See Kenner Bush’s B & W exhibit The Lyrical Landscape at the Blackrock Gallery in Jackson at 150-D Scott Lane, running from August 23 through September 28, 2007.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2014, there were 11,451 jobs devoted to our state’s creative sector, which is 30% above the national average and second only to New York.
ARTS COUNCIL FACT
The Arts contributed $763.6 billion to the U.S. economy in 2015, 4.2 percent of GDP and counted 4.9 million workers, who earned $372 billion in total compensation.