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North Carolina Arts Council Arts for All Citizens

Legislation creates the NC Arts Council and establishes powers and duties Statute 143B-87 North Carolina Arts Council (1973, 1985) Advise Secretary of Cultural Resources on: Study, collection, maintenance and dissemination of factual data • and information relative to the arts Assistance to local organizations and the community at large in the • area of the arts Exchange of information, promotion of programs and stimulation • of joint endeavor between public and nonpublic organizations Bringing the highest obtainable quality in the arts to the State and • promote the maximum opportunity for the people to experience and enjoy those arts Research needs in the arts area and how to encourage such research •

The NC Arts Council IS…. • An agency that believes in the importance of arts development across 100 counties; distributes 80% of its budget statewide • The agency within DNCR that works though collaborations with local communities • An agency that defines success as building local arts infrastructure and leading statewide or regional programs/initiatives with demonstrable public value • An agency that understands that citizens are the primary constituents; arts, arts organizations and artists are the tools to deliver programs and services of public value • An agency with 23 ¾ passionate, knowledgeable and experienced state employees and a board of 24 citizens

The NC Arts Council IS NOT… . • An agency that is solely a funder • An agency that works only with arts organizations and artists • An agency that assigns greater intrinsic value to particular art forms • An agency that owns and maintains buildings, facilities or offices across the state • An agency that supports capital projects • An agency with partisan staff or board

DNCR State Budget Appropriation FY 16-17 $184 million 8% Supports the Arts NC Arts Council 1% 4% 9% 3% Museum of Art NC Symphony 10% 10% State Library Archives & History 12% Parks and Rec 24% Zoo, Aquariums, Science Museum Clean Water Trust 27% Administration

NC Arts Council Income Sources for FY 2016-17 *not including Foundation $9,605,834 Total $122,000 $127,557 $957,300 State Allocation Federal Funds (FY15-16) Federal Funds (FY16-17) $8,398,977 Private/Earned Revenue

NC Arts Council Expenses for FY 2016-17 *not including Foundation $118,957 $1,497,236 $261,185 Personnel Operating $602,711 A+ Schools Grants/Programs The Lost Colony $7,125,745

NC Arts Council Foundation • Received 501(c)3 status in July 2014 • Set up to support any work of the Arts Council • Board includes some NCAC Board members • Currently has restricted accounts for: – A+ Schools Program – SmART Initiative – 50 th Anniversary Celebration – African American Heritage Commission

The Grants Program Investing in arts infrastructure

Over $7.1 Million in Grants 2016-17 $171,500 $125,775 $314,175 $316,000 Grassroots (41%) $400,000 State Arts Resources (33%) Arts in Education (6%) $471,000 $2,953,708 Program Support (5%) Artists (4%) Statewide Initiatives (4%) Statewide Service Orgs (2%) $2,351,000 Other (1%)

North Carolina Arts Council Infrastructure in all 100 Counties Local Arts Councils/Grassroots Partners All 100 counties State Arts Resources 53 major organizations in 21 counties A+ Schools 52 participating schools in 31 counties Project Partners 215 projects in 57 counties

NCAC Grants Summary FY 2014-15 Actual grant total: $6,653,348.00 • Number of direct grants funded: 364 • Total Participation: 6,616,952 • Number of Youth Participants: 1,691,337 •

NCAC Grants Process • Arts Council reviews 300-350 grants annually • NCAC board members serve with guest panelists on six discipline-based panels each May • Executive committee reviews statewide initiatives • Full board approval of recommended grants • Secretary reviews recommendations and makes final funding decision

Leading to Ensure A Strong Future: Initiating Statewide Programs of Public Value

TAPS/JAM North Carolina’s rich music, craft and dance traditions taught to youth in after-school programs in 17 counties

NC Art Trails 7 Cultural Trails Projects Crisscross the State The Arts Council has gained national recognition for one of the most innovative, place-based arts tourism programs in the country and includes guidebooks, websites, local programs and curriculum-based programs in the schools. Trails include many sites in rural counties across North Carolina .

