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Cultural Life & The Arts : Goals & Measures
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Indicator Measures
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How are we doing?
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2.1.1 Boston’s "Creativity Index" ranking in comparison with other major cities
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Boston tied for third place with San Diego, ranking behind San Francisco and Austin out of 49 metro areas with populations over one million in this one-time calculation. |
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2.1.2 Economic impact of the "Creative Cluster" industries
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According to the New England Council’s 2004 report, “Creative Cluster” industries in New England account for 2.3% of all employment, or 157,000 jobs, of which 82,000 are in Massachusetts, where they represent 2.6% of all jobs.
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2.1.3 Cultural sector funding, comparison with other metropolitan regions
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According to a Boston Foundation report, the Boston region was second only to New York in per capita contributions to the arts among 10 comparable metro areas. However, cuts in public sector funding and a slowing of private contributions during the recession has forced program reductions. |
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2.2.1 Nonprofit arts organizations per capita in Metro Boston
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The number of nonprofit arts organizations in the region grew by 73% over the 1990s, faster than any region of comparable size, with the fastest growth among smaller organizations. |
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2.2.2 Attendance at Boston’s major cultural events and spectacles
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In 2004, total attendance was down from 2002 levels at a number of major cultural venues, including the Museum of fine Arts and the Boston Ballet. Attendance at First Night peaked in 2000 at more than 2.5 million but declined to 1 million in 2004. However, Boston’s sports fans brought millions into the city to celebrate the historic Red Sox and New England Patriots wins in 2004. |
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2.2.3 Impact on the local and regional tourist industry
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Greater Boston was the destination of 16 million domestic and international visitors in 2003, up 5% from 2002, with 60% coming to the area for pleasure. Visitors spent $7.5 billion, a major boost to the regional economy. However, statewide, cultural tourism has remained static for the past five years. |
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2.5.1 Teachers dedicated to visual arts, music and theater in Boston’s public schools
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150 full time arts teachers were added in the BPS between 1994 and 2004, offering dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts. Boston’s Arts Academy was honored as a 2004 Breakthrough High School, one of only 12 nationwide. |
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2.5.2 Children and youth participation in after-school arts programs
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A 2003 survey by The Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events found that 158 organizations across the city offer collectively more than 250 after-school arts programs for school-aged children. Coverage is uneven, however. East Boston, Hyde Park, Mattapan, Roslindale and West Roxbury had the fewest programs. |
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2.5.3 Students in degree-granting schools of visual and performing arts
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Most colleges and universities in the Boston area offer arts degrees. Eleven schools are devoted exclusively to one or more of the arts, with a total enrollment of about 10,000, including the Berklee School of Music, with about 3,000 students, and the Mass. College of Art, with about 1,600 students. |
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2.7.1 Levels of volunteering in arts and cultural organizations
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Data and analysis to come. |
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2.7.2 Dedicated artist housing units
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Between 2002 and 2004, the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s Artist Space Initiative added 132 permanent artist units. An additional 50 units are in development on City-owned land.
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2.7.3 Designated federal, state and city funding for the arts
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In 2003, local sources of public revenue for Boston’s art organizations amounted to about $0.21 per capita in contrast to several dollars in comparable cities and as much as $28 in San Francisco. State funding for the arts through the Commonwealth’s primary cultural grantmaking organization, which sustained a 62% cut in FY2003, was increased by $1 million, or about 14%, in FY2005 through advocacy efforts. A proposed House increase for cultural economic development was not included in the Governor’s FY2006 budget. |
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