Americans for the Arts organization published Creative Industry: Business and Employment in the Arts, a report based on Dun & Bradstreet’s data. As of January 2008, Michigan Congressional District 9 was home to 2,316 arts-related businesses that employed 10,563 people. These arts-centric businesses play an important role in building and sustaining economic vibrancy in the county. They employ people, spend money locally, generate government revenue, and are a cornerstone of tourism and economic development. What happened with them?

Maria Hunciag, Troy Public Library Cultural Arts Coordinator, and guests will talk about these Creative Industries and the “Creative Class” in Troy and Oakland County.

This is a Brown Bag event of I/ACT in colaboration with Troy Public Library, Cultural Arts Services. Feel free to bring your lunch or buy something from the Library's Coffee Shop.

Room set-up: 9) Classroom