A professionally produced video program featuring local creative talent, creative businesses, and cultural practitioners across the District’s target industry segments. Guests discuss and present their work, share their craft, and offer insight into the opportunities and challenges of working in the creative sector. Episodes are recorded at the Bremerton Kitsap Access Television (BKAT) studio near the Fairgrounds, and are broadcast countywide on BKAT cable and on YouTube, linked below.  The program is hosted by former mayor Lynn Horton and retired Parks and Recreation employee Cynthia Engelgau .

Season 1: Episode 1 About the District (Cynthia Engelgau) 

Season 1: Episode 2 Kitsap Literary Artists and Writers (Mark Miller)

Season 1: Episode 3 Music Aaron Mcfadden

Season 1: Episode 4 Marie Weichman on the origin of the District 

The Bremerton Creative District’s official annual magazine draws on the State of the Creative District report while expanding it into a broader, story-driven publication. It provides the community and partner agencies with an accessible overview of Bremerton’s creative economy, while also featuring profiles of artists, creative businesses, and cultural organizations, along with coverage of key initiatives, spaces, and collaborations. The magazine also includes a curated listing of creative talent and venues within the District, offering a snapshot of the ecosystem that supports creative work. Together, data and storytelling document how the District is growing and evolving—capturing not only economic impact, but the creative work, public value, and shared effort that sustain it. Developed in partnership with Olympic Peninsula & Kitsap News Groups  and community supporters, the magazine is published semi-annually with fall/winter and spring/summer editions distributed in both print and digital formats. 

https://digital.kitsapdailynews.com/specialsections/Bainbridge-Island-Review-S-08202026/1/ 

The District's annual State of the Creative Economy report is intended to give government agency partners a clear, practical snapshot of how creative industries are contributing to the community’s economic and civic life—and where thoughtful public action can make the greatest difference. At its core, the report translates creative activity into terms that are useful for public decision-making. It documents jobs, businesses, workforce trends, and economic output across sectors such as visual arts, performing arts, design, film, literary arts, culinary arts, and cultural tourism. By grounding creativity in data, the report helps agencies understand the creative sector not as an abstract amenity, but as a real part of the local economy with measurable impacts. Equally important, the report provides context. It highlights emerging trends, strengths, and gaps—such as space needs, workforce pipelines, affordability pressures, and infrastructure constraints—that affect the sustainability of creative work. This allows agencies to see how zoning, permitting, capital investments, public facilities, transportation, housing, and economic development policies intersect with creative-sector vitality.

The information below highlights programs, partnerships, and long-term efforts guiding the District’s growth and impact. This section outlines priority initiatives that support creative workers and businesses, strengthen cultural infrastructure, activate public spaces, and connect the creative economy to broader community and economic development goals. By sharing both current projects and emerging areas of focus, the page provides transparency into how the District is advancing its mission and adapting to changing needs—offering partners, creatives, and the public a clear view of where the District is investing its energy and why. 

Bremerton Arts Center

One of the BCD's long term goals is to form a community public/private coalition to build a multi-discipline arts center in Bremerton, featuring visual artist studios at affordable rates. Each studio would have window access for the public to view artists at work. 

There could also be areas for other disciplines such as music rooms that would complement the Music Discovery Center or rehearsal spaces for performing artists.

Classes could be available to the general public and resources could be available to help amateur creatives transition to professionals in their field. 

As well as attracting tourists and visitors, the Bremerton Arts Center would be a community hub where creatives and the community could come together to celebrate Bremerton's Arts and Culture and foster community spirit.