The Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s (MEDC) Research Unit recently released a report detailing the impact Arts and Cultural Tourism has on Michigan’s economy. The report finds that leisure spending for arts, culture and history account...

Creative State Michigan Report   This morning, ArtServe released a new report, entitled Creative State Michigan that details the impact Michigan’s arts and cultural nonprofit organizations have on the state’s economy. The report ...

Americans for the Arts recently released Arts & Economic Prosperity III: The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences. Nationally, the nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $166.2 billion in econom...

The arts enrich our lives, but they also have a positive effect on the economic health of Michigan's communities. Based upon a recent study commissioned by the Michigan Nonprofit Research Program (MNRP) and conducted by the W. E. Upjohn Institute ...

Governor Snyder Recommends $6.15 Million for MCACA Earlier this month, Governor Snyder released his Fiscal Year 2013 Executive Budget Recommendations calling for $6,150,000 for the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA). The rec...

The nonpartisan Urban Institute recently published a report on the state of the arts and artists in the U.S. The report contains extremely relevant insights on the problems facing artists today. To read or download the report and to learn more abo...

Mayor Virg Bernero Says #1 Ranking Among Top 100 Metros in America Underscores Vital Role of Manufacturing in Nation’s Economic Recovery Mayor Virg Bernero today hailed a new research report that ranks the Lansing-East Lansing, MI region as the...