Cobb County cultural summary

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1 Cobb County cultural summary

2 Regional Arts and Culture Forums Research Initiative The development of ARC s Fifty Forward Plan and Plan 2040 places emphasis on the value of arts & culture to the region. It includes a call for systematic annual data collection and analysis regarding the development of the creative economy in The Georgia Creative and Industries the development in 2011 of a Cobb County, GA regional cultural master plan. Cobb County Summary Few precedents exist of comprehensive businesses that range regional from non-profit cooperation museums, symphonies, to foster and arts theaters and to for-profit culture. film, architecture, To that and advertising companies. Arts businesses and the creative people they employ stimulate innovation in end, the Atlanta Regional Commission todays global marketplace. contracted with the Metro Atlanta Arts & Culture Coalition from July to December of 2011 Nationally, to conduct there are the 756,007 research businesses contained the U.S. involved in this in the creation document. or distribution The of the following arts. They employ 2.99 million people, representing 4.14 percent of all businesses and 2.17 percent of all information is a summary of the employees, data collected respectively. The on source Cobb for these County. data is Dun & Bradstreet, the most comprehensive and For additional information on Cobb As of January County 2011, Cobb and County, the rest GA is of home the to 2, Metro arts-related Atlanta businesses counties that employ see 7,923 the people. These arts-centric businesses play an important role in building and sustaining economic full report, which available upon vibrancy. request They employ from a creative the ARC. workforce, spend money locally, generate government revenue, and are Cultural Inventory that employ 7,923 people Based on the Americans for the Arts Creative Industries report as of January 2011, Cobb County is home to 2,515 arts-related businesses that employ 7,923 people. Of the 100 most populated counties in the country, Cobb County ranks 20th in artsrelated businesses per capita, and 49th out of 100 in arts-related jobs per capita. This Creative Industries report offers a research-based approach to understanding the scope and economic importance of the arts in Cobb County, GA. The creative industries are composed of arts trusted source for business information in the U.S. a cornerstone of tourism and economic development. The map below provides a clear picture of the creative industries in Cobb County, GA, with each dot representing an arts-centric business. The creative industries account for 4.95 percent of the 50,833 total businesses located in Cobb County, GA and 2.17 percent of the 365,594 total people they employ. Cobb County has 2,515 Arts Related Businesses 2,515 Arts-Related Businesses in Cobb County, GA Employ 7,923 People imapdata, Inc Cultural Nonprofits in Cobb County Cultural Nonprofits represent over $14 Million in Annual Revenue Based on NTEE codes and using data from the most recently completed 990s tax returns, cultural non-profits in Cobb County total generated revenues of $14,853,321, with those organizations representing assets of $36,036,013. Number of Non-Profit Organizations Registered: 207 Recent Revenue of Non-Profit Organizations: $14,853,321 Total Assets of Non-Profit Organizations: $36,036,013 Of the 84 cultural facilities inventoried in Cobb County these organizations perform in, 48 are facilities whose primary use is for cultural programming, with 36 facilities allowing for cultural programming as a secondary use. map of cultural nonprofits in Cobb County 2 METRO ATLANTA CULTURAL ASSESSMENT - Cobb County Summary

