2021 West Virginia Creative Impact Report
This report details the economic impact and direct benefits of the creative industries in West Virginia. This impact report shows that arts funding is economic development.
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The West Virginia Creative Network (formerly known as The Tamarack Foundation For the Arts) equips artists with the tools needed to scale up and turn their creative talent into significant revenue—because when we do, our state flourishes.
With the right support, creative entrepreneurs have the potential to drive, grow, and sustain a vital new economy in the Mountain State. West Virginia artists help make their communities more attractive places to live and destinations to visit which leads to growth in population and higher incomes in those communities. The numbers in this report demonstrate that arts funding is economic development.
ECONOMIC IMPACT
In West Virginia, the Creative Industries Deliver...
18,326 JOBS provided in West Virginia
$919 MILLION in compensation to families
$1.6 BILLION of the state's economy
ATTRACTION & RETENTION
Arts Impact Communities
Increased POPULATION retention
Higher EMPLOYMENT & INCOME
Further TOURISM growth