Hi I thought some of you might be interested in some of these art stats I have collected these over the last 17 years. Some are from California but you can make adjustments for Washington State as needed. These stats might help you or your organization win some grants or proposals or an argument or two for the arts! Enjoy, Mattison Fitzgerald Public Artist http://www.rhinodev.com Why Art Works: . 200,000 Directly Related Arts Jobs in CA . 100 Million Dollars in State & Local Tax Revenue in CA . Every dollar spent on the arts turns 30.00 back to local communities . Californians spend 11 - 30 dollars on related expenses to attend exhibits, events and performances. . 375 Million Dollars go to funding to the arts in CA . Ca ranks 47th out of 50 states in arts funding with only .38 cents going to the arts here. . MI and MA as states spend 2.75 dollars per ca pita on the arts. . Ca is 5th largest economy in the world and ranks last in per ca pita spending for the arts. . Comparing Ca to other nations since our economy is the size of a nation ~ every other global economy in the top 10 spends 15.00 per ca pita on the arts and the top 5 spend 80.00 per ca pita on the arts. . 78% of the public are willing to pay 5$ or more in taxes if the funds go directly to the arts! . Kids with arts training score 35% higher on math and science sections of SAT . Overall SAT scores increase on average 100 points when kids had arts training. . 68% of the public thinks arts education is more important than academics! . The arts in Sacramento employ 2,700 people and put 1.35 million in tax revenues back in the community and 350 million back to the local economy. . Orchestras are a 160 million dollar a year industry in Ca annually. . Ca Museums generate 660,440,000 in income and revenues yearly. . 90,000 businesses in California are "arts-centric . Ca Arts industry is bigger than the legal industry and as big as forestry at 2.5 billion dollars a year. . Ca. San Francisco, the arts drive the city's No. 1 industry, tourism. One out of every 4 tourist dollars is spent on "cultural tourism . 563,400,000 dollars are put back in the economy in terms of wages, salaries and goods and services and capital expenditures in relations to museum spending. . 100 Million plus in tax contributions. . 89% of Americans believe that arts education is important enough to be taught in schools . Young people who participate in the arts for at least three hours on three days each week through at least one full year are: * 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement * 3 times more likely to be elected to class office within their schools * 4 times more likely to participate in a math and science fair * 3 times more likely to win an award for school attendance * 4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem . 95% of parents believe the arts are important in preparing children for the future. Parents view the arts as contributing positive attributes to their children, and . 91% of parents thought the arts were an important part of a well-rounded education. However . The entertainment industry is standing in these statistics aside from the arts is a 28 billion dollar a year industry. . 86% of Artists Vote.