 City of MinneapolisReport Highlights:The City of Minneapolis is home to 38% of the state’s arts and culture economy. Many of 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 city has arts organizations of all sizes, from professional to avocational, from formal to informal. Given the city’s countless organizations and arts activities it is not a surprise that its cultural industry is such a strong economic contributor to the region, and is a major driver in the state’s arts economy. With $328 million in overall economic impact supporting 8683 jobs, the Minneapolis arts economy represents 38% of both the economic impact and jobs supported in the state. The city also serves 4.6 million arts attendees annually.The city’s arts economy generates $35.4 million annually in state and local goverment revenue. It also generates $94.7 million annually in audience spending, with people spending $20.40 per person per event, (excluding the cost of the ticket). An astonishing 55% of all of Minneapolis’ audiences come from outside of the city, as opposed to the 22% of the metro area’s audiences that come from outside the region. These out of towners spend much more than locals - $22.56 as opposed to $17.73 per person per event, (excluding the cost of the ticket) - making Minneapolis very fortunate indeed. Arts and culture organizations:275 Audience economic impact: $94,668,144 Organization economic impact: $233,345,767 Total economic impact: $328,013,911 We would be happy to give presentations about the results of this study to any group. Just call MCA at 651-251-0868. 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 The McKnight Foundation. The Minneapolis study was funded by the City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Planning Division. Additional partners include the Twin Cities Performing Arts Research Coalition (PARC) project funded by Pew Charitable Trusts, and Minnesota Arts Communicators. Twelve original studies were conducted statewide supplemented by two city studies. The original year-long research was managed by MCA, while each of the state’s eleven regional arts councils coordinated audience surveys and hosted the data release events in their own regions. Americans for the Arts, the study’s national partner, created the economic models for the fourteen studies, one for each region, one for the statewide study, and two for the city studies, and also provided secure web-based surveying tools.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. Project Manager: Sheila Smith 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 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. The City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Planning Division promotes and advances the City’s planning and community development goals through strategic partnerships and responsible management of resources. The Planning Division provides staff support for the Minneapolis Arts Commission whose goal is to strengthen the arts and enrich cultural life in Minneapolis, and the Arts and Culture Coordinating Committee whose goal is to implement the Minneapolis Plan for Arts and Culture. For a list of participating organizations, please refer to the full Minneapolis report. |
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