$9 goes into the local economy for every $1 invested in Arts and Culture by Florida. That’s a substantial return on investment.
Florida is home to over 90,000 arts-related businesses that paid $3.7 billion in Florida resident household income. The arts creates and supports jobs.
Florida’s audience spending outpaces national average with Florida’s tourists spending an average of $89.16 whereas the national average is $60.57. Culture drives tourism.
Over 63 million Floridians and tourists participate annually in arts and culture activities. 63% of audience members surveyed in the AEP6 study said that arts and culture help them to better understand others in their community. Arts and culture engage and connect our people in our communities.
High School students who have 4 years of art, dance, drama, or music curriculum score higher on their SATs, have higher GPAs and are more likely to graduate. Arts education programming builds better students, and highly engaged youth.