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Regional Arts and Culture Forums Research Initiative
The development of ARC’s Fifty Forward Plan and Plan 2040 places emphasis on the value of
arts & culture to the region. It includes a call for “systematic annual data collection and analysis
The
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regarding the development of the creative economy in
Georgia”
the development
of a 2011
Cobb County, GA
regional cultural master plan.
Cobb County Summary
This Creative Industries report offers a research-based approach to understanding the scope and
economic importance of the arts in Cobb County, GA. The creative industries are composed of arts
businesses that range from non-profit museums, symphonies, and theaters to for-profit film, architecture,
and advertising companies. Arts businesses and the creative people they employ stimulate innovation in
todays global marketplace.
Few precedents exist of comprehensive regional cooperation to foster arts and culture. To that
end, the Atlanta Regional Commission contracted with the Metro Atlanta Arts & Culture Coalition
Nationally,
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businessescontained
in the U.S. involved
in the creation
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from July to December of 2011They
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Theof the
following
employ 2.99 million people, representing 4.14 percent of all businesses and 2.17 percent of all
employees,
respectively. The
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data is Dun & Bradstreet, the most comprehensive and
information is a summary of the
data collected
onsource
Cobb
County.
trusted source for business information in the U.S.
As of January
2011, Cobb
GA isof
home
arts-related
businesses
that employ
7,923
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County
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people. These arts-centric businesses play an important role in building and sustaining economic
vibrancy.
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full report, which available upon
request
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the ARC.
Cultural Inventory
a cornerstone of tourism and economic development. The map below provides a clear picture of the
creative industries in Cobb County, GA, with each dot representing an arts-centric business. The creative
industries account for 4.95 percent of the 50,833 total businesses located in Cobb County, GA and 2.17
percent of the 365,594 total people they employ.
Cobb County has 2,515 Arts Related2,515
Businesses
Arts-Related Businesses in
Cobb County, GA
that employ 7,923 people Employ
7,923 People
Based on the Americans for the Arts Creative
Industries report as of January 2011, Cobb
County is home to 2,515 arts-related
businesses that employ 7,923 people.
Of the 100 most populated counties in the
country, Cobb County ranks 20th in artsrelated businesses per capita, and 49th out of
100 in arts-related jobs per capita.
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207 Cultural Nonprofits in Cobb County
www.AmericansForTheArts.org/sc/CreativeIndustries
Cultural Nonprofits represent
over $14 Million in Annual Revenue
Based on NTEE codes and using data from the most recently
completed 990s tax returns, cultural non-profits in Cobb
County total generated revenues of $14,853,321, with those
organizations representing assets of $36,036,013.
Number of Non-Profit Organizations Registered: 207
Recent Revenue of Non-Profit Organizations: $14,853,321
Total Assets of Non-Profit Organizations: $36,036,013
Of the 84 cultural facilities inventoried in Cobb County these
organizations perform in, 48 are facilities whose primary use
is for cultural programming, with 36 facilities allowing for
cultural programming as a secondary use.
map of cultural nonprofits in Cobb County
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Where Audiences Originate
A sampling of the originating zip code of ticket
purchases was completed for tickets from
eleven of the largest cultural institutions in
Metro Atlanta according to budget size. A total
of 1,732,673 ticket transactions were mapped.
This data included performances in Cobb
County by the Atlanta Opera and the Atlanta
Ballet
• Over 12% of ticket sales originated outside
Georgia
• Of the Georgia ticket Sales, approximately
17% came from outside the 10 county
Metro Atlanta region
• Patrons came from all 10 metro counties
density map of where audiences come from to attend large institutions
and from across Georgia to attend
programming in Cobb County. The majority of ticket buyers to events in Cobb County came
from outside Cobb County
Legend
Metro Atlanta Counties
Regional Ticket Sales by Zip Code
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0
46,000 92,000
Tickets
1-1000
1001-2800
2801-5000
5001-8500
8501-14500
Feet
184,000
14501-29000
29001-50000
Cobb County Cultural Forums: Key Findings, Issues & Opportunities
In order to develop an understanding of the state of arts and culture at the regional and
subregional levels MAACC, in collaboration with staff from the ARC, organized county-based
conversations between locally elected officials and the arts and culture communities. Key findings,
issues and opportunities from the Cobb County cultural forum included:
sustaining resources: There is an immediate need for greater access to resources to sustain
the arts and cultural community. These include funding, affordable presentation and rehearsal
facilities, affordable housing and affordable health care.
