Transcript ARTS IMPACT KC LOCAL ARTS INDEX & ECONOMIC IMPACT WHY THE ARTS MATTER & BENEFIT THE KANSAS CITY REGION.

ARTS IMPACT
KC
LOCAL ARTS INDEX & ECONOMIC IMPACT
WHY THE ARTS MATTER & BENEFIT THE KANSAS CITY REGION
The Arts Ripple Effect
• Benefits to our region
–Economic driver
–Building community
“A creative economy is the fuel of magnificence.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Local Arts Index
A measurement of our region’s artistic
vitality and vibrancy
– Based on 74 different measures
– 100 communities participated, including 15 multicounty areas
– Lets us compare to other areas around the
country
Local Arts Index
253 Arts & Culture Non-Profit Organizations
Jackson: 143
Clay
Platte
Johnson: 70
Wyandotte
Wyandotte: 8
Johnson
Jackson
Platte: 10
Clay: 22
253 Arts - Not for Profits
Local Arts Index
359 Locally Owned Arts-Related Businesses
• 80 Dance Studios
• 29 Recording Studios
• 88 Private Art Galleries
• 34 Private Music Schools
• 26 Book Stores
• 73 Nightlife Music Venues and
Comedy Clubs
359 Locally Owned Arts-Related Businesses
Independent Artists
• 6,500 Individual Artists
– The number of independent artists, writers and
performers in the Region grew
– An increase of 30% over 8 years
– The average net increase from year to year is 125
artists
Local Arts Index
Sampling of arts participation
Population share attending live performing arts
18.7%
57.7%
Johnson
Jackson
Clay
Platte
Wyandotte
48.8%
31.7%
55.6%
Local Arts Index
KC Region scored 20% higher
than National average
NATIONAL
AVERAGE
188.2
Johnson County 268.6
Clay County 221.3
Wyandotte 125.6
KC REGION
AVERAGE
225.3
Platte County 217.9
Jackson County 214.7
Local Arts Index
Arts & Economic Prosperity IV
• AEP IV uses input-output analysis to
measure economic impact
• AEP IV study proves that the arts are an
economic driver in our community
• Support for the arts is an investment in
– Economic well-being
– Quality of life
Arts & Economic Prosperity IV
Cultural Tourism:
A Kansas City visitor, attending an arts event,
spends on average $47, in addition to the price of
their ticket
Arts & Economic Prosperity IV
$47.18
X
$23,531,121
Arts & Economic Prosperity IV
2,303,225 KC RESIDENTS
X $19.86
$45,724,050 KC Residents
+ $23,531,121 KC Visitors
Arts & Economic Prosperity IV
$69.2 M - Arts & Culture Audiences
+ $203.8 M - Arts & Culture Organizations
KANSAS CITY NON-PROFIT ARTS AND CULTURE
ORGANIZATIONS + THEIR AUDIENCES ACCOUNT FOR
$273.1 M
IN ANNUAL DIRECT EXPENDITURES
Arts & Economic Prosperity IV
Arts & Economic Prosperity IV
Arts & Economic Prosperity IV
Arts & Economic Prosperity IV
To learn more about ArtsKC
Please attend an
ArtsKC Office
106 Southwest Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64108
RSVP to Kathleen Daily
816.994.9225
[email protected]