This public-spirited club has been one of the primary contributors of art to the Storefront Art program
Website for artist Mona Reeva, who has also taken numerous photos of Berkeley's cultural happenings
Website for photographer Diana Rebman, whose scenes of nature have won her acclaim
Website for artists Dennis Johnson. Her etched photography had been part of a storefront exhibit. Inow graces the fifth floor of City Hall.
The motto of the Downtown Berkeley Association is "Promoting arts and commerce in the heart of the city." Similar business groups operate in other neighborhoods of Berkeley.
Berkeley's Convention & Visitors Bureau/Film Office urges visitors to "Come for the Culture, Stay for the Food!"
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=3916
The City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development team runs the active Berkeley Civic Arts program
A four-city coalition working to harness the arts to economic development. Berkeley is the only working model of this kind in the country.
Kala Art Institute's mission is to help artists sustain their creative efforts through its Artist-in- Residence and Fellowship Programs. The aim is to increase appreciation of art through exhibitions, public programming and education.
Americans for the Arts, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, has extensive research data on economics and the arts.