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Economic Impact of the Arts
The arts enrich our lives, but they also have a positive effect on the
economic health of our community.
Did you know?
- Spending by Kalamazoo
County’s nonprofit arts and culture industry and their audiences amounted
to some $68.72 million in 2005.
- Some 790,249 persons
attended events hosted or produced by the arts and cultural organizations
in Kalamazoo County during 2006.
- Spending by the
arts industry and by arts patrons generated some $47.7 million in resident
household income and 2,419 full-time equivalent jobs in 2005.
These are just a few of the
facts about Kalamazoo County you’ll discover in the Arts and Economic
Prosperity III: Kalamazoo County study conducted by
Americans for the Arts. Kalamazoo County’s participation in the study
was made possible by a grant from the
Irving S. Gilmore Foundation.
We See the Impact Nationwide
Americans for the Arts recently released the findings from “Arts &
Economic Prosperity III: The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts Organizations
and Their Audiences.” This research project reveals that America’s
nonprofit arts industry generated $166.2 billion in economic activity
during 2005, including $63.1 billion in spending by nonprofit arts and
cultural organizations and $103.1 billion in event-related spending
by arts audiences.
You can visit the Americans for the Arts Web site to view the entire nationwide
study and learn more about this exciting project.
From major metropolitan areas
to small rural towns, the nonprofit arts industry attracts audiences,
spurs business development, supports jobs, and generates government
revenue. Locally as well as nationally, the arts mean business.
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