Arts Industry

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North Carolina has been named as one of the top 10 states for cultural and heritage tourism by the Travel Industry of America and Smithsonian magazine.

Attendance at events presented by North Carolina’s major performing arts organizations increased 11% in the last four years.

The economic impact of the non-profit arts industry in North Carolina is: $723 million in revenues; 6,669 direct full-time jobs; $32 million in federal and state taxes

The creative industry provides 83,000 jobs in North Carolina.

Beyond the price of tickets to local arts events, audiences spend $22.87 per person on related businesses such as:

• restaurants
• parking
• babysitters
• souvenirs

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Regardless of socio-economic background, students involved in the arts tend to have:

• higher academic achievement
• better standardized test scores
• lower dropout rates
• more community service activities than their peers

Learning in the arts promotes:

• active engagement
• discipline
• sustained attention
• persistence at tasks
• better problem solving

Sustained student involvement in theatre associates with a variety of developments for low socioeconomic status youth, specifically:

• reading proficiency
• stronger self concept
• motivation
• higher levels of empathy and tolerance for others

Source: Arts North Carolina

To make a tax-deductible donation, please write your check to:

Carolina Arts Network, Inc.

PO Box 1350

Pembroke, NC 28372