"It appears the town doesn't understand the needs of the creative community here."

That in turn would create a creative community of talent.

"These decisions are made by the creative community on their own."

"You have your creative community going back to itself just to find a sense of reality," he says.

It brings together advertising, arts and the entire creative community for one week in the spring.

"There's every reason to believe the creative community would support a new entity."

"We think the creative community should have a voice."

The result is the frustration and alienation of the creative community.

"During the economic boom it was really hard to foster any sort of creative community," he said.

Its members constitute just a sampling of a creative community.