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Facts & StatsDownload the latest fact sheets and grant funding statistics: North Carolina Research Studies
Creative Economy: The Arts Industry in North Carolina Creative workers, creative enterprises, and creative communities bring the entrepreneurial strengths of the private sector to economic development. In 2006 arts industry wages alone infused more than $3.9 billion into North Carolina’s economy, according to research by Regional Technology Strategies (RTS). Creative sector employment is estimated at more than four percent of total employment in North Carolina.
Local Government Funding of Local Arts Councils Since 1978, the North Carolina Arts Council has conducted an annual survey of local government funding of local arts councils. Many arts councils have told us that these statistics have been helpful in their efforts to obtain new and increased funding from county and municipal governments.
The total direct local government funding for local arts councils increased by almost $1 million from FY04-05 to FY05-06. [Click here for a report of the FY06 - 07 survey. ]
NEA Funding in North Carolina FY05 and FY06 The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is the federal agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts and to bringing the arts to all Americans. During the fiscal years FY2005 and FY2006, North Carolina received 74 NEA competitive grants totaling more than $1.4 million. Cooperative, partnership, touring and outreach activities brought nearly $1.6 million more to the state.
The Arts & Economic Prosperity III
HomegrownHandmade Visitor Analysis In 2003 the North Carolina Arts Council and the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, with funding from the Golden Leaf Foundation, began a partnership between the arts and agriculture showcasing the tourist resources in rural North Carolina. A Web site featuring farms, art galleries, retail stores, restaurants and lodging venues is at http://www.homegrownhandmade.com. East Carolina University studied visitors to the venues and the Web site in 2006 in order to make projections about visitor behavior at similar locations.
Just the Ticket! The economic impact of the non-profit creative sector in our state is $723 million. An Arts Council-supported study in 2003 showed that there were 6,669 direct full time jobs in the non-profit arena. Major non-profit arts groups employ an average of 13 full time people and can double that number with part time and seasonal staff, according to Just The Ticket!
The Artful Traveler:
Research ResourcesClick here for links to on-line arts studies and reference sources. |
