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“Mayors understand well the connection between the arts industry and city revenues. Besides providing thousands of jobs, the arts industry generates billions in government and business revenues. Additionally, the arts have played an important role in the economic revitalization of many of our nation’s cities.”

~ Mayor Douglas H. Palmer

Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey

President, The United States Conference of Mayors

 

Why should you invest in community theater?

Our industry generates nearly $30 billion in revenue to local, state, and federal governments every year. Arts and culture, unlike most industries, leverage a significant amount of event-related spending by its audiences. For example, when patrons attend an arts event, they may pay to park their car in a garage, purchase dinner at a restaurant, eat dessert after the show, and pay a babysitter upon their return home. This spending generates related commerce for local businesses such as restaurants, parking garages, hotels, and retail stores.

*Taken from “Arts & Economic Prosperity III: The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences in Greater Harrisburg, PA” - Americans for the Arts, Robert L. Lynch President & CEO, 2007.