Author: Weiner, Louise W.

Publication Year: 1981

Media Type: Book

Summary:

Paper presented at Conference on the Economic Impact of the Arts, sponsored by Cornell University, Graduate School of Business and Public Administration, held in Ithaca, New York, May 27-28, 1981.

Abstract:

Paper presented at Conference on the Economic Impact of the Arts, sponsored by Cornell University, Graduate School of Business and Public Administration, held in Ithaca, New York, May 27-28, 1981.

The traditional view of the relationship of the economy, commerce and the arts, inherited almost undiluted from the Renaissance, focuses on patronage. It acknowledges the dependence of the arts on grants and contributions and that the availability of such funding is likely to be extremely responsive to the fluctuations of the economy as a whole and well-being of business in particular. That perception, though still partly accurate, is both limited and limiting. The growth and economic resilience demonstrated by the arts in the last decade suggest it is time to expand our considerations to calculate not only the cost of the arts but also the impact of spending activity and employment in the arts sector as a part of our growing service-oriented economy. New questions need to be asked, questions which focus not on the mission of the arts but on the means and economic by-products of the 'cultural industry'. (p. 12-13)

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Creative Economies