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Austin Spending on the Arts

Austin American Statesman, November, 1994

Surveys were mailed to more than 100 arts groups in early 1994 by the Austin American-Statesman. Totals refer to the previously completed season or calendar year. Additional figures were collected in telephone interviews and from cultural contracts with the City of Austin.

NONPROFIT SECTOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

(50 groups, 35 smaller theater companies, 15 small dance companies and 8 smaller music and art companies = 108 total)

Earnings Contributions (primarily Group ticket Total sales) Ind. Corp. Found. Govts. budgets ----- ---------- ---- ---- ----- ------ ------- UT Performing Arts Center $2.9 mil. $129,000 $128,000 $8,000 $1.3 mil. $4.46 mil.

Paramount Theatre $1.9 mil. $217,000 $156,000 $10,000 $49,000 $2.33 mil.

Symphony Orchestra $1.3 mil. $545,000 $275,000 $47,000 $133,000 $2.3 mil. (includes special events)

Austin Lyric Opera $745,000 $455,000 $452,000 $15,000 $92,000 $1.76 mil. (includes special events)

Huntington Art Gallery $718,000 $23,000 ------ $45,000 $775,000 $1.56 mil.

Ballet Austin $1 mil. $88,000 $73,000 $8,000 $74,000 $1.24 mil.

Zachary Scott Theatre $972,000 $47,000 $29,000 $6,000 $131,000 $1.18 mil.

Laguna Gloria Art Museum $407,000 $357,000 $76,000 $17,000 $178,000 $1.03 mil. (includes special events)

Austin Children's Museum $204,000 $75,500 $221,500 $124,000 $257,000 $882,000

Live Oak Theatre $298,000 $54,000 $71,000 ------- $42,000 $465,000 (includes special events)

Capitol City Playhouse $285,000 $44,000 $8,000 $15,000 $41,000 $393,000 (includes special events) Sharir Dance Company $95,500 $85,000 $29,500 $10,000 $168,000 $388,000

Mexic-Arte Museum $74,000 $5,000 $35,000 $44,000 $213,000 $371,000

Women and Their Work $67,000 $73,000 $12,000 $15,000 $175,000 $342,000 (includes sponsored projects) Dougherty Arts Center $14,000 ------- ------- ------- $326,000 $340,000

KMFA ------- $321,000 $15,000 ------- -------- $336,000

Texas Folklife Resources $80,000 $3,000 $21,000 $65,000 $102,000 $271,000

Texas Fine Arts Association $125,000 $38,000 $54,000 ------- $32,000 $249,000

Artists' Legal & Accounting Assistance $21,000 $175,000 $4,000 ------- $7,000 $207,000

Dance Umbrella $33,000 $1,000 $1,000 $10,000 $148,000 $193,000 (includes sponsored projects)

Tapestry Dance Company $82,000 $8,000 $62,000 -------- $14,000 $166,000

La Pena $81,000 $5,000 ------- $1,000 $74,000 $161,000 (includes special projects)

Austin Writers' League $93,000 $3,000 $10,000 ------- $49,000 $155,000 (includes special projects) Austin Circle of Theatres $21,000 $13,000 ------- $1,000 $112,000 $147,000 (includes special projects) Austin Visual Arts Ass. $8,000 $20,000 $100,000 ------ $17,000 $145,000 (includes special projects)

AFM Live Music Outreach/ Jazz Festival $6,000 $70,000 $6,000 ------- $55,000 $137,000

Austin Contemporary Ballet/TYB $77,000 $14,000 $20,000 ------- $20,000 $131,000

Austin Choral Union $11,000 $70,000 $36,000 ------- $10,000 $127,000

Art in Public Places ------- ------- ------- ------- $118,000 $118,000

Zilker Summer Musical $15,000 $71,000 $10,000 ------- $17,000 $113,000 (includes special events) Creative Opportunity Orchestra $34,000 $28,000 $12,000 ------- $30,000 $104,000

Black Arts Alliance $18,000 $5,000 $4,000 $3,000 $70,000 $100,000

Elizabeth Ney Museum ------- -------- $500 ------ $88,500 $89,000

The Robot Group $5,000 $10,000 $55,000 ------ $19,000 $89,000

Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum $45,000 $4,500 $4,500 $30,000 $1,000 $85,000

Mary Moody Northen Theatre $55,000 $5,000 $20,000 -------- $5,000 $85,000

New Texas Festival $28,500 $40,000 $6,500 $5,000 ------ $80,000

G.W. Carver Museum ------- ------- ------- ------- $75,000 $75,000

Austin League of Minority Artists ------- ------- ------- ------- $74,000 $74,000

Vortex Repertory Company $57,000 $2,000 $1,000 ------- $11,000 $71,000

Roy Lozano's Ballet Folklorico de Texas $30,000 $5,000 ------ ------- $30,000 $65,000

Austin Civic Chorus $26,000 $19,000 $2,000 $4,000 $7,000 $58,000

Texas Photographic Society $18,000 $20,000 $1,000 ------ $16,000 $55,000

Austin Boys Choir $31,000 $2,000 $1,000 $5,000 $11,000 $50,000

Austin Dance Ensemble/YBT $11,000 $19,000 $2,000 ------ $10,000 $42,000

Austin Symphonic Band $30,000 $4,000 $1,000 ------ $6,000 $41,000

Ballet East $1,000 $6,000 ------ ------ $31,000 $38,000

Hyde Park Theatre $34,000 ------ ------ ------ ------- $34,000

Austin Children's Choir ------- $30,000 ------ $1,000 $3,000 $34,000

Austin Shakespeare Festival $8,000 $10,000 $5,000 $3,000 $5,000 $31,000 --- Smaller theater companies (35) $225,000 $100,000 $75,000 ------ $100,000 $500,000

Smaller dance companies (15) $60,000 $25,000 $10,000 $1,000 $34,000 $130,000

Smaller music and art companies (8) $50,000 $10,000 $5,000 ------ $35,000 $100,000

TOTALS: $12.4 mil. $3.35 mil. $2.11 mil. $493,000 $5.39 mil. $23.74 mil.

Sources: Arts organizations, City of Austin --- COMMERCIAL SECTOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY: Austin galleries, art festivals and comedy clubs were surveyed by phone to determine best estimates of activity - operating budgets or sales - in each area.

Austin art galleries $8.3 million Comedy clubs $2 million Art festivals, fairs $1.5 million Corporate art collecting $500,000 Total $12.3 million

Sources: Arts organizations, Decor magazine --- EDUCATIONAL SECTOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY: Educators estimated the expenditures on salaries of art music and dance teachers.

Universities $13 million Middle & high schools $5 million Elementary schools $4.5 million Arts training schools $1 million Independent teachers $500,000 Total: $24 million

Sources: AISD, University of Texas, St. Edward's University, Laguna Gloria Art School --- TOTAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE ARTS: $60 million

Austin spending on the arts., 11-02-1994, pp E8.

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