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This page is dedicated to the arts culture of Chico.
Chico is home to many different kinds of art forms, from symphonies to public sculptures with a significant economic impact on the local community. The City of Chico Arts Commission and the Washington, DC-based organization Americans for the Arts just spent two years on a formal study and found that in 1 year in Chico The Arts generate $17.7 million in total economic activity:
- $8.8 million by nonprofit arts and culture organizations
- $8.9 million in event-related spending by their audiences
- 451 full-time equivalent jobs
- $10.5 million in household income
- $2.3 million in local and state government revenue.
Chico is a community where the arts are valued in every day life and a place for Chicoans to express creative impulses and experience beauty. The soul of the community is reflected in the vitality of its visual arts, music, dance, theatre, literature, spoken word, and new media.
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Art in local schools |
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Businesses supporting the arts |
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