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Americans for the Arts, Arts & Economic Prosperity III (05/07): National spending on the arts has increased 24% from 2000 to 2005. The arts generate $30 billion in tax revenues, but only received $4 billion in government support. This summary report will be followed in June with metro and local data.
LEARN ABOUT THE CREATIVE ECONOMY IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD! Americans for the Arts (11/06): Using their Arts Policy Information Center, you can find out the number of arts related businesses and their employee numbers in your state legislative district.
The Urban Institute, Cultural Vitality in Communities: Interpretation and Indicators (12/06): Provides a framework for localities to use indicators to study local cultural vitality. Comparative metropolitan data is provided and The Boston Indicators Project is highlighted.
National Endowment for the Arts, The Arts of Civic Engagement: Involved in Arts, Involved in Life (pdf) (11/06): This national study reports that literary readers and arts participants are twice as likely as others to participate in volunteer charity work, and the number of youth interested in the arts is on the decline.
New England Foundation for the Arts, New England's Creative Economy: The State of the Cultural Sector--2005 Update (pdf) (08/06): Employing a new methodology created in cooperation with the National Center for Charitable Statistics, this study reports that cultural organization assets grew 12.1% from 2000 to 2002, and spending increased 9.6%.
Richard Florida, Gary Gates, Brian Knudsen, and Kevin Stolarick, The University and the Creative Economy (pdf) (08/06): Building on the Creative Economy Index, this study identifies universities as a key ingredient to the three "T's" of a creative economy--Technology, Talent and Tolerance. With its large university sector, Boston ranks high overall, but failed to crack the top 25 in the Brain Drain/Gain Index.
Boston's Creative Economy , Boston Redevelopment Authority, (pdf)(6/06): Assesses the size and importance of Boston's creative industries, which adds $10.7 billion to Boston's economic output.
Alliance for Independent Motion Media, Lens on the Bay State: Motion Picture Production in Massachusetts (05/06): Reports on recent employment declines in the Massachusetts motion picture industry, mirroring trends found in other states except California.
See Research for more recent reports.
Arts Service Organizations: A Study of Impact and Capacity, The Boston Foundation (8/05): a review of the roles and types of arts organizations nationally and in Greater Boston, initiatives to strengthen them, including services offered, staffing and budget, expenses, and revenues, and funding sources and gaps.
Culture Is Our Common Wealth: An Action Agenda to Enhance Revenues and Reseources for Massachusetts Cultural Organizations, The Boston Foundation (05/04): Reports on the work of the Cultural Task Force and it recommendations, including investment in cultural facilities, more recognition of the importance of the creative economy to community vitality, and more support of organizations that will create cohesion and stability in the arts community.
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