Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) revenues exceed those of telecom services and employ more people than the car industry of Europe, Japan and the USA combined (29.5 million vs. 25 million). This major contribution of CCI to the global economy is explained in a new study, jointly presented by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris, France, and published by EY (formerly Ernst & Young).
Economic Impact
Arts and the Workforce
This essay looks at changes in the American economy and the workforce and the role the arts may play in positively impacting those changes over the next 10–15 years and beyond.
A Young Picasso or Beethoven could be the Next Edison
Good news for parents: Those piano lessons or random toy parts littering your floors may one day lead to the next scientific breakthrough.
Arts and Intra-Community Strength
This essay looks at how transformations in the definition of “community” are changing how and where communities find strength and cohesion, as well as the role that the arts may play in positively impacting those changes over the 10–15 years.
Creative Placemaking
This journal looks at what creative placemaking does and how it does it.
2014 California Statewide Creative Economy Report
What is the economic impact of creativity in California?
