Economic Impact

• Jobs – Ten percent of California jobs are part of the creative industries.

• Economic growth – The creative industries account for 7.8% of California's GDP.

• Tourism – Arts travelers stay longer and spend more money than the average tourist.

• Workforce contributions – California's creative industries employ 1.4 million workers who earn $99.3 billion in annual income.

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Creative California Communities

Local Impact

State-Local Partnership

Statewide Networks

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Arts & Ecomonic Impact

healthy Communities

• Civic Pride – A high concentration of arts in a city leads to less poverty, more civic engagement, and social cohesion.
• Cross-cultural harmony – The arts help people express values, feel empathy, and triumph over their differences.

• Health care – Arts’ healing benefits result in shorter hospital stays and better pain management; music therapy helps stroke and head injury patients regain their ability to speak.

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Creative California Communities

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Arts and Public Media

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Arts & Civic Engagement

Arts Education

• 21st century workforce – Creativity is the #1 attribute sought by today’s employers.

• Academic achievement – A student involved in the arts is four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement.

• Attendance – Arts engagement results in higher attendance and lower dropout rates.

• College readiness – Low-income students with high arts engagement are more than twice as likely to graduate college as their peers with no arts education.

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Arts Education

CREATE CA

Creativity at the Core

Poetry Out Loud

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Arts Education

Arts-in-Corrections

• Reducing recidivism – Arts programs in prisons help reduce recidivism rates.

• Safety – Arts programs direct inmates' energy in a positive direction and lower tension levels, resulting in a safer prison environment.

• Inmate growth – Inmates who engage with the arts are more likely to be intellectually flexible, self-confident, motivated, and socially competent.

• At-risk youth – At-risk students with access to the arts tend to have higher career goals, better workforce opportunities, and more civic engagement

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Arts in Corrections

JUMP StArts

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Crime Prevention & the Arts