NYC, Columbus, & Louisville Top List of the 10 Most Creative Cities in America
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When it comes to creativity, there are few countries in the world that can beat America for raw talent, artistic variety, and creative innovation. From photography to sculpture, we asked 1,518 Americans of all ages and backgrounds to tell us if they’re currently in, or training to be in a creative industry, what their favorite creative outlets are, and how much time they spent immersed in their hobbies and tasks. With all this data in hand, we can now reveal the top 10 most creative cities across America.
- New York City takes the top spot, with 75% of residents sharing that they’re currently in, or training to move into a creative industry
- Louisville, Columbus, San Diego, and Boston finalize the top five ranking for the most innovative individuals
From art, photography, and writing to fashion, textiles, and interior design, creativity often presents itself in many different forms. With this in mind, experts at SINGULART conducted a new study1 to reveal the cities in America that are home to the most creative residents…
Looking at factors* such as the hours per week spent on creative tasks and hobbies, the percentage of people in or training to be in a creative field, as well as those who create art, clothing, and textiles, enjoy performing and writing music and poetry, SINGULART created an index that ranks the top creative cities across the states.
The top 10 areas are revealed as follows:
- New York City, New York
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Columbus, Ohio
- San Diego, California
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Austin, Texas
- Seattle, Washington
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- San Jose, California
- Denver, Colorado
Bursting with art studios and galleries, and with fashion inspiration everywhere you look it’s no surprise that New York City tops the list. However, what is perhaps surprising is 75% of residents who are currently in, or training to be in an innovative industry, as well as residents spending an average of 8.56 hours on creative hobbies and tasks.
Louisville comes in second, with almost four in 10 (38%) of those who live in the city sharing that they enjoy crafts, and 34% redesigning different rooms at home, as well as spending the most time on creative hobbies and tasks than any other city on the list (13.92).
Taking third place is Columbus with over a quarter of residents enjoying performing such as singing, dancing, and acting, with a further 20% getting creative when upcycling their furniture. San Diego follows in fourth, and Boston fifth.
Commenting on the report, Marion Sailhen, Chief Curator at SINGULART, says: “It’s so refreshing to see how many individuals across the country love to immerse themselves in creative tasks and hobbies. Creativity isn’t limited to just one area, and it’s so nice to see how different cities find their inspiration, and which are home to the most creative of all.”
To see the full study, including the cities that didn’t quite make the top 10, please visit: https://www.singulart.com/
Notes to editors:
- A survey of 1,518 Americans carried out by Censuswide in September 2021
*All factors included in the survey are as follows: percentage of people in, or training to be in a creative industry, the mean hours spent on creative tasks and hobbies each week, as well as the percentage of people who enjoy photography, creating art, performing, making clothing, journaling, writing, making their own music, designing, organizing their home, playing games with family, rearranging furniture, hanging art on their walls, getting creative in the garden, redecorating, crafts, upcycling furniture and creating mood boards.
Methodology
Following the survey, each question was compiled into an index with a weighting, normalized and then summed together. Each category was provided a weight of one, apart from the “mean time spent on creative hobbies and tasks per week”, which had a weight of two. This then provided a total creativity score for each U.S. city surveyed, which they were then ranked on. The city with the highest creativity score is ranked highest, whereas the city with the lowest creativity score is ranked lowest.
About SINGULART
Founded in 2017 in Paris by the trio Vera Kempf, Brice Lecompte and Denis Foyolle, SINGULART has become one of the leading contemporary online art galleries worldwide and 2 million visitors per month and around 1,600 artworks that make their way to collectors every month. SINGLUART’S brand purpose is to empower artists and inspire art enthusiasts to curate their lives with art. It is the platform’s aim to enable artists to focus solely on creating art, whilst art lovers can explore a wide range of artists to fall in love with. On SINGULART one will find an incomparable selection of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and other works of art over 10,000 creatives.