Tartu Centre for Creative Industries was founded on May 14th, 2009 by the Tartu City Council.

Tartu Centre for Creative Industries operates as the coordinator of creative industries in Tartu by providing creative industries related information and training, legal and economic consulting for creative entrepreneurs, as well as business incubation (and pre-incubation) services.

In August 2009, a creative businesses incubator renting low-budget office spaces for young cultural entrepreneurs was opened in the building situated at Kalevi 13. In future, Tartu Centre for Creative Industries will be operating in a complex of three buildings (Kalevi 13, 15 and 17) that will be renovated step-by-step. Behind the complex there is large open-air area that will be developed into a park/picnic area with a concert stage.

The centre is situated in 5-minute walking distance from the city centre and various cultural and educational institutions of Tartu.