Blue Ridge Music Trails Awarded first Presidential Preserve America Award • Was instrumental in leveraging the creation of Blue Ridge National • Heritage area in 25 western NC counties Has proved hugely influential in branding North Carolina as a • Music State and leading to events such as IBMA in Raleigh and National Folk Festival in Greensboro

The SmART Initiative We’re funding five demonstration projects that show how the arts transform downtowns and fuel sustainable economic development. • Wilson • Durham • Burnsville • Kinston • Goldsboro

Military and Veterans Arts Programs Writing workshops, theater productions and healing arts programs around the state with veterans and their families.

Creative Economy Research A Thriving Nonprofit Sector: $1.24 billion in direct economic • activity generated by the nonprofit arts and culture industry The non-profit sector supports • nearly 44,000 full-time equivalent jobs Generates $119 million in local • and state revenues

Creative Economy Research North Carolina’s Creative Economy is a growth sector . People want to live in, work in and visit vibrant creative communities. Craft and music provide sustainable place-based economic development opportunities that can’t be outsourced. The creative industry supported 336,284 jobs, over 6 percent of the state’s workforce . Jobs in creative occupations increased 13.6 percent from Creative industries 2006 – 2013, to 143,730 produced $22.7 billion in jobs. revenues. 2013 data from Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI) through WESTAF

Agency Legislative Appropriations – North Carolina and the Nation Excluding Line Items, Fiscal Years 1998-2017 $10,000,000 $400,000,000 $9,000,000 $350,000,000 $8,000,000 SAA $300,000,000 $7,000,000 $250,000,000 NCAC $6,000,000 $5,000,000 $200,000,000 $4,000,000 $150,000,000 $3,000,000 $100,000,000 $2,000,000 $50,000,000 $1,000,000 $0 $0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Fiscal Year NCAC All SAAs

North Carolina Arts Council Legislative Appropriations Annual and Inflation-Adjusted Dollars Excluding Line Items, Fiscal Years 1998-2017 $10,000,000 $9,000,000 $7,780,020 $8,000,000 Annual (Nominal) Dollars) $7,000,000 $6,000,000 -3.8% $5,000,000 $5,474,382 $5,266,526 $4,000,000 $3,000,000 Inflation-Adjusted (Constant) Dollars $2,000,000 $1,000,000 $0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Fiscal Year

Comparative Appropriations Southern State Arts Agencies, FY 2017 FY2017 Ranking and FY2001 Ranking by 2001 Ranking 2001 Per 2017 Per 2017 Per Capita 2001 Per State Capita Capita $ Ranking Capita $ Ranking Florida $1.62 9 $2.19 8 South Carolina $0.61 27 $1.24 12 Louisiana $0.46 35 $1.12 16 Alabama $0.97 17 $1.08 17 North Carolina $0.77 23 $0.98 21 Kentucky $0.59 28 $0.97 23 Mississippi $0.44 36 $0.85 26 Georgia $0.10 48 $0.54 41 Tennessee $1.03 14 $0.33 48

Appropriations Have Not Kept Pace with NC Population Growth 2005-2017 $12,000,000 10,500,000 Total Appropriations $10,000,000 10,000,000 Total Legislative Appropriations $8,000,000 9,500,000 Population $6,000,000 9,000,000 Population $4,000,000 8,500,000 $2,000,000 8,000,000 $0 7,500,000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Fiscal Year Total Legislative Appropriations Population

NCAC Funding Since 2008 • 32% reduction in North Carolina Arts Council funding from 2008-09 budget of $10,513,962 to $7,158,392 in FY 2013-14 • Loss of 33% of staff (reduction from 30 to 20 state positions); little effort by the Department over past four years to assist in rebuilding NCAC staff after disproportional cuts • After intensive efforts to communicate public value of arts to legislative leadership, budget increased to present level of $8,398,977 ($1,132,711 is non-recurring funding) • NCAC board and staff recommended $10 million increase to Governor and Secretary in 2016

NC ARTS COUNCIL 2017: PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AGENDA NCDR Special Fund A+ Schools $482,711  Makes recurring the expansion of the A+ network, a nationally recognized whole school reform program that utilizes the arts to as the primary tool to teach the state mandated curriculum, to Title I Schools Line Item: Grassroots Arts Program increase Grassroots Arts Program $3,650,000  $3,650,000 increase with $30,000 base (ranges from $31,204 to $336,312)