3 Where Audiences Originate A sampling of the originating zip code of ticket purchases was completed for tickets from eleven of the largest cultural institutions in Metro Atlanta according to budget size. A total of 1,732,673 ticket transactions were mapped. This data included performances in Cobb County by the Atlanta Opera and the Atlanta Ballet Over 12% of ticket sales originated outside Georgia Of the Georgia ticket Sales, approximately 17% came from outside the 10 county Metro Atlanta region Patrons came from all 10 metro counties Legend Metro Atlanta Counties Regional Ticket Sales by Zip Code and from across Georgia to attend Tickets programming in Cobb County. The majority of ticket buyers to events in Cobb County came from outside Cobb County density map of where audiences come from to attend large institutions Feet 0 46,000 92, ,000 Cobb County Cultural Forums: Key Findings, Issues & Opportunities / In order to develop an understanding of the state of arts and culture at the regional and subregional levels MAACC, in collaboration with staff from the ARC, organized county-based conversations between locally elected officials and the arts and culture communities. Key findings, issues and opportunities from the Cobb County cultural forum included: sustaining resources: There is an immediate need for greater access to resources to sustain the arts and cultural community. These include funding, affordable presentation and rehearsal facilities, affordable housing and affordable health care. regional community: Greater cooperation is needed at all levels (organizations, cities, counties, regional) to make existing cultural opportunities both more visible and more accessible. Participating organizations requested being convened twice a year with political leadership. board development: Nonprofit organizations are struggling with board development. Participating organizations are hopeful that relationships can be established with the Cobb Chamber of Commerce to develop nonprofit board leaders. economic development: The arts community fosters a competitive advantage for the region. Economic Development Directors that participated in the cultural forums recognized the value of a strong cultural sector in attracting and retaining high level businesses. workforce competitiveness: Children and young adults need access to the arts to engender creative thinking (a top criteria in hiring among 60 Fortune 500 CEO s in a recent IBM study) in order to prepare students to be competitive in the workforce. cultural tourism: Organizations expressed a strong interest in working more closely with the tourism industry to promote cultural tourism METRO ATLANTA CULTURAL ASSESSMENT - Cobb County Summary 3

4 Nonprofit Cultural Organizations The following is a list of non-profit cultural organizations in Cobb County, based on the most commonly used framework of codes used to define cultural nonprofit organizations according to the category they use when filing for tax exempt status. The following list includes the city the organization uses when filing with the IRS. A complete list of organizations with additional data is available upon request. 3E Community Center, Inc. - Acworth AB Gallery - Marietta Academy Dance Company Inc - Marietta Act 3 Productions Inc - Marietta Acworth Society for Historic Preservation - Acworth Africa Heritage Foundation - Mableton African American Wine Tasting Society Inc - Powder Springs Agape India Project Inc - Marietta Aliyah Music Ministries Inc - Marietta American Folk Music Hall Of Fame Inc - Marietta American Society of Media Photography - Powder Springs Americans Remembered Inc - Marietta Art Place - Mountain View, The - Marietta Art Station - Big Shanty, The - Kennesaw Art Within Inc - Marietta Artportunity Knocks - Smyrna Asa Music Production Inc - Austell Association Of Iranian Churches And Fellowships In North America Inc - Marietta Atlanta Chapter Of The American Theatre Organ Society Inc - Marietta Atlanta CorpVets Drum & Bugle Co - Acworth Atlanta Glass Art Guild Inc - Marietta Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Inc. - Atlanta Atlanta Piping Foundation Inc - Marietta Atlanta Sound of Gospel Inc. - Kennesaw Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet - Kennesaw Atlantis Music Charitable Trust - Marietta Austell City Museum - Austell Austell Historical Preservation Society - Austell Avery Gallery, Inc. - Marietta Avisca Fine Art - Marietta B J Palmer Historic Home Foundation Inc - Smyrna Big Chicken Chorus - Marietta Big Picture Foundation Inc - Smyrna Big Top Production - Kennesaw