Arts and Culture Adding Value to Michigan′s Economic Agenda.pptVIP

Arts and CultureAdding Value to Michigan’s Economic Agenda Cultural Economic Development Initiative Overview Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries Office of Cultural Economic Development THE VISION “We are going to base our economy more and more on our intellectual property, on the creative side, the value-added side of what we can offer…The power of creativity in propelling our economy is a fundamental building block of our state’s transformation.” Governor Jennifer Granholm BusinessWeek online March 1, 2006 Why are we moving in a bold new direction? We are aligning the