Arts & Economic Prosperity 6
The economic impact of nonprofits & cultural organizations & their audiences
coming may 2022
Arts & Economic Prosperity is a year-long nationwide study that highlights the impact that nonprofit arts & culture organizations have on our economy through job creation, tourism, direct & indirect spending, household income, and government revenue.
In the state of Hawai‘i, spending by nonprofit arts & cultural organizations and their audiences totaled $205.6 million. Nonresidents made up 7.9% of attendees, and spent 155% more per person to attend an event, due to the surrounding expenses of lodging, meals, and transportation. Nearly 45% of nonresident attendees indicated that the primary purpose of their visit to the state was "specifically to attend this arts/cultural event", indicating the power of the arts to drive tourism.
randy cohen on “the conversation” — 2017
On August 15th, Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research and Policy, Americans for the Arts, visited HPR to discuss the AEP5 findings. He explains how the arts touch all of our lives, whether we realize it or not.
Randy Cohen, Terry Liu & Georja Skinner on "Design Talk" — 2017
Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research and Policy, Americans for the Arts, along with Hawaii's Creative Industries Division's Georja Skinner, and Hawai'i Arts Alliance's Terry Liu visited KGU's "Design Talk" to discuss how the Arts affect our everyday economy.