The Arts Add Incredible Value to San Francisco

The Arts add exceptional culture and vibrancy to our city, and allows for individuals to express themselves in ways that words may not be able to entirely convey.

It also serves as remembrance to history and as honor to one’s ancestors. And oftentimes lives on for centuries beyond when originally created and expresses one’s story for generations to come.

San Francisco has always been an artistic place with colorful pasts, and has frequently served as a crusader for monumental civil and economic issues that benefit people today.

Many of the campaigns San Francisco has been involved in, used art as the orator. A couple examples being: music and murals, expressing support or opposition to a particular ideal.

The Arts not only exemplify culture and amplify voices, but also serves as a powerful economic engine. 

• Artwork generates $43B in revenue globally each year.  

• And In San Francisco alone, it creates $1.45B each year and supports over 39,000 full-time jobs. Revenue In San Francisco 

• Quite similarly, in New York, it generates $2.3B annually. Tourism Revenue

The message is clear: the arts should be supported (and funded) in San Francisco both privately and publicly—and will serve as a cornerstone in restoring our city.