British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group Inc - Marietta Center For Communication And Development International Inc - Marietta Centerstage North Theatre Inc - Marietta Cherokee County Aging Council Inc - Kennesaw Childrens Bilingual Theater Fund - Marietta City of Marietta Parks, Recreation & Facilities Department - Marietta Cobb Childrens Theatre Inc - Mableton Cobb County Fair Association Inc - Kennesaw Cobb County Genealogical Society Inc - Marietta Cobb County Historic Preservation Commission - Marietta Cobb County Public Library System, The Georgia Room - Marietta Cobb Landmarks And Historical Society Inc - Marietta Cobb Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs - Marietta Cobb Playhouse And Studio - Acworth Cobb Preservation Foundation Inc - Marietta Cobb Wind Symphony Inc - Marietta Corpsvets Inc - Acworth Creation Ministries Internationalus Inc - Powder Springs Cultural Streams International Inc - Smyrna Curtain Call Youth Players Of Cobb County Inc - Marietta Dance Factory Inc Show Troupe Parents Association - Mableton Dixie District of Spebsqsa - Marietta Douglas County Chamber Singers Inc - Mableton Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center -- Kennesaw State University - Kennesaw Earl Smith Strand Theatre - Marietta Early Childhood Music Association - Marietta Empowering Georgia s Talented Yo - Marietta Empowering Georgias Talented Youth Inc - Kennesaw Encore Encore Inc - Marietta Faceless International Inc - Marietta First Chance Variety House - Marietta Frameworks Gallery - Marietta Friends Of Brown Park Inc - Marietta Friends Of Brumby Hall Inc - Marietta Friends Of English Avenue Inc - Marietta Friends Of Macedonia Inc - Marietta Friends of Smyrna Library - Smyrna Friends Of The Arts Inc - Marietta Friends Of The Strand Inc - Marietta 4 METRO ATLANTA CULTURAL ASSESSMENT - Cobb County Summary

5 Gallery 4463 LLC - Acworth General History Project Inc - Marietta Georgia Alliance For Performing Arts Education Inc - Smyrna Georgia Association Of Museums And Galleries Inc - Marietta Georgia Ballet Inc - Marietta Georgia Center For Performance Excellence Inc - Marietta Georgia Dance Conservatory - Marietta Georgia Festival Chorus Inc The - Marietta Georgia Nature Photographers Association Incorporated - Marietta Georgia Nihongo Gakko Inc - Mableton Georgia Symphony Orchestra - Marietta Georgia Writers Inc - Kennesaw Georgia Young Singers Of KSU - Marietta Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra - Kennesaw Godpod Ministries Inc - Marietta Good Shepherd Mission Foundation Inc - Kennesaw Great Gig Dance Ensemble Incorp - Kennesaw H O P E Family Resource Center - Mableton Hillgrove Orchestra Booster Club Inc - Powder Springs I Am Hope Inc Honing Our Potential In Every Way - Smyrna In The Masters Company Inc - Powder Springs India-American Cultural Association Inc - Smyrna Indian Givers - Smyrna Indian-American Cultural Association - Smyrna J&L Books Inc - Marietta Jazz Kids Atlanta Dance Company - Smyrna Jennie T. Anderson Theatre - Marietta Kennesaw Dance Troupe Co. - Kennesaw Kennesaw Historic Preservation Commission - Kennesaw Kennesaw Historical Society, Inc. - Kennesaw Kennesaw Mountain Historical Association Inc - Kennesaw Kennesaw Museum Foundation Inc - Kennesaw Kennesaw State University Art Museum & Galleries - Kennesaw Kennesaw State University, College of the Arts - Kennesaw Key Note Singers - Marietta King Osullivan Winter Feis Inc - Marietta Kyerema Foundation - Marietta Lassiter High School Orchestra Association Inc - Marietta Living History Society Inc - Powder Springs Mable House Arts Center and Historic House (Cobb County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs) - Mableton Manglishsongs - Marietta Marietta Aeronautical Museum and Education Center - Marietta Marietta Fire Museum - Marietta Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum - Marietta Marietta Master Chorale - Marietta Marietta Museum of History, Inc. - Marietta Marietta-Cobb Museum Of Art Inc - Marietta Matchlight Productions, Inc. - Smyrna Metropolis Theatre Inc - Austell Metropolitan Atlanta Musicians Association Inc - Mableton Mountain View Arts Alliance - Marietta Murray Arts Center at Mount Paran Christian School - Kennesaw Museum of History & Holocaust Education (Kennesaw State University) - Kennesaw Music To Light The World Inc - Marietta National Society Colonial Dames 17Th Century - Smyrna National Society Colonial Dames Xvii Century - Powder Springs National Society Of The Daughters Of The American Revolution - Marietta National Society Of The Sons Of The American Revolution - Acworth National Society Of The Sons Of The American Revolution - Marietta National Society United States Daughters Of Marietta New Day Ukraine Inc - Marietta New Opera Of Atlanta Inc - Marietta Noohra Foundation - Smyrna North Cobb Arts League - Kennesaw North Georgia Camera Club Council Inc - Marietta Nova Musical Trust Inc - Kennesaw Nukanti Foundation For Children - Marietta Opera South - Marietta Our Kids Atlanta Incorporated - Kennesaw Out Of The Box United Inc - Powder Springs Pandean Players Inc - Marietta Paul E And Barbara J Crafton Christian Foundation Inc - Kennesaw Peach State Feis - Kennesaw Pebblebrook/Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts - Mableton Penny Productions Theatre Inc - Marietta Performing Arts Patrons Association Inc - Mableton Philco Radio Players - Marietta Polk Street Players - Marietta Ponteponente - Smyrna Pope Band Parents Association Inc - Marietta Pope Orchestra Booster Club - Marietta Pope Theater Booster Club Inc - Marietta Preserving Georgia - Marletta Project Seven Dance Company - Marietta Pujari Inc - Marietta Reasonable Faith Inc - Marietta Refuge Dance Company - Acworth Ruth Mitchell Dance Theater Inc - Marietta METRO ATLANTA CULTURAL ASSESSMENT - Cobb County Summary 5

6 Seven Springs Historical Society Incorporated - Powder Springs Smith Gilbert Gardens Foundation Inc - Kennesaw Smyrna Museum, Smyrna Historical and Genealogical Society - Smyrna Society For Preservation & Encouragement Of Barbershop Quartet Singing America - Marietta Sons of Confederate Veterans, Georgia Division - Kennesaw South Cobb Arts Alliance Inc - Mableton Southeastern Organization For Jazz Arts Inc - Austell Southeastern Pastel Society Inc - Marietta Southeastern Tap Explosion Inc - Marietta Southern Museum Archives & Library, Southern Museum - Kennesaw Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History - Kennesaw Southwest Atlanta Community Theater - Marietta Spitzer Dance Company - Acworth Sweet Adelines International - Marietta Tailfin Automotive Museum Inc - Austell Taylor-Brawner House Foundation Inc - Smyrna TellTale Theatre Inc. - Marietta The Art Place - Marietta The Blackwell Playhouse - Marietta The Children s Bilingual Theater - Marietta The Georgia Ballet, Inc. - Marietta The Georgia Festival Chorus Inc. - Marietta The Little General Cloggers Inc. - Kennesaw The New Opera - Marietta The Root House Museum, Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society - Marietta The Youth Museum - Marietta Theatre in the Square - Marietta Theatre on Main - Acworth Theatrical Machine Of God International Ministries Inc - Kennesaw United Daughters Of The Confederacy - Smyrna United Noachide Council Inc - Acworth Veterans Memorial Association Of Smyrna Georgia Inc - Smyrna Vinings Gallery - Smyrna Walton Band And Orchestra Parents Inc - Marietta Walton Choral Booster Club Inc - Marietta Walton Drama Boosters Inc - Marietta Wheeler High School Band And Orchestra Booster Club - Marietta Who-Ha Da-Da Inc - Smyrna Worldwide Legacy Inc - Kennesaw Young Artists Harp Seminars, Inc. - Kennesaw Cultural Facilities Of the 84 cultural facilities inventoried in Cobb County, 48 are facilities whose primary use (indicated below with p ) is for cultural programming, with 36 facilities allowing for cultural programming as a secondary use (indicated below with s ). Facilities indexed include, but not necessarily are limited to, visual and performing arts facilities as well as cultural facilities that provide service to the public, including museums, galleries, libraries, arts performance venues, cultural centers and interpretive sites. Additional data on the physical location of facilities is available upon request 3E Community Center, Inc. - Acworth (s) AB Gallery - Marietta (p) Art Place - Mountain View, The - Marietta (p) Art Station - Big Shanty, The - Kennesaw (s) Artisan Resource Center - Marietta (p) Avery Gallery, Inc. - Marietta (p) Avisca Fine Art - Marietta (p) Bailey Performance Center, Don Russell Clayton Gallery - Kennesaw (p) Blank Stage, The - Marietta (p) Centerstage North Theatre Inc - Marietta (p) Class Act Theatre - Marietta (p) Cobb County Central Library - Marietta (s) Cobb County Civic Center - Marietta (s) Cobb County Public Library System, The Georgia Room - Marietta (s) Cobb County Youth Museum - Marietta (p) Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre - 2nd Hall - Atlanta (p) Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre - Main Hall - Atlanta (p) Cobb Galleria Performing Arts Center - Atlanta (p) Cobb Playhouse and Studio - Main Stage - Acworth (p) Cobb Playhouse and Studio - Second Stage - Acworth (p) Depot, The - Kennesaw (p) East Cobb Park - Marietta (s) First United Methodist Church of Marietta - Marietta (s) Frameworks Gallery - Marietta (p) Gallery Acworth (p) Georgia Ballet Studios - Marietta (p) 6 METRO ATLANTA CULTURAL ASSESSMENT - Cobb County Summary

7 Glover Park - Marietta (s) Griffin Middle School - Smyrna (s) Hillgrove High School - Powder Springs (s) Historic Downtown Acworth - Acworth (s) Historic Mable House - Mableton (p) Holy Family Catholic Church - Marietta (s) Jennie T. Anderson Theatre - Marietta (p) Jim R. Miller Park - Marietta (s) Joe Mack Wilson Theatre at Southern Polytechnic - Marietta (p) Johnson Ferry Baptist Church - Marietta (s) Kell High School Performing Arts Center - Marietta (p) Kennesaw Community Center - Kennesaw (s) Kennesaw Mountain High School - Kennesaw (s) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield - Kennesaw (s) Kennesaw State University Center - Kennesaw (s) Kennesaw State University, Bailey Performance Center - Kennesaw (p) Kennesaw State University, Black Box Theater - Kennesaw (p) Kennesaw State University, Fine Arts Gallery - Kennesaw (p) Kennesaw State University, Legacy Gazebo Amphitheater - Kennesaw (p) Kennesaw State University, Music Building - Kennesaw (p) Kennesaw State University, Stillwell Theater - Kennesaw (p) Kennesaw State University, Studio Theatre - Kennesaw (p) Kennesaw State University, Sturgis Library Gallery - Kennesaw (p) Kristi Lynn Theatre - Kennesaw (p) Laurel Park - Marietta (s) Life University - Marietta (s) Logan Farm Park - Acworth (s) Mable House Arts Center - Mableton (p) Mable House Barnes Amphitheater - Mableton (p) Marietta 1st United Methodist Church - Marietta (s) Marietta Conference Center and Resort - Marietta (s) Marietta First Baptist Church - Marietta (s) Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum - Marietta (p) Marietta Museum of History - Marietta (p) Marietta Square - Marietta (s) Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art - Marietta (p) McEachern Memorial United Methodist - Powder Springs (s) Mount Paran Church of God - Atlanta (s) Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church - Marietta (s) Murray Arts Center, The - Black Box - Kennesaw (p) Murray Arts Center, The - Main Stage - Kennesaw (p) Piedmont Church - Marietta (s) Root House Museum, The - Marietta (p) Six Flags Over Georgia - Austell (s) Smyrna Library - Smyrna (s) Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History - Kennesaw (p) St. James Episcopal Church - Marietta (s) Strand Theatre, The - Marietta (p) Studio Atlanta Dance-Smyrna, The - Smyrna (p) Swayze s - Marietta (p) Temple Kol Emeth - Marietta (s) Theatre in the Square s Alley Stage - Marietta (p) Theatre in the Square s Mainstage - Marietta (p) Theatre on Main - Acworth (p) Unity North Atlanta Church - Marietta (s) Village Green - Smyrna (s) Vinings Gallery - Smyrna (p) Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church - Acworth (s) METRO ATLANTA CULTURAL ASSESSMENT - Cobb County Summary 7

8 Front Cover Images (top row from left): The Big Chicken Chorus; The Georgia Ballet; Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre; (bottom row from left) Marietta Museum of History; The Earl Smith Strand Theatre; Georgia Symphony Orchestra The full Metro Atlanta Cultural Assessment Report is available on the ARC website at: