The Summer 2020 issue of Artscapes highlights and celebrations of the arts during and after COVID-19, how individual artists are responding and how educators and organizations are adapting. Next issue is due out in Fall 2020.
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.