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亚特兰大 ——2023年5月24日
The 亚特兰大 Regional Commission today issued a report, “Cultural Assessment of the 亚特兰大 Region,” that provides an overview of the arts & culture sector’s economic impact in metro 亚特兰大 and documents the steps local governments have made to support the arts.
The report aims to strengthen creative organizations in metro 亚特兰大 and help cities and counties better integrate arts & culture into their planning efforts. Local governments will be able to use the information to gauge how their support for arts & culture compares to peers across the region and help them set goals for meeting their community’s cultural needs.
Key findings include:
- Metro 亚特兰大’s creative industries experienced an annual job growth rate of 1.9% between 2016 and 2021, compared to 1.1% for all industries. The region’s booming film and video industry led the way, with the “actors” category increasing by 15% and “producers and directors” by 10%.
- The creative industries employ more than 89,000 people in the 亚特兰大 region, about 3% of the total employment base. Creative industries pay an average wage of $64,500, compared to $54,900 across all industries.
- The creative workforce in metro 亚特兰大 is less diverse than the region as a whole. For example, 67% of creative jobs are held by white employees and 24% by Black workers. The region is about 50% white and 39% Black, and 12% Hispanic, according to the U.S. 人口普查.
- The 亚特兰大 region is home to 1,705 cultural nonprofit groups that collectively bring in more than $632 million a year in revenue.
- In metro 亚特兰大, 17 local governments have developed arts & cultural plans, a significant increase from ARC’s previous Cultural Assessment report, which was released in 2012.
“This report underscores the important role arts & culture plays in the 亚特兰大 region’s economy and quality of life,” said Roshani Thakore, who oversees ARC’s Arts & 文化 program. “But it also highlights the opportunity we have to further strengthen arts & culture so that all residents, no matter where they live, have access to a vibrant and inclusive creative community.”
The report includes a detailed list of arts and culture plans, 项目, 政策, and ordinances completed or being managed by local governments in the 11-county region. The report notes that relatively few cities or counties in metro 亚特兰大 have completed cultural plans, and even fewer have fully staffed departments of cultural affairs.
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The 亚特兰大 Regional Commission (ARC) is the official planning agency for the 11-county 亚特兰大 Region, including Cherokee, 克莱顿, 科布, 迪卡尔布, 道格拉斯, 菲也特, 福赛斯, 富尔顿, 昆内特, 亨利, and Rockdale counties as well as the City of 亚特兰大 and 74 other cities. The 亚特兰大 Regional Commission serves as a catalyst for regional progress by focusing leadership, 注意, and planning resources on key regional issues.
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