More than $1 billion. This is the phenomenal amount 228 arts organizations in Maryland generated in fiscal year 2007, according to a report by the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development.

“The report gives us the tools we need to talk about not just the importance of the arts on individuals and how the arts affect the quality of life in the region, but the real impact the arts have on our economy,” said Nancy Haragan, Executive Director of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance.