Urban revitalization is on everyone’s radar as cities strive to remake blighted areas into economically productive and attractive spaces.  The United Nations recently launched “SDG Cities” through UN Habitat; a 1000 city global initiative to unleash the potential of cities to accelerate sustainable development and improve quality of life for all.

In the short space of five years, Kingston Creative has hosted over 54 networking meetups, 23 ArtWalks and installed 74 murals in Downtown Kingston. Hundreds of creatives have been trained through its technology focused, entrepreneur development and creative economy growth programme called CreaTech, and thousands of creatives have benefitted from grants to support their livelihoods.

In the short space of five years, Kingston Creative has hosted over 54 networking meetups, 23 ArtWalks and installed 74 murals in Downtown Kingston. Hundreds of creatives have been trained through its technology focused, entrepreneur development and creative economy growth programme called CreaTech, and thousands of creatives have benefitted from grants to support their livelihoods.

Kingston Creative today announced that 114 applicants applied to be a part of the second Creative Hub Incubator Cohort . Since 2021, Kingston Creative has partnered with the InterAmerican Development Bank’s IDB Lab and the Development Bank of Jamaica’s BIGEE programme, to help early-stage Orange Economy startups drive business growth. The incubator provides this through mentoring, provision of working space and scaling activities.