regional community: Greater cooperation is needed at all levels (organizations, cities,
counties, regional) to make existing cultural opportunities both more visible and more
accessible. Participating organizations requested being convened twice a year with political
leadership.
board development: Nonprofit organizations are struggling with board development.
Participating organizations are hopeful that relationships can be established with the Cobb
Chamber of Commerce to develop nonprofit board leaders.
economic development: The arts community fosters a competitive advantage for the region.
Economic Development Directors that participated in the cultural forums recognized the
value of a strong cultural sector in attracting and retaining high level businesses.
workforce competitiveness: Children and young adults need access to the arts to engender
creative thinking (a top criteria in hiring among 60 Fortune 500 CEO’s in a recent IBM study)
in order to prepare students to be competitive in the workforce.
cultural tourism: Organizations expressed a strong interest in working more closely with the
tourism industry to promote cultural tourism.
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Nonprofit Cultural Organizations
The following is a list of non-profit cultural organizations in Cobb County, based on the most
commonly used framework of codes used to define cultural nonprofit organizations according to
the category they use when filing for tax exempt status. The following list includes the city the
organization uses when filing with the IRS.
A complete list of organizations with additional data is available upon request.
3E Community Center, Inc. - Acworth
Centerstage North Theatre Inc - Marietta
AB Gallery - Marietta
Cherokee County Aging Council Inc - Kennesaw
Academy Dance Company Inc - Marietta
Childrens Bilingual Theater Fund - Marietta
Act 3 Productions Inc - Marietta
City of Marietta Parks, Recreation & Facilities Department - Marietta
Acworth Society for Historic Preservation - Acworth
Cobb Childrens Theatre Inc - Mableton
Africa Heritage Foundation - Mableton
Cobb County Fair Association Inc - Kennesaw
African American Wine Tasting Society Inc - Powder Springs
Cobb County Genealogical Society Inc - Marietta
Agape India Project Inc - Marietta
Cobb County Historic Preservation Commission - Marietta
Aliyah Music Ministries Inc - Marietta
Cobb County Public Library System, The Georgia Room - Marietta
American Folk Music Hall Of Fame Inc - Marietta
Cobb Landmarks And Historical Society Inc - Marietta
American Society of Media Photography - Powder Springs
Cobb Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs - Marietta
Americans Remembered Inc - Marietta
Cobb Playhouse And Studio - Acworth
Art Place - Mountain View, The - Marietta
Cobb Preservation Foundation Inc - Marietta
Art Station - Big Shanty, The - Kennesaw
Cobb Wind Symphony Inc - Marietta
Art Within Inc - Marietta
Corpsvets Inc - Acworth
Artportunity Knocks - Smyrna
Creation Ministries Internationalus Inc - Powder Springs
Asa Music Production Inc - Austell
Cultural Streams International Inc - Smyrna
Association Of Iranian Churches And Fellowships In North America
Curtain Call Youth Players Of Cobb County Inc - Marietta
Inc - Marietta
Dance Factory Inc Show Troupe Parents Association - Mableton
Atlanta Chapter Of The American Theatre Organ Society Inc - Marietta
Dixie District of Spebsqsa - Marietta
Atlanta CorpVets Drum & Bugle Co - Acworth
Douglas County Chamber Singers Inc - Mableton
Atlanta Glass Art Guild Inc - Marietta
Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center -- Kennesaw State
Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Inc. - Atlanta
University - Kennesaw
Atlanta Piping Foundation Inc - Marietta
Earl Smith Strand Theatre - Marietta
Atlanta Sound of Gospel Inc. - Kennesaw
Early Childhood Music Association - Marietta
Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet - Kennesaw
Empowering Georgia’s Talented Yo - Marietta
Atlantis Music Charitable Trust - Marietta
Empowering Georgias Talented Youth Inc - Kennesaw
Austell City Museum - Austell
Encore Encore Inc - Marietta
Austell Historical Preservation Society - Austell
Faceless International Inc - Marietta
Avery Gallery, Inc. - Marietta
First Chance Variety House - Marietta
Avisca Fine Art - Marietta
Frameworks Gallery - Marietta
B J Palmer Historic Home Foundation Inc - Smyrna
Friends Of Brown Park Inc - Marietta
Big Chicken Chorus - Marietta
Friends Of Brumby Hall Inc - Marietta
Big Picture Foundation Inc - Smyrna
Friends Of English Avenue Inc - Marietta
Big Top Production - Kennesaw
Friends Of Macedonia Inc - Marietta
British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group Inc - Marietta
Friends of Smyrna Library - Smyrna
Center For Communication And Development International Inc -
Friends Of The Arts Inc - Marietta
Marietta
Friends Of The Strand Inc - Marietta
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Gallery 4463 LLC - Acworth
Marietta Museum of History, Inc. - Marietta
General History Project Inc - Marietta
Marietta-Cobb Museum Of Art Inc - Marietta
Georgia Alliance For Performing Arts Education Inc - Smyrna
Matchlight Productions, Inc. - Smyrna
Georgia Association Of Museums And Galleries Inc - Marietta
Metropolis Theatre Inc - Austell
Georgia Ballet Inc - Marietta
Metropolitan Atlanta Musicians Association Inc - Mableton
Georgia Center For Performance Excellence Inc - Marietta
Mountain View Arts Alliance - Marietta
Georgia Dance Conservatory - Marietta
Murray Arts Center at Mount Paran Christian School - Kennesaw
Georgia Festival Chorus Inc The - Marietta
Museum of History & Holocaust Education (Kennesaw State University)
Georgia Nature Photographers Association Incorporated - Marietta
- Kennesaw
Georgia Nihongo Gakko Inc - Mableton
Music To Light The World Inc - Marietta
Georgia Symphony Orchestra - Marietta
National Society Colonial Dames 17Th Century - Smyrna
Georgia Writers Inc - Kennesaw
National Society Colonial Dames Xvii Century - Powder Springs
Georgia Young Singers Of KSU - Marietta
National Society Of The Daughters Of The American Revolution -
Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra - Kennesaw
Marietta
Godpod Ministries Inc - Marietta
National Society Of The Sons Of The American Revolution - Acworth
Good Shepherd Mission Foundation Inc - Kennesaw
National Society Of The Sons Of The American Revolution - Marietta
Great Gig Dance Ensemble Incorp - Kennesaw
National Society United States Daughters Of 1812 - Marietta
H O P E Family Resource Center - Mableton
New Day Ukraine Inc - Marietta
Hillgrove Orchestra Booster Club Inc - Powder Springs
New Opera Of Atlanta Inc - Marietta
I Am Hope Inc Honing Our Potential In Every Way - Smyrna
Noohra Foundation - Smyrna
In The Masters Company Inc - Powder Springs
North Cobb Arts League - Kennesaw
India-American Cultural Association Inc - Smyrna
North Georgia Camera Club Council Inc - Marietta
Indian Givers - Smyrna
Nova Musical Trust Inc - Kennesaw
Indian-American Cultural Association - Smyrna
Nukanti Foundation For Children - Marietta
J&L Books Inc - Marietta
Opera South - Marietta
Jazz Kids Atlanta Dance Company - Smyrna
Our Kids Atlanta Incorporated - Kennesaw
Jennie T. Anderson Theatre - Marietta
