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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:

• Research needs in the arts area and how to encourage such research
• 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

• Exchange of information, promotion of programs and stimulation
• f joint endeavor between public and nonpublic organizations
• Assistance to local organizations and the community at large in the

area of the arts

• Study, collection, maintenance and dissemination of factual data

and information relative to the arts

The NC Arts Council IS….

• An agency that believes in the importance of arts development

across 100 counties; distributes 80% of its budget statewide

• An agency with 23 ¾ passionate, knowledgeable and

experienced state employees and a board of 24 citizens

• 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 that defines success as building local arts

infrastructure and leading statewide or regional programs/initiatives with demonstrable public value

• The agency within DNCR that works though collaborations

with local communities

The NC Arts Council IS NOT….

• An agency that is solely a funder
• An agency with partisan staff or board
• An agency that supports capital projects
• An agency that owns and maintains buildings,

facilities or offices across the state

• An agency that assigns greater intrinsic value to

particular art forms

• An agency that works only with arts organizations

and artists

DNCR State Budget Appropriation FY 16-17 $184 million

4% 3% 1% 10% 12% 27% 24% 10% 9%

8% Supports the Arts

NC Arts Council Museum of Art NC Symphony State Library Archives & History Parks and Rec Zoo, Aquariums, Science Museum Clean Water Trust Administration

NC Arts Council Income Sources for FY 2016-17

*not including Foundation $8,398,977 $127,557 $957,300 $122,000

$9,605,834 Total

State Allocation Federal Funds (FY15-16) Federal Funds (FY16-17) Private/Earned Revenue

NC Arts Council Expenses for FY 2016-17

*not including Foundation $1,497,236 $261,185 $602,711 $7,125,745 $118,957

Personnel Operating A+ Schools Grants/Programs The Lost Colony

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 – 50th Anniversary Celebration – African American Heritage Commission

The Grants Program

Investing in arts infrastructure

Over $7.1 Million in Grants 2016-17

$2,953,708 $2,351,000 $471,000 $400,000 $316,000 $314,175 $171,500 $125,775

Grassroots (41%) State Arts Resources (33%) Arts in Education (6%) Program Support (5%) Artists (4%) Statewide Initiatives (4%) Statewide Service Orgs (2%) Other (1%)

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

North Carolina Arts Council Infrastructure in all 100 Counties

• Actual grant total: $6,653,348.00

NCAC Grants Summary FY 2014-15

• Number of Youth Participants: 1,691,337
• Total Participation: 6,616,952
• Number of direct grants funded: 364

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

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.

7 Cultural Trails Projects Crisscross the State

• 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

Blue Ridge Music Trails

We’re funding five demonstration projects that show how the arts transform downtowns and fuel sustainable economic development.

• Wilson
• Durham
• Burnsville
• Kinston
• Goldsboro

The SmART Initiative

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. Jobs in creative occupations increased 13.6 percent from 2006 – 2013, to 143,730 jobs. Creative industries produced $22.7 billion in revenues. The creative industry supported 336,284 jobs, over 6 percent of the state’s workforce.

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

$0 $50,000,000 $100,000,000 $150,000,000 $200,000,000 $250,000,000 $300,000,000 $350,000,000 $400,000,000 $0 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000 $4,000,000 $5,000,000 $6,000,000 $7,000,000 $8,000,000 $9,000,000 $10,000,000 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

SAA NCAC

North Carolina Arts Council Legislative Appropriations Annual and Inflation-Adjusted Dollars Excluding Line Items, Fiscal Years 1998-2017

$7,780,020 $5,474,382 $5,266,526 $0 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000 $4,000,000 $5,000,000 $6,000,000 $7,000,000 $8,000,000 $9,000,000 $10,000,000 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Fiscal Year

Annual (Nominal) Dollars) Inflation-Adjusted (Constant) Dollars

• 3.8%

Comparative Appropriations Southern State Arts Agencies, FY 2017

FY2017 Ranking and FY2001 Ranking by 2001 Ranking State 2017 Per Capita $ 2017 Per Capita Ranking 2001 Per Capita $ 2001 Per 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

7,500,000 8,000,000 8,500,000 9,000,000 9,500,000 10,000,000 10,500,000 $0 $2,000,000 $4,000,000 $6,000,000 $8,000,000 $10,000,000 $12,000,000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Population Total Legislative Appropriations Fiscal Year

Total Legislative Appropriations Population

Population Total Appropriations

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)

Line Item: Grants increase State Arts Resources $1,000,000  $500,000 increase in grants ($62,500 average grant, up to 80

• rganizations; capped at $130,000)

 $400,000 incentive grants for services to rural counties  $100,000 for technical assistance to rural communities SmART Initiative $700,000  Scales up pilot program so that 15-20 small to medium sized towns and cities participate each year Veterans Arts Program $400,000  Supports arts programs for Wounded Warriors and their families in communities adjacent to military bases and near VA hospitals Diversity and Inclusion $300,000  Funds the arts focus of African American Heritage Commission as well as Innovation grants for projects and initiatives that sustain and develop the arts resources of diverse communities

Grassroots Arts Program $697,292 ($3,650,000)  $3,650,000 includes change formula change that starts with $30,000 base allocation A+ Schools $400,000  FUndinding  Allows 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 State Arts Resources $300,000 ($1,000,000)  $500,000 increase in grants ($62,500 average grant, up to 80 organizations; capped at $130,000)  $400,000 incentive grants for services to rural and economically distressed counties  $100,000 for technical assistance to rural communities SmART Initiative $400,000 and 1 staff position ($400,000)  Scales up pilot program so that 15-20 small to medium sized towns and cities participate each year Military and Veterans Arts Program $100,000 ($100,000)  Supports arts programs for Wounded Warriors and their families in communities adjacent to military bases and near VA hospitals across the state

Expansion Request Summary

50th Anniversary Celebration

• Opportunity to bring greater visibility to the North Carolina Arts Council and
• ur arts partners
• Celebrate the achievements of the past fifty years
• Position the North Carolina Arts Council to build its capacity in the present

and future

• The kick-off is March 28, 2017. The celebration will end in May, 2018 with the

presentation of the North Carolina Heritage Awards. In between, the Arts Council is planning and encouraging events that demonstrate that the arts are vital to the well-being of our state