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Arts Advocacy Reports and Statistics

Americans for the Arts Creative Industries Report 
The 2008 survey concluded there were a total of 8,905 arts-related businesses in Indiana, employing an estimated 53,924 Hoosier. This figure represents an increase of 986 arts-related Indiana businesses from 2006-2007, and a growth of 4,650 full-time jobs during the same period.

Arts Action Fund - Congressional Arts Report Card
Covers the 109th Congress (2005-06), addresses the U.S. House of Representatives.

Indiana Counties Population and Economy Statistics

Facts and Figures

Cultural Tourism & Economic Impact

  • Two-thirds (65 percent) of American adult travelers say they included a cultural, arts, heritage, or historic activity or event while on a trip of 50 miles or more, one-way, in the past year.  This equates to 92.7 million cultural travelers.  Read More

  • The nonprofit arts, unlike most industries, leverage significant amounts of event-related spending by their audiences. Attendance at arts events generates related commerce for hotels, restaurants, parking garages, and more. Read More

  • When community leaders fund the arts, they not only enhance our quality of life, but also invest in our economic well-being. Read More

  • The arts play a significant role in Indiana's economic development. From major cities like Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, to towns such as Lafayette and Rising Sun, the arts are a foundation of economic development, community revitalization, historic preservation and cultural tourism.

Youth & Arts Education

  • Studies by the U.S. Department of Justice researchers demonstrate increased pro-social behavior among youth involved with arts program. Read More

  • Students who participate in the arts, both in school and after school, demonstrate improved academic performance and lower dropout rates. Read More

  • Students with four years of high school arts classes have higher SAT scores than students with one-half year or less. Read More

Funding

  • More than 300 community-based arts organizations and arts programming providers annually seek funding support from the IAC and its Regional Arts Partners. In most cases, for every dollar the Indiana Arts Commission grants to organizations, at least one dollar is matched by the local grant recipient.

  • Each year, an estimated $88 million is generated in Indiana communities to match IAC grant funds, stimulating the state's economy through jobs, services, purchases of materials, and other expenditures related to arts events and activities.

  • Over 80% of the IAC budget appropriation is returned to Hoosiers through direct and indirect grants. 3% is distributed through services such as technical assistance and information referral.