to deselect your image and reselect in your desired order. Make sure the number of images you select matches the numbers listed in the requirements. Once you have attached images, Select the “Save and Preview” button at the bottom of the page to save the application and continue on to the preview page. The preview page allows you to preview the application, preview your images as a juror (available only on a desktop computer), return to the application to make changes and/or continue to the Checkout. The final step of the application process is checkout. Watch our next video on the application check out and submit your application today! Need more help? Check out our videos and tutorials in the Help Center. Thank you for using ZAPP and good luck with your show season!

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