Creative Economy Partners
The Creative Economy Partner Program connects local business spending with real community impact. The Print Shop operates as part of Holyoke Art, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building accessible creative space and opportunity in downtown Holyoke. Through our makerspace, we provide professional production facilities that serve artists, entrepreneurs, community groups — and local youth developing hands-on creative and technical skills.
When your business becomes a Creative Economy Partner, you help sustain a working creative hub where:
• Young people learn design, production, and entrepreneurial skills
• Community members access professional equipment and training
• Creative businesses grow locally
• Production dollars stay in Holyoke
Your partnership supports the space, tools, mentorship, and instruction that allow Holyoke’s next generation of makers and entrepreneurs to build real-world experience. This is local economic development in action — powered by ink, design, and opportunity.
How It Works
Businesses join at one of the following annual partnership levels:
$500 Creative Economy Partner
• $500 annual contribution
• $500 Production Credit for print and design services
• Recognition on The Print Shop website
• Group social media acknowledgment
• In-shop partner signage
$1,000 Creative Economy Partner
• $1,000 annual contribution
• $1,000 Production Credit
• Logo featured on website
• Dedicated social media spotlight
• Premium in-shop recognition
• Mention in select newsletters or event materials
*Production credit functions like a prepaid balance and may be applied toward standard Print Shop services at published rates. Credits are valid for 12 months and follow standard production timelines and policies.
Production Credit May Be Used For
• Banners and signage
• Posters, flyers, postcards, and business cards
• Copies and printed marketing materials
• Graphic design services
• Apparel (t-shirts, hoodies, hats, totes, and more)
• Mugs, tumblers, and drinkware
• Stickers and labels
• Window/wall & Vehicle lettering and graphics
• Custom promotional merchandise
*Partners may supply approved blank apparel, recycled signs, or products for added flexibility and cost efficiency. All services are produced locally at the Print Shop on Main Street in Holyoke.
Why Participate
• Keep production dollars circulating in Holyoke
• Support youth gaining real creative and technical skills
• Strengthen a shared community production hub
• Produce limited, short-run quantities not feasible through large online vendors
• Reduce shipping costs and delays
• Pick up locally in downtown Holyoke
• Work directly with a responsive, hands-on team
• Align your business with visible, measurable community impact
