Emerging Arts Leaders

In case you missed it, there was a great Opinion Leaders Podcast on June 6 with varous arts leaders and the Seattle P-I editorial board. They spend a good deal of time going over the economic impact study that Elly posted about the other day.

Arts Advocacy Toolkit  If you missed Creative Conversation: Advocacy in a Changing Market, you missed out on Gretchen Johnson’s arts advocacy toolkit document.   Check it out…and go to www.artsalliance.com for more info!

Seattle Arts & Economic Prosperity study  Seattle One-Pager Thanks to a recent study by Americans for the Arts, it’s clear that the arts mean business in the city of Seattle!  Take a look at the study (click on link).  There’s also a Seattle-specific one-pager summary of the study.  The study is of interest to both arts professionals as well as business professionals, which was made evident by the multiple newspaper articles about the study, found in various sections of local newspapers (Seattle Times, Seattle P-I, Puget Sound Business Journal).  The study is credible due to the fact that it used conservative methodology and no multipliers, unlike many other surveys of its kind.  Seattle ranked right up there with Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Portland.  Goal for the next study: rank up there with Miami, San Francisco, and Chicago!