In St. Louis – Arts Activity Up, Giving Down

“Over the past five years, the economic impact of the arts has grown by 25 percent. Nationally that figure is 24 percent. It also says over the past five years, employment in the arts have grown 26 percent, with 9,000 direct jobs.” But “according to the Giving USA Foundation, over the past decade, the portion of corporate donations dedicated to the arts has dropped by more than half.”