Randy Cohen, vice president of research for Americans for the Arts, spoke at an arts leadership luncheon at San Jose City Hall on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. We hear all the time how important the arts are to building a strong community and how they provide real economic benefit to cities that invest in them. Now there are some numbers to back that up.
“San Jose has always been such a great arts epicenter for the region, and it just grows and grows and grows,” said Cohen, who grew up in Sunnyvale. “It’s truly an international arts destination.” “It was really remarkable to see the growth and resiliency and how robust this sector is,” said Kerry Adams Hapner, San Jose’s director of cultural affairs. “When you look at our downtown vibrancy, when you compare our number of outdoor special events this year to pre-pandemic, we’re at 97 percent of those numbers. Downtown is back, and the arts play a very big role in that.”
The Van Everys weren’t the only ones smiling, either, as Valley Health Foundation Executive Director Michael Elliott and Dr. Clifford Scheckter were on hand to celebrate the $187,000 raised so far for the Valley Health Foundation Michael Van Every Burn Fund — and they and the rest of the burn center staff in attendance presented Van Every with a letterman’s jacket.
Source: Financial Digest (financialdigest.net)
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