EconomicImpact

of the in Maryland

Arts

Arts intersect with the economy at key leverage points, including

employment, state and local tax revenue, visitor spending and more.

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12,700Full-time

equivalent jobs

$427Million

in salaries

$48Million in

state and localtax revenue

Nonprofit Arts Organizations and their Audiences

An Economic Engine for Maryland

$1.07 billionThe total $1.07 billion economic impact of fiscal year 2012 Maryland State Arts Councilgrantees supports jobs and salaries and generates state and local tax revenue.

Total Economic Impact

Western Maryland

$10.4

Eastern(upper)

$12.7

Eastern (lower)

$3.2

Central

$232.8 Southern

$2.2

Capital

$165.3

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Employment Impact

Every $1 of MSAC grantees’ operating budgets generates $3.60 in total economic activity.

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Across Maryland, jobs supported by the nonprofitarts sector pump $427 million back intocommunities through salaries earned.

12,700Full-time

Equivalent Jobs

$427million

in salaries

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.60

{7.7million peopleattended arts venues, events, classes and workshops

$345million in visitorspending

was generated by arts audiences.

Of this group

4.8million

attended free

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Audience Impact Marylanders value and engage with the arts! And thearts provide many opportunites for learning and culturalenrichment free of charge.

About Economic Impact of the Arts FY2012: Statistics for the study were drawn

from 241 Maryland organizations

that produce or present the arts

around the state, and receive

grants from the Maryland State

Arts Council (MSAC) for ongoing

support of their operations and

programs. The study was

conducted by the Department of

Business & Economic Development

(DBED) utilizing Maryland Cultural

Data Project data supplied by

MSAC fiscal year 2012 grant

recipients. The study does not

include the economic impact of

for-profit arts organizations and the

activities of individual visual

performing and literary artists.

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Individuals who do not use conventional print may contact the Maryland

State Arts Council office to obtain this report in an alternate format.