Facts About Arts

The following are some arts statistics* from California. Feel free to copy this list add to it and use it wherever needed to promote the arts. Being an artist is all well and good but unless you support the arts fully in your communities you will not have the arena for the promotion of your works.

*Mattison Fitzgerald Internationally Recognized Artist spent 17 years compiling the information from several sources.

2.5 Billion Dollars in Economic Base

200,000 Directly Related Arts Jobs

100 Million Dollars in State & Local Tax Revenue

Every dollar spent on the arts turns 30.00 back to local communities

375 Million Dollars go to funding to the arts in California

California ranks 47th out of 50 states in arts funding

California arts organizations produce $5.4 billion, employ 160,000 people and generate $300 million in state and local taxes

California is 5th largest economy in the world and ranks last in per capita spending for the arts

78% of the public are willing to pay 5$ or more in taxes if the funds go directly to the arts!

Kids with arts training score 35% higher on math and science sections of SAT

Overall SAT scores increase on average 100 points when kids have arts training

68% of the public thinks arts education is more important than academics!

The arts in Sacramento employ 2,700 people and put $1.35 million in tax revenues back into the community and $350 million back into the local economy

Orchestras are a $160 million a year industry in California annually

California Museums generate $660,440,000 in income and revenues yearly

90,000 businesses in California are "arts-centric"

The California Arts industry is bigger than the legal industry and as big as forestry at $2.5 billion a year

The arts drive San Francisco's No. 1 industry, tourism. One out of every 4 tourist dollars is spent on "cultural tourism"

$563,400,000 are put back in the economy in terms of wages, salaries, goods and services and capital expenditures in relation to museum spending

$100 million plus in tax contributions

89% of Americans believe that arts education is important enough to be taught in schools

Young people who participate in the arts for at least three hours on three days each week through at least one full year are:

4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement
3 times more likely to be elected to class office within their schools
4 times more likely to participate in a math and science fair
3 times more likely to win an award for school attendance
4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem

95% of parents believe the arts are important in preparing children for the future. Parents view the arts as contributing positive attributes to their children

91% of parents thought the arts were an important part of a well-rounded education

86% of Artists Vote.