1、November 2023The arts in the UK:Seeing the big picture A perspective on how to gauge and sustain the UK arts sectors full impact The arts in the UK:Seeing the big picture A perspective on how to gauge and sustain the UK arts sectors full impact AuthorsJonathan Deakin Tom Meakin Tunde Olanrewaju Van

2、Nguyen November 2023Contents At a glance 5Introduction 6Defining the arts sector:A dynamic ecosystem 8Assessing the direct impact of the UK arts sector 10Five connections that underpin the impact of the UK arts sector 24The indirect impact of the arts sector on the UK economy 41Implications 453The a

3、rts in the UK:Seeing the big picture4 The United Kingdom is a cultural powerhouseoften punching above its weightwhose arts sector is recognised globally for its quality,diversity,and innovation.People engage with the arts in the United Kingdom on a large scale.Ninety-one percent of UK adults did so

4、at least once in the previous 12 months,and ten million1 of these are regularly involved with 63,000 voluntary leisure-based groups up and down the country.2 They are drawn by arts intrinsic aesthetic valueits ability to entertain,stimulate the senses,and trigger a wide range of emotional responses.

5、With so many people engaging with the arts,it has a much broader impact,too:on the economy,on individual lives,and on communities.The arts sector,including suppliers of goods and services,has 139,000 enterprises and 970,000 workers.Together they contributed 49 billion in gross value added(GVA)to the

6、 economy in 2022.3 Thats 50 percent larger than the contribution of the telecommunications industry and a significant part of the creative industries GVA,which is estimated to have reached 126 billion in 20224(according to the latest data),up from 115 billion in 2021.5 Engagement with the arts has a