“This year’s report provides the fullest picture yet of the impact of the Great Recession on the arts—before, during, and after. Like many sectors of the economy, the arts recovered slowly and unevenly from the recession due to industry contraction and consolidation, the impact of technology, slow rebounds in philanthropy, and tepid consumer spending. While some indicators may be up during a recession, we see that a majority of them we were in decline. The arts were a little slower to fully bounce back than the economy at large.”