The first Town Hall meeting was held at 11 a.m. April 26 in Pine Bluff. More town hall events are coming soon.
About 45 people gathered to help us kick off a four-city tour of town hall meetings about the creative economy in South Arkansas on April 26 at ARTx3 in Pine Bluff. Attendees talked about the arts and creative industries, ask questions and learn how they can advocate for the arts with other artists, creatives and art workers, educators, and community and civic leaders. We are planning to hold other Arts Town Hall meetings in Central Arkansas, Jonesboro and Northwest Arkansas soon!
Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) is an economic and social impact study of the nation’s nonprofit arts and culture industry. Nationally, the sector generated $151.7 billion of economic activity in 2022—$73.3 billion in spending by arts and culture organizations and an additional $78.4 billion in event-related expenditures by their audiences. This report includes information about Arkansas.
Our work is important because the arts in Arkansas
represents over 8% of its workforce
and $3 Billion annually in GDP.
It is vital to tourism, revitalizes communities,
and is the primary pipeline for talent and our future workforce.
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