The Arts + Creative Industries
The intrinsic and aesthetic values of art and creativity are determining factors of success for artists and creative workers. They have creative practices, own creative businesses, hold creative jobs in profit, nonprofit, educational and government entities and produce creative goods, services and programs for the residents and visitors to our cities, towns and villages. They are professionals, amateurs, students and industry experts leading the sector locally, nationally and internationally including these creative members of Creative Washtenaw.
Advertising & promotion
Architecture: building, landscape, urban & regional planning, marine & naval, etc.
Art schools, art teachers, artists & agents
Art therapy, rehabilitation and healing
Creative technology: app design, game design, web design, etc.
Culture & heritage: preservation, centers, museums
Design: display, exhibition, graphic, industrial, interior, multimedia, packaging, product, visual communication user interface design, etc.
Fashion: design, garments, textiles, footwear, lifestyle & accessories
Literary, publishing & print
Media arts: film, audio visual & broadcasting
Music & recording
Museums: art, cultural, heritage, history & science
Research & development: The pursuit of models, methods, formulas and products of unusual value.
Science & nature centers
Performing arts: dance, music, multidisciplinary, theater, etc.
Visual arts: artisan-crafts, painting, sculpting, photography, etc.
Economic Impact
National
A $877.8 billion industry
4.5% of the US GDP
> tourism, agriculture or the combined GDP of transportation and construction
- 5 million jobs
- Surplus of $21 billion in international trade.
- Nonprofit** (subset of above)
-$166.3 billion in direct expenditures.
-4.6 million jobs
-$27.5 billion in government revenue
Michigan
Value added to MI’s economy by the arts
$13.9 billion
2.8% of economic output
$7.6 billion in wages.
121,332 jobs.
- Nonprofit** (subset of above)
-$1.24 billion in direct expenditures.
-> 17 million attendees
Washtenaw County
6,436 jobs in 479 establishments
$390.4 million in wages
208 Nonprofits** (subset of above)
–$99.9 million economic impact
Audiences = $50 million
Organizations – $49.9 million
2,574 jobs
–$66.4 million in local wages
–1.78 million attendees (32% from outside of the county) = filling Michigan Stadium > 16 times
–Government Revenue
$1.25 million generated for local taxes
$4.9 million to state government