Last week I posted a quote by John Adams, if you simplify it it reads "I study law, so that my children may study science and math, so that their children may study art and culture". What he meant by this is that having the freedom to study art and culture is a desirable goal to reach, and a sign that society has matured. In the United States we are at a point where our economy is moving away from industry and production of goods to making profits off of ideas, knowledge, services, and more creative ventures. I thought this was a good topic to talk about since the AE Summit this year is focusing on the Creative Economy. If you're not familiar with the idea of the creative economy or creative industries they are concerned with the generation or creation of new ideas and information and exploiting them for economic profit. Creative industries have become important to our economic well-being, and they don't just include traditional arts, but also marketing, graphic design, and technology which includes everything from software to video games to android phones and tablets. These industries could not exist without creativity and artistic minds that generate the products for consumption. When it comes to traditional arts such as dance, theatre, music, and art galleries they are important in boosting local economies. The arts bring audiences, which spend money on everything from dinner before the show, parking, shopping, and hotels if coming from out of town, pumping money into local businesses. In conclusion, creative industries are the future of our economy.
-Tine, VP Camaraderie