Overview

After the recession many areas are looking to recoup their losses by investing in local businesses and bolstering tourism. One of the major businesses that these areas are turning to is an investment in local arts organizations. By creating grants and investments in local arts organizations the local governments are generating economic growth. These investments create job opportunities for people in the community and bring in other employees from outside cities, they bring in influential people permanently who invest money in the arts help to stimulate local economy outside of the arts, they generate more tourism for the area as a whole, and create a sense of community that makes everyone in the area work towards common goals of advancement.