Briefing to the City Council Committee on Global Opportunities And Creative Innovative Economy

PRESENTED BY

Kelly LeeChief Cultural Officer, City of Philadelphia

Executive Director, Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy

May 19, 2020

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ARTS & CULTURE IN PHILADELPHIA

The arts in Philadelphia generate:

• $3.4B economic impact

• $157M tax revenue

• $930M household income

• 1,700+ organizations

• 37,590 jobs

Barnes Foundation GalleriesPercent for Art Program, MVP at Smith Playground

Performances in Public Spaces, Shakespeare in Clark Park

Creative Avenues, Feria del Barrio Festival by Taller Puertorriqueño

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ARTS & CULTURE IN PHILADELPHIA

Neighborhood arts access impacts:• Safety, correlating to fewer homicides

and fewer incidents of ethnic and racial harassment.

• Health, resulting in lower rates of chronic illness and reductions in poverty without displacement.

• Education, by improving students’ problem-solving and critical thinking skills and makes them 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement.

• Wellbeing, by strengthening residents’ connections with one another and fosters pride of place

Percent for Art Program, Unveiling of Read: A Pathway to Hope at Logan Library

Spruce Street Harbor Park Performances

Performances in Public Spaces, Philly POPS

Philly Celebrates Jazz, Sistahs Attune at the Northeast Older Adult Center

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Performances in Public Spaces, Theatre in the X at Malcom X Park

Creative Avenues, Philadelphia United Jazz Festival

Make Art Philly Culture in the Courtyard, Ever Ensemble

THE ROLE OF OACCE

OACCE:• Supports and promotes the arts and

works to to ensure that the arts are part of the City's economic, education, and community development strategies.• Closes the gap in access to the arts

for all Philadelphians by providing free neighborhood cultural programming and connecting Philadelphians to free quality cultural experiences• Preserves the City’s public art assets

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THE ROLE OF OACCE

OACCE original FY21 proposed budget$4,169,130

$798,442OACCE staff, supplies, and programming

$3,140,000Philadelphia Cultural Fund grants and operations

$230,688African American Museum in Philadelphia general operating support

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OACCE STAFF

Kelly Lee Chief Cultural Officer

Margot BergPublic Art Director

Tu HuynhCity Hall Exhibitions Manager

Lindsay SoAssistant Director

Jacque LiuPercent for Art Program Manager

Stephanie FuentesExhibits and Programs Assistant

Dan GasiewskiCommunity Arts Coordinator

Gwen RedmondExecutive Assistant to the Chief Cultural Officer

Carrie LeibrandCommunications Specialist

• 9 Staff Members• Demographics:

67% women and 67% minority• Languages:

Spanish, Vietnamese, German, Chinese

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NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PROGRAMMING

Performances in Public Spaces Performances in Public Spaces, Shakespeare in Clark Park

Philly Celebrates Jazz, V. Shayne Frederick at the Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library

Between January 2016-March 2020, OACCE:• Presented 226 free cultural

activities

• Activated 140 neighborhood sites (e.g. parks, recreation centers, and libraries, schools)

• Supported 3,761 dance, theater, and music performers and art makers

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CITY HALL COMMUNITY EXHIBITIONS

Art in City Hall, NAP City Employee Exhibit and Contest, 2019

Art in City Hall, NOW!, WCA Philly, 2018

Art in City Hall, Transforming Jazz Artists at the 2018 Philly Celebrates Jazz Kickoff

Between January 2016-March 2020, OACCE:

• Presented 109 exhibitions in City Hall

• Exhibited 2,169 visual artists

• Collaborated with 350+ community partners

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PUBLIC ART

Conservation and Collection Management, Pegasus (1863( by Vincenz Pilz at Memorial Hall

Percent for Art Program, Ben Volta, Coordinates of Play (2014), Pleasant Playground

Conservation and Collection Management, El Gran Teatro de la Luna (1982) by Rafael Ferrer at FairhillSquare Park

Philadelphia’s public art collection reflects the city’s history and its communities. Between January 2016-March 2020, OACCE:

• Managed 1,100+ works in City's public art collection

• Completed 67 public art conservation projects

• Commissioned 16 Percent for Art projects; developed based on community input

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ARTS ACCESS

Free This Week Campaign

Between January 2016-March 2020, OACCE:

