Author: Arts Alliance of Washington State

Publication Year: 1978

Media Type: Report

Summary:

This report of the Artsplan makes recommendations for implementation of specific programs for the arts in Washington State during the next ten years and addresses the needs of the arts. Included in this report is a general estimate of the economic impact of the arts. Of the 627 Washington State arts groups who participated in Artsplan, only 306 responded to the economic financial survey and reported earnings of $13,054,509 and expenses of $15,747,811 during 1977-78. Also, there are an estimated 1,300 total arts groups in the state. The report also makes mention of the importance of the arts to tourism citing figures for the Seattle Museum of Art's Tutankhamun exhibition and the Seattle Opera's Ring Cycle of Wagner operas.

Abstract:

This report of the Artsplan makes recommendations for implementation of specific programs for the arts in Washington State during the next ten years and addresses the needs of the arts. Included in this report is a general estimate of the economic impact of the arts. Of the 627 Washington State arts groups who participated in Artsplan, only 306 responded to the economic financial survey and reported earnings of $13,054,509 and expenses of $15,747,811 during 1977-78. Also, there are an estimated 1,300 total arts groups in the state. The report also makes mention of the importance of the arts to tourism citing figures for the Seattle Museum of Art's Tutankhamun exhibition and the Seattle Opera's Ring Cycle of Wagner operas.

Arts & Intersections: Economic Development

Categories: Economic Impact