Local arts groups rev an economic engine. Non-profits generate $330 million annually in Seattle area, study finds

Non-profit arts organizations in Seattle generate $330 million in economic activity every year, comparing favorably with such cities as Minneapolis, Baltimore and Atlanta, according to a national study to be released Wednesday.

By R.M. CAMPBELL
P-I MUSIC/DANCE CRITIC

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ARTS & CULTURE INDUSTRY GENERATES $166.2 ANNUALLY IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

“Nationally, the nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $166.2 billion in economic activity every year—$63.1 billion in spending by organizations and an additional $103.1 billion in event-related spending by their audiences,” reports Americans for the Arts in their new report on the economic impact of the industry.

The study covers 116 cities and counties, 35 multi-county regions and five states. Download the report, Arts and Economic Prosperity III, at http://www.artsusa.org/information_resources/research_information/services/economic_impact/default.asp.

Nonprofit arts and culture organizations located in communities that were not part of the study can estimate their local economic impact by using an online Arts and Economic Prosperity Calculator, available at http://www.artsusa.org/information_resources/research_information/services/economic_impact/005.asp.