Economic impact on Local Arts

SMAC is a dynamic partner in areas of economic and community development and advocacy and advances awareness of the values and existence of arts opportunities in the region.  As a local arts agency, SMAC has a significant role in the fiber of our community.

The economic climate in the Sacramento Region, the state and the nation is one of uncertainty. All areas of the private and public sectors are feeling the effects of these difficult times and many are having to make tough decisions about how to accommodate sluggish consumption and cuts to income sources. In the thick of it are Sacramento’s arts organizations.

Below please find some important resources that you may use to help us make sure that the arts continue to be funded.

News
Click here to find some articles that focus on the economic downturn.

Impact Statements
Click here to download the Fiscal Year 2008 Impact Statistics.

Click here to download the document, Critical Links: Funding the Arts in Economic Downturns 

Recovery Act Opportunities Besides the National Endowment for the Arts
The staff at the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) has been hard at work identifying potential assistance for arts-related and creative economy jobs, including from sources besides the National Endowment for the Arts. Arts organizations and creative-sector employers are encouraged to examine NASAA's information for potential job stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Click here for more information.