In 2024, the industries of Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (or AER) accounted for 1.3% of the St. Louis GDP. We track the performance of nonprofit arts and culture organizations that report revenue and expenses of at least $1,000,000. These organizations tend to employ the most people in the St. Louis nonprofit arts sector outside of the Zoo Museum District with 3,874 employees and 1,385 contractors. These 23 organizations claim 5% of the AER GDP, which amounts to $2 billion for the 2-county region. For context, the state of Missouri did $5.5 billion in AER GDP. That means the 23 STL-based Read More
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10-Year Trend for Arts GDP in STL
Usually graphs like this are about how productive an industry is in a local area. That’s not important here. Instead, consider GDP of arts, entertainment, and recreation as a reflection how developed this cluster of industries are in their respective geographies. So it’s not that STL City has a higher output than the county, it’s more that this urban area has been better at developing the arts than its suburban rival, which allows it to have higher outputs. Drilling down we se the formula that BEA uses to calculate the GDP is based largely on compensation to employees. County GDP Read More
Assessment On RAC Drops Soon
For those concerned about the state of public, we will release a report on the Regional Arts Commission soon that details their effectives in performing their core function. Findings will the current state of affairs and what may come if RAC fails to maintain independence.
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What is ArtByNumbers?
Peace. Datafying art is not the point. Art doesn’t need data to prove its worth. Life affirms its necessity and our need. However, let’s understand how it functions in our lives and in contested spaces in society. Let’s debunk myths and reveal truths through research. We are not here to advocate for the arts. We’re here to collect and share data about the arts.