{"id":960,"date":"2006-10-09T08:51:24","date_gmt":"2006-10-09T15:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp\/2006\/10\/scatter_maps_for_fun_and_profi\/"},"modified":"2006-10-09T08:51:24","modified_gmt":"2006-10-09T15:51:24","slug":"scatter_maps_for_fun_and_profi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/main\/scatter_maps_for_fun_and_profi.php","title":{"rendered":"Scatter maps for fun and profit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve wondered about the number and distribution of arts organizations in your state, or wondered if your elected representatives ever wondered such things, there&#8217;s a wealth of insight now available from Americans for the Arts. Their effort to map the cultural industries across every state legislative district in the country is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americansforthearts.org\/information_resources\/research_information\/services\/creative_industries\/state_legislative_districts\/default.asp\">now on-line and ready for download<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/images\/creative_map.gif\" alt=\"creative industries map\" width=\"212\" height=\"164\" align=\"right\">Americans for the Arts took data from Dun &amp; Bradstreet business and employment data, and created scatter maps and summary tables for each district. So, a quick look at the map for my senator&#8217;s district (ie, the whole state) shows 8615 arts-related businesses employing 43,383 people.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few kinks in the system, of course. First, Dun &amp; Bradstreet is a creature of the commercial world, and their data on nonprofit businesses is incomplete  (so, AFTA is encouraging arts organizations to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americansforthearts.org\/information_resources\/research_information\/services\/creative_industries\/003.asp\">sign up and be counted<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Second, everybody seems to have a different definition of the &#8221;creative industries.&#8221; Americans for the Arts takes the slightly conservative road, focusing on &#8221;businesses involved in the production or distribution of the arts,&#8221; which they define as &#8221;arts-centric businesses that range from nonprofit museums, symphonies, and theaters to for-profit film, architecture, and advertising companies.&#8221; Other efforts draw a wider circle, such as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativeclusters.com\/modules\/eventsystem\/?fct=eventmenus&#038;action=displaypage&#038;id=33\">Creative Clusters<\/a> initiative in the UK, which defines the group as &#8221;those activities which have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent and which have a potential for wealth and job creation through the generation and exploitation of intellectual property.&#8221; And, of course, Richard Florida includes anyone that ever had an original thought.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the Creative Industries map is one more useful sheet of paper to bring with you when you meet with your elected officials (you DO meet with your elected officials, don&#8217;t you?). Every little color chart helps, if only to show that you have color chart capacities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve wondered about the number and distribution of arts organizations in your state, or wondered if your elected representatives ever wondered such things, there&#8217;s a wealth of insight now available from Americans for the Arts. 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