AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Richmond County’s nonprofit arts and culture industry generates nearly $26 million in economic activity in a year, according to a new study.
The Greater Augusta Arts Council this week released the results of Arts & Economic Prosperity 6, a study conducted by Americans for the Arts.
Economic activity of $24,646,130 in fiscal year 2022 included $11 million in expenditures by nonprofit arts and cultural organizations and $12.5 million in event-related expenditures by their audiences.
According to the study, economic activity created 523 jobs and generated $27 million in local, state and federal revenues.
The study found that America’s nonprofit arts and culture sector is a $151.7 billion industry that supports 2.6 million jobs and generates $29.1 billion in government revenue.
In Richmond County, 39 of the 52 total eligible nonprofit arts and cultural organizations identified by the Greater Augusta Arts Council provided financial and attendance information required for the study
For the full report, a map of the 373 study regions and a two-page economic impact summary for each, visit AEP6.AmericansForTheArts.org.
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