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The Impact for the Arts + Creative Industries
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Recommended Reading and Resources
The following reports and resources offer information and data on the Arts + Creative Industries in Washtenaw County, the State of Michigan and the U.S.A.
2021 USA - 4.4% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and $1.2 Trillion Industry- According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis 3.15.23 release, the US Arts + Creative Industries output is higher than tourism, transportation and construction.
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- $1.2 trillion industry
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- 4.59 million wage‐and‐salary workers (not including gig workers)
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- $5.04 billion in wages not including gig workers.
2021 Michigan - 2.7% of Output and $15.5 Billion Economic Value Added - According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis 3.15.23 release, Michigan's arts + creative industries output is higher than its transportation, utilities, agriculture, educational services and mining.
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- $15.5 billion industry
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- 2.7% "GDP"
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- 109,943 jobs.
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- $8.14 billion in compensation, not including creative gig workers - (2.7% of total state compensation)
Recovering from COVID-19 - Points to Ponder
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- Audience Outlook Monitor - When will Audiences feel Safe and Return?
For top researchers, funders, service organizations, and hundreds of cultural organizations who want to make informed decisions about how and when to re-start programming based on rigorous research data. Bookmark this website as the go-to source of information on research findings, scenario planning, and critical thinking about audiences and programming
- Audience Outlook Monitor - When will Audiences feel Safe and Return?
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Includes statistics about the companies, jobs, wages and economic impact in Washtenaw, Michigan and the U.S.
The Arts + Creative Industries defined
Arts + Creative Education Integration for Student Excellence - (ACEISE) Washtenaw Intermediate School District Report on Inequity and Access to arts + creative education.
The Creative Industries in Washtenaw County, Creative Many Michigan
2017-2018 Creative Washtenaw Counts - Nonprofits
The Arts + Creative Industries Guide (Washtenaw County)
$100 Million Economic Impact Nonprofit Arts Report. Washtenaw County
Americans for the Arts (AFTA) Creative Industry Reports & Tools
2022 Congressional Arts Handbook
Facts, figures, related legislation, research, talking points, and more to help inform you on the major policy issues we are working to positively impact.
Arts + Social Impact Explorer
Explore the intersection of the arts + creative industries with 30 sectors to gather resource to educate decision makers about the social impact of the arts + creative industries and encourage more supportive policy action at the local level.
- Spin the Explorer wheel and review a snapshot of arts + creative industries social impact through sample projects, impact points and selected publications.
- Search for projects that are having significant social impact at the local level and add your own projects and stories to the Local Project database.
- Make your case and Build a Fact Sheet to present to decision makers that includes your own organization’s projects and pulls from resources in the Explorer.
- Find publications and studies in the National Arts Publication Database, your one stop publications bibliography of arts administration, policy, and practice for Arts Administrators.