Dear Colleague:
The nonprofit arts and culture industry in Seattle generates almost half a billion dollars in annual economic activity—$272 million by the city's nonprofit arts organizations in addition to $175 million in event-related expenditures by their audiences.
This is according to Arts & Economic Prosperity IV: The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences recently released by Americans for the Arts.
The nonprofit arts and culture industry in Seattle generates almost half a billion dollars in annual economic activity—$272 million by the city's nonprofit arts organizations in addition to $175 million in event-related expenditures by their audiences.
This is according to Arts & Economic Prosperity IV: The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences recently released by Americans for the Arts.
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Here are the Seattle highlights:
- $447.6 million in annual economic activity
- 10,807 full-time equivalent jobs
- $248.2 million in household income
- $38.2 million in local and state government revenues
The study's numbers help us tell the important story: The arts mean business in Seattle. And the arts give back. They are one of the few public investments that result in cultural, social and economic good.
This study could not have been completed without the data collected from the 50 nonprofit arts and culture organizations (listed below) and their nearly 1,400 audience members who took the time to complete surveys. And based on the level of participation, Seattle's economic figures should be considered conservative.
If you are interested in estimating the economic impact of your nonprofit arts and culture organization on the local economy, Americans for the Arts has a simple calculator on its website where you can also learn more about the study's national findings.
Seattle's nonprofit arts sector is an industry that supports jobs, generates government revenue and attracts cultural tourism. In the coming months, I will be out in the community telling the story behind these numbers. I hope you will join me in sharing this study and its results as a powerful tool to advocate for increased public and private investment in the arts.
Sincerely,
This study could not have been completed without the data collected from the 50 nonprofit arts and culture organizations (listed below) and their nearly 1,400 audience members who took the time to complete surveys. And based on the level of participation, Seattle's economic figures should be considered conservative.
If you are interested in estimating the economic impact of your nonprofit arts and culture organization on the local economy, Americans for the Arts has a simple calculator on its website where you can also learn more about the study's national findings.
Seattle's nonprofit arts sector is an industry that supports jobs, generates government revenue and attracts cultural tourism. In the coming months, I will be out in the community telling the story behind these numbers. I hope you will join me in sharing this study and its results as a powerful tool to advocate for increased public and private investment in the arts.
Sincerely,
Vincent E. Kitch
Director |
A special thank you on behalf of the city and the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs to our
survey participants:
5th Avenue Theatre
Association
Nature
Consortium
Seattle
International Film Festival
826
Seattle
Nordic Heritage
Museum Foundation
Seattle
Opera
A Contemporary
Theatre, Inc
Northwest African
American Museum
Seattle Public
Theater
Artist
Trust
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Northwest
Girlchoir
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Seattle Repertory
Theatre
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Arts
Corps
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On the
Boards
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Seattle
Shakespeare Company
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Burke Museum of
Natural History and Culture
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One
Reel
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Seattle Symphony
Orchestra, Inc.
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Experience Music
Project |
Sci Fi Museum & HOF
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Sci Fi Museum & HOF
Orchestra Seattle
and the Seattle Chamber Singers
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Seattle Theatre
Group
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Floating Bridge
Press
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Pacific Northwest
Ballet
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Shunpike Arts
Collective
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Freehold Theatre
Studio Lab
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Pratt Fine Arts
Center
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Space City/Suyama
Space
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Hedgebrook
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Rain City Rock
Camp for Girls
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The Early Music
Guild of Seattle
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Henry Art
Gallery
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Rain City
Symphony
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The
Esoterics
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Historic
Seattle
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School of
Acrobatics &
New Circus Arts (SANCA)
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New Circus Arts (SANCA)
Town Hall
Association
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Lake Union Civic
Orchestra
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Seattle Art
Museum
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UW World Series at
Meany Hall
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Langston Hughes
Performing Arts Center
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Seattle Children's
Theatre Association
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Wing Luke Museum
of the Asian Pacific American Experience
Macha Monkey
Productions
Seattle Classic
Guitar Society
Wing-It
Productions
Museum of History
& Industry (MOHAI)
Seattle Girls'
Choir
Youth in
Focus
Music Center of
the Northwest
Seattle
International
Children's Festival
Children's Festival
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