The Role of the Arts and Culture in the Future Economic Prosperity of Loudoun
Outline for the upcoming paper:
What state is the arts community and its impact on the ongoing economic development of Loudoun?
What do we have?
• Barns at Franklin Park
• Symphony
• Ballet
• Master Chorale
• Arts Academy
• Galleries
• Air & Space Museum
• First Friday
• Higher education facilities
• Large pool of talent
• One of highest median incomes in U.S.
What do we need?
• Well-established links among arts community, private/commercial sector, government and public-at-large
• Major performing arts facility
• Infrastructure
• How do we get there?
• Public awareness campaign via outlets like Loudoun Forward
• Create task force to aggressively lobby all sectors to identify and initiate a defining project
Why do we need it?
• Stats demonstrating importance of arts to region’s economy
• Americans for the Arts data
• U.S. Census Bureau growth stats
• L.C. Chamber of Commerce
Characteristics
Discuss characteristics of Loudoun artistic/creative community
• Richard Florida definition
• Other definitions
• Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley
• The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
• Paper Series on the Arts, Culture, and Society
Economic Impact
Cite Chamber of Commerce stats on entrepreneurs
• 10,000 businesses in L.C.
• Nearly 90% have 10 or fewer employees, 80% of these are home-based.
• Who are they?
• Where do they go for their “art experiences”?
• Where are their arts dollars going?
Posted by Gill on March 10, 2006 7:49 AM | Comments (0)