 Region 10Report Highlights:This region stands out from the rest of the state in several ways. It leads the entire state – including the Twin Cities metro area, in per capita resident spending by survey respondents - $23.76 as opposed to the statewide average of $16.16. It also leads the statewide average for non-resident per capita spending - $44 as opposed to the statewide average of $36.89, giving the region the third highest level of total audience spending. While its overall arts and culture economy is third largest in the state, behind only the Twin Cities and Duluth areas, it has the second largest arts employment of 319 paid staff working in the non-profit arts area. It also had the second highest number of arts organizations responding to the survey (38). The region also shows a very high number, 2573, of volunteers to arts and culture organizations, showing that this region’s residents are exceptionally generous with their time in giving personal support to local arts and culture.Arts and culture organizations:140 Audience economic impact: $10,992,616 Organization economic impact: $6,862,136 Total economic impact: $17,854,752 We would be happy to give presentation about the results of this study to any group. Just call MCA at 651-251-0868 or the Southeast Minnesota Arts Council at 507-281-4848 to schedule a presentation. Acknowledgements:Study Partners This project is a collaboration of the Forum of Regional Arts Councils of Minnesota (RAC Forum) and Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA) www.mtn.org/mca, principle partners, with major funding provided by TheMcKnight Foundation. Additional partners include the Twin Cities Performing Arts Research Coalition (PARC) project funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, and Minnesota Arts Communicators. Twelve studies were conducted statewide. The year-long study was managed by MCA, while each of the state’s eleven regional arts councils coordinated audience surveys and will host the data release events in their own regions. Americans for the Arts, the study’s national partner, created the economic models for the twelve studies, one for each region and one for the statewide study, and also provided secure web-based surveying tools. Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA) is a statewide arts advocacy organization whose mission is to ensure opportunity for all people to have access to and involvement in the arts. MCA organizes the arts community and lobbies the Minnesota State Legislature and Congress on issues pertaining to the nonprofit arts and conducts original research. MCA works with over 32,000 arts advocates in Minnesota. For more information on MCA, this project or other statistics about the arts in Minnesota, please contact MCA Executive Director Sheila Smith at 651-251-0868, by email at mca@mtn.org, or view MCA’s website: www.mtn.org/mca. The Southeast Minnesota Arts Council Inc. (SEMAC), is a non-profit organization committed to supporting and stimulating the development and diversity of the arts in the eleven-county area of southeastern Minnesota. Our counties included Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona. SEMAC is one of eleven regional arts councils in Minnesota who provide grants and services to nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists on a regional basis. Funding for these services is provided by the Minnesota State Legislature, The McKnight Foundation, and other private sources. Contact SEMAC at 507-281-4848 or staff@semac.org or www.semac.org. Project Manager: Sheila Smith Participating Arts and Culture Organizations: * Albert Lea Art Center * Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Red Wing * Austin Area Commission for the Arts * Bluff County Studio Art Tour, Harmony * Cannon Falls Area Historical Society * Cannon Valley Elder Collegium (CVEC), Northfield * Choral Arts Ensemble, Rochester * City of Rochester Music Board * Commonweal Theatre, Lanesboro * Cornucopia Art Center, Lanesboro * Flourish, Wykoff * Harmony Area Historical Society * Historic Paramount Theatre, Austin * Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, Rochester * Lanesboro Community Theater * LeRoy Ostrander Community Band, Le Roy * Little Theater of Owatonna * Masque Youth Theatre & School, Rochester * Merlin Players, Owatonna * Musica Dolce, Winona * Northfield Arts Guild * Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. * Olmsted County Historical Society, Rochester * Philosophy Art Center, Lanesboro * Red Wing Arts Association * Rochester Aria Group * Rochester Art Center * Rochester Civic Music * Rochester Civic Theatre * Rochester International Film Festival * Rochester Music Guild * Rochester Repertory Theatre * Southeast Minnesota Arts Council, Rochester * Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Assn., Rushford * Southeastern MN Youth Orchestra, Rochester * St. Charles Youth Theatre * T.B. Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing * The Jon Hassler Theatre, Plainview * The Learning Club, Winona State University * The Mantorville Theatre Company, Inc. * Trondhjem Community Preservation Society, Lonsdale * Winona Symphony Orchestra Association * The Forum of Regional Arts Councils of Minnesota serves as the voice of and advocate for small arts organizations and community-based arts activities throughout Minnesota by working in partnership with the Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts and others. The Forum’s Chair is Mary Minnick-Daniels in Mora, 320-679-4065 extension 30 / ecac@ecrdc.org. |
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