Arts & Economic Prosperity provides compelling new evidence that the nonprofit arts are a significant industry in Indianapolis—one that generates $294.4 million in local economic activity...This economic impact study sends a strong signal that when we support the arts, we not only enhance our quality of life, but also invest in Indianapolis’s economic well being.

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NATIONWIDE ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY

"The Arts & Economic Prosperity study documents in unprecedented scope and detail the key role played by the nonprofit arts industry in strengthening our nation’s economy. It dramatically alters the perception that the arts are luxuries—worth supporting in prosperous times but hard to justify when the economy is struggling. At a time when governments at all levels are making tough budget choices, this study sends an important message—that support for the arts does not come at the expense of economic development."

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