Art, culture and the economy

From providing jobs to making places better to live, arts and culture make a huge contribution to the economy. Share the evidence we've gathered and tell the impact you have on your local economy.

Let's talk money

Let’s talk money

Arts and culture changes lives, but it also means business, making money for our national and local economies. Read the report below outlining the impact arts and culture has on the economy, and see some more examples of the economic impact of creativity.

Arts and culture mean business. The sector contributes £10.8 billion to the UK economy every year.
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The economic benefit: locally and nationally

Measuring the economic benefit of your work

Two men jumping up in the air holding umbrellas up with tassels, surrounded by a crowd.

Measuring the economic benefit of your work

Demonstrate your economic impact and make the case for support and funding.

Our programmes

Our programmes

Cultural and creative investment can benefit economic growth and productivity.

A boy dressed as a miner with dirt on his cheeks, wearing a headlight and carrying a cardboard pick axe.
Photo by Rossington Grand Parade 2017. Photo © Blu Planet Photography
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A man is stood in front of a crowd of people on the high street, with small display models of houses in front of him.
Photo by Imagine Watford 2018. Photo, Aleksandra Warchol
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