New York Times: Funding the Arts Tags:arts and the economy, congressional arts caucus, economic trends, economy, Marketing Trends, the importance of arts to the economy

Good point made by Robert Redford. “Ticket takers or electricians or actors — all the people connected with the arts are at risk just like everybody else is,” he said in an interview. His Sundance Film Festival brings in more the $60 million to Park City, Utah each year.

That’s only one example of how the arts help local economies.

With the struggle to preserve the $50 million annual funding to the NEA, provisions finally passed both House and Senate.

“We had the facts on our side,” said Representative Louise M. Slaughter, a New York Democrat who is co-chairwoman of the Congressional Arts Caucus. “If we’re trying to stimulate the economy, and get money into the Treasury, nothing does that better than art.”

New York Times Article: Saving Federal Arts Funds: Selling Culture as an Economic Force

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