 Region 11Report Highlights:The Seven County Metro Area is home to 54% of the state’s population and its arts and culture economy is robust. Minnesota’s internationally recognized, world-class arts and culture organizations headquarter here but their performances, activities and services take place throughout Minnesota, the nation and the world. The region has arts organizations of all sizes, from professional to avocational, from formal to informal.See the results for the City of Saint Paul, City of Minneapolis and the St. Croix Valley only.Given the Metro area’s countless organizations and arts activities it is not a surprise that the Twin Cities cultural industry is such a strong economic contributor to the region, is a major driver in the state’s arts economy, and tops almost every category studied, from payments to artists, organizational expenditures, capital expenditures, total resident and non-resident audience spending, number of arts and culture organizations, number of paid staff (8,669), number of volunteers (30,182), number of donated volunteer hours (1,064,055), value of volunteer hours ($18,674,165), value of in-kind contributions (the donation of essential goods and services for which the group would otherwise have to pay, showing that local organizations have very strong support from businesses and individuals in the area: $4,234,588), and total attendance at arts events (nearly 12 million attendees). Arts and culture organizations:712 We would be happy to give presentations about the results of this study to any group. Just call MCA at 651-251-0868 or the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council at 651-645-0402. Acknowledgements:Study PartnersThis 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.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.Project Manager: Sheila Smith Regional Coordinator: Carolyn Bye for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Regional data collection conducted by: Carolyn Bye, Jane Gelbmann, Greg Nielsen, Mary Ann Pulk, Bill Venne, Ann Spencer, Nancy Lee, Kara Skahen, and the Guthrie Theater Audience Services staff.Minnesota Citizens for the Arts 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 Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC) promotes incorporation of the arts into the daily life of communities by providing leadership, advocacy, grants and services. MRAC’s service area includes Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington counties. MRAC supports arts organizations and community groups involved in projects that provide opportunities to engage in the process of creating art as well as opportunities to experience the art of others. MRAC is one of eleven regional arts councils in Minnesota that provide grants and services based on the needs of individual regions. MRAC’s funding is provided by the Minnesota State Legislature, The McKnight Foundation, and other sources. Contact MRAC at 651-645-0402 or at mrac@mrac.org or www.mrac.org.For a list of participating organizations, please refer to the full Seven County Metro Area report. |
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