Since its inception in 2007, Otis College of Art and Design’s Annual Report on the Creative Economy of the Los Angeles Region (Otis Report) has been an invaluable tool to assess the tremendous impact and influence of the area’s creative sector on the economy.
This year, the California Arts Council awarded Otis funds to expand the report to include analysis of the entire state of California, showing how the state’s economy is impacted by jobs in the arts, design, education, entertainment, nonprofits, and independent creative professions. The report will also provide a forecast for 2016. The California Arts Council’s commitment underscores the belief that creativity is essential to California’s successful workforce investment and economic development strategies.
