The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) released prototype estimates today from the new Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA). This is the first federal effort to provide in-depth analysis of the arts and cultural sector’s contributions to current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP), a measure of the final dollar value of all goods and services produced in the United States.
Economic Impact
Cultural Districts Strategy Sampler
Increasingly, state arts agencies are pursuing place-based creative economic development strategies in the form of cultural district policies.
Supporting the Creative Economy in Los Angeles
The purpose of this report is to provide thought leaders in the creative economy in Los Angeles, including members of the Los Angeles Creative Economy Convergence (CEC), with ideas and feedback regarding the future structure and goals of efforts to better support creative industries in Los Angeles County.
Creativity and Education: Why It Matters
Eighty-eight Percent of U.S. Professionals Surveyed Believe Creativity Should be Built into Standard Curricula
Creativity, Cities and Innovation: Evidence from UK SMEs
The creative industries have long been seen as an innovative sector. More recent research posits that creative occupations are also a fundamental, but overlooked, driver of innovation.
Equal Opportunity Data Mining: National Statistics about Working Artists
What do we know about the 2.1 million artists in the United States’ labor force? To help answer that question, the NEA released “Equal Opportunity Data Mining: National Statistics about Working Artists.” This new online research tool offers 70 searchable tables with figures on working artists by state and metropolitan area, by demographic information (including race and ethnicity, age, gender, and disability status), and by residence and workplace. The public is welcome to investigate the tables, a map of state-level rankings, and links to original sources. SEE PRESS RELEASE
