Creative MN Report; Anderson
CITY OF HOPKINS
Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Mike Mornson, City Manager
From: Lynn Anderson, Executive Director
Date: February 13, 2018
Subject: Creative MN Report
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PURPOSE
Sheila Smith, Executive Director of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts will p resent the
Creative MN Report, a study on the quality of life and economic impact that Hopkins
nonprofit arts and cultural organizations play in the community.
INFORMATION
Stages Theatre Company and Hopkins Center for the Arts partnered in a study with
Creative MN to evaluate the economic impact of arts in the Hopkins community.
Creative MN was developed by a collaborative of arts and culture funde rs in including
Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, The McKnight Foundation, the Minnesota State Arts
Board, the Forum of Regional Arts Councils of Minnesota, Target, the Bush Foundation,
Mardag Foundation, and Jerome Foundation with in-kind support from Ideas that Kick,
the Minnesota Historical Society and others.
The report provides valuable economic findings as well as Hopkins’ ranking as
compared to other study areas throughout Minnesota.
FUTURE ACTION
The data is beneficial for future grant funding and a helpful guide as the City of Hopkins
moves forward with arts and cultural expansion and inclusion.