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News, Events and Updates
| New National Endowment for the Arts Funding Category for Artists Communities | | Michigan eLibrary A Huge And Growing Resource | | Film crews filling area hotel scene | | New Film Incentives Set Stage for Good-paying, Long-term Jobs for Michigan Workers: Part of overall economic stimulus package | Granholm Establishes Idlewild Centennial Commission; EO Among Three Promoting Cultural Heritage Governor Granholm created commissions to coordinate activities commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Idlewild resort community in Lake County, the sesquicentennial of the Civil War and the bicentennial of the War of 1812. | Great Lakes Arts, Culture, and Heritage Survey Results Give Michigan a Powerful Tool in Leveraging a Key Economic Sector Oct. 9, 2007 - The Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries today announced key findings from the CEDOT: Great Lakes Arts, Culture, and Heritage Participation Survey, developed in partnership with Michigan State University. The long-awaited survey provides economic information from more than 6,000 households in Michigan and the surrounding Great Lakes states, concerning residents' arts and cultural participation and consumerism, from their purchases and travel decisions to employment and education opportunities. | Department of History, Arts and Libraries and MSU Museum Craft a New Economic Strategy for Michigan Jan. 23, 2007 - "CraftWORKS! Michigan: A Report on Traditional Crafts and Economic Development in Michigan" lays the strategy for creatively packaging Michigan's crafts industry, an untapped resource with the potential to pump millions of dollars into Michigan's economy and draw thousands of tourists to the state. |
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Research
Research The following links lead to articles, reports, and publications of economic impact studies that have been done on Cultural Economic Development, Cultural Tourism, and Cultural Destinations. |
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