Create Texas | Economic Study

The Texas Cultural Trust commissioned a 2008 economic study produced by Texas Perspectives that has found an undeniable connection between support for the arts, a vibrant creative sector and a strong economy. It’s the ideas and ability to imagine taken from the arts that are the fuel for the creative sector. And it’s the jobs from the creative sector that are the hidden power behind our economy. Here are 20 reasons both are vital to our economy and to the future of Texas.

To download the full economic report, The Role of the Innovation Workforce & Creative Sector in the Texas Economy, click the report cover below.

"People cannot create when they work and live in a culturally sterile environment. The economic benefits of the arts greatly transcend and outlive any of the normal cycle. That is why business invests in the arts – even when times are tough, and when there is increased pressure to manage money carefully."

- John D. Ong, Chairman Emeritus, B.F. Goodrich Company