• E-Newsletter and Free This Weekcampaign had 5.5M views

• Earned 3.5M Impressions on Twitter with 16.5K followers

• Promoted 6,700 free creative events offered by Philadelphia’s cultural organizations

• Received 16.8K visits to its Arts Access Calendar

• Distributed 6.5K postcards and posters

Arts Access Calendar

Community School SeriesPhilly Celebrates Jazz

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OACCE’S CUMULATIVE IMPACT

Map of OACCE program and partnership locations FY16-FY20

Between January 2016-March 2020, OACCE:• Distributed $2.5M in artist fees• Supported 5,963 artists• Hosted 398K event attendees• Engaged 6,103 youth• Partnered with 115 schools

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IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE ARTS

Sector hit early and hard during this crisis:• Closures and cancellations began March 13• Artists hit hard because they lost day and

evening jobs at the same time.

1,104 Total Survey Responses• 741 or 67.1% Individual/Independent artist• 269 or 24.4% Authorized representative of an

arts and cultural organization• 94 or 8.5% Employee of an arts and cultural

organization • 58.4% Organizations with budgets $250K or less

Culture in the Courtyard, RFA

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• 60% of local arts organizations shut down entirely, 92% canceled performances and events; 63% were unable to deliver community programs or arts services; and 47% could not continue educational programs, hold rehearsals, or prepare for future programs.

• The total financial impact reported by arts organizations and individual artists, from when public gathering restrictions started through April 30, 2020, is estimated to be $48,598,349.

• Organizations reported at least 2,257 events canceled through April 30, accounting for an estimated 879,366 in lost audience members.

• Responding artists and organization employees reported that they anticipated losing a total of 12,786 workdays through the end of April.

IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE ARTS

Make Art Philly, Fleisher Art Memorial Color Wheels

Philadanco, Conglomerate

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IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE ARTS

Due to the City’s $650M budget shortfall:

OACCE FY21 revised budget$0

$0Chief Cultural Officer and Public Art Director moved to MDO to oversee the public art assets

$0Philadelphia Cultural Fund grants and operations

$0African American Museum in Philadelphia general operating support

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IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE ARTS

Elimination means the annual loss of:

• Support for over 700 dance, theater, and music performers and art makers

• 90+ free neighborhood arts activities in libraries, recreation centers, parks, older adult centers, and Community Schools

• Opportunities for 650 artists and 80 community organizations to exhibit artwork throughout the corridors of City Hall for more than 100,000

• Resources and opportunities for arts education and skill-building for approximately 1,100 students

Performances in Public Spaces, World Music with Daria at the Tacony Watershed

Philadelphia Orchestra

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IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE ARTS

Elimination means the annual loss of:

• Listing of 6,700 free arts and culture events across the city in one central place

• Critical funding for more than 300 grants to arts and cultural organizations and projects that serve Philadelphians, including over 400,000 children, through the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

• General operating support for the African American Museum in Philadelphia

Performances in Public Spaces, Theatre in the X

AAMP, Family Day Programs

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PHILADELPHIA’S RECOVERY – THE ROLE OF THE ARTS

The arts will be critical to the recovery of the City of Philadelphia:• There will be a decline in support from foundation,

corporate, and individual giving. Public support from the government will be critical to help reinvigorate the creative economy and help the arts sector become a $3.4B industry again.

•Once Philadelphians and visitors can gather in groups again, they will – the arts organizations, large and small, will be needed to attract visitors and make Philadelphians feel normal, connect them to one another, and reignite civic pride.

Creative Avenues , Old City Festival

Delaware River Waterfront Corporation Multicultural Series at the Great Plaza

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• Due to rising unemployment and furloughs, Philadelphians will seek free and low-cost arts and culture activities close to home for themselves and their families.

• Due to the City's major budget reductions, the City’s libraries, recreation centers, parks, and schools will experience significant gaps in programming that the arts can fill.

• Due to shrinking resources, arts organizations and artists need a centralized way to reach new audiences.

PHILADELPHIA’S RECOVERY – THE ROLE OF THE ARTS

Community Schools Series exhibit reception at George Washington High School

Pennsylvania Ballet Party on Stage