The arts not only provide cultural benefits, but improve communities socially, educationally, and economically. They can increase a city's economic health in the areas of job creation, the retention of young professionals, and attracting new businesses.

On the heels of the recent Fuel the Fire Speaker Series, the WDDC is happy to partner with the Arts Council and City of Wichita to continue the community conversations at an Arts Council Breakfast Program "Innovation and Creativity Through the Arts."

The breakfast will feature Americans for the Arts Vice President of Research and Policy, Randy Cohen. Cohen is among the most noted experts in the field of arts funding, research, policy, and using the arts to address community development issues. Tickets are $15 with breakfast included.

What:

Arts Council Breakfast Program

"Innovation and Creativity Through the Arts"

When: 7:30 - 9:00am on Friday, May 1

Where: Hyatt Regency Wichita

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About Randy Cohen

Randy Cohen is Vice President of Research and Policy at Americans for the Arts, the nation's advocacy organization for the arts. A member of the staff since 1991, Randy stands out as one of the most noted experts in the field of arts funding, research, policy, and using the arts to address community development issues. He publishes The National Arts Index, the annual measure of the health and vitality of arts as well as the two premier economic studies of the arts industry-Arts & Economic Prosperity, the national impact study of nonprofit arts organizations and their audiences; and Creative Industries, an annual mapping study of the nation's 750,000 arts establishments and their employees. Learn more

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