Out Of The Box United Inc - Powder Springs
Kennesaw Dance Troupe Co. - Kennesaw
Pandean Players Inc - Marietta
Kennesaw Historic Preservation Commission - Kennesaw
Paul E And Barbara J Crafton Christian Foundation Inc - Kennesaw
Kennesaw Historical Society, Inc. - Kennesaw
Peach State Feis - Kennesaw
Kennesaw Mountain Historical Association Inc - Kennesaw
Pebblebrook/Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing
Kennesaw Museum Foundation Inc - Kennesaw
Arts - Mableton
Kennesaw State University Art Museum & Galleries - Kennesaw
Penny Productions Theatre Inc - Marietta
Kennesaw State University, College of the Arts - Kennesaw
Performing Arts Patrons Association Inc - Mableton
Key Note Singers - Marietta
Philco Radio Players - Marietta
King Osullivan Winter Feis Inc - Marietta
Polk Street Players - Marietta
Kyerema Foundation - Marietta
Ponteponente - Smyrna
Lassiter High School Orchestra Association Inc - Marietta
Pope Band Parents Association Inc - Marietta
Living History Society Inc - Powder Springs
Pope Orchestra Booster Club - Marietta
Mable House Arts Center and Historic House (Cobb County Parks,
Pope Theater Booster Club Inc - Marietta
Recreation and Cultural Affairs) - Mableton
Preserving Georgia - Marletta
Manglishsongs - Marietta
Project Seven Dance Company - Marietta
Marietta Aeronautical Museum and Education Center - Marietta
Pujari Inc - Marietta
Marietta Fire Museum - Marietta
Reasonable Faith Inc - Marietta
Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum - Marietta
Refuge Dance Company - Acworth
Marietta Master Chorale - Marietta
Ruth Mitchell Dance Theater Inc - Marietta
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Seven Springs Historical Society Incorporated - Powder Springs
The Georgia Festival Chorus Inc. - Marietta
Smith Gilbert Gardens Foundation Inc - Kennesaw
The Little General Cloggers Inc. - Kennesaw
Smyrna Museum, Smyrna Historical and Genealogical Society - Smyrna
The New Opera - Marietta
Society For Preservation & Encouragement Of Barbershop Quartet
The Root House Museum, Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society -
Singing America - Marietta
Marietta
Sons of Confederate Veterans, Georgia Division - Kennesaw
The Youth Museum - Marietta
South Cobb Arts Alliance Inc - Mableton
Theatre in the Square - Marietta
Southeastern Organization For Jazz Arts Inc - Austell
Theatre on Main - Acworth
Southeastern Pastel Society Inc - Marietta
Theatrical Machine Of God International Ministries Inc - Kennesaw
Southeastern Tap Explosion Inc - Marietta
United Daughters Of The Confederacy - Smyrna
Southern Museum Archives & Library, Southern Museum - Kennesaw
United Noachide Council Inc - Acworth
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History - Kennesaw
Veterans Memorial Association Of Smyrna Georgia Inc - Smyrna
Southwest Atlanta Community Theater - Marietta
Vinings Gallery - Smyrna
Spitzer Dance Company - Acworth
Walton Band And Orchestra Parents Inc - Marietta
Sweet Adelines International - Marietta
Walton Choral Booster Club Inc - Marietta
Tailfin Automotive Museum Inc - Austell
Walton Drama Boosters Inc - Marietta
Taylor-Brawner House Foundation Inc - Smyrna
Wheeler High School Band And Orchestra Booster Club - Marietta
TellTale Theatre Inc. - Marietta
Who-Ha Da-Da Inc - Smyrna
The Art Place - Marietta
Worldwide Legacy Inc - Kennesaw
The Blackwell Playhouse - Marietta
Young Artists Harp Seminars, Inc. - Kennesaw
The Children’s Bilingual Theater - Marietta
The Georgia Ballet, Inc. - Marietta
Cultural Facilities
Of the 84 cultural facilities inventoried in Cobb County, 48 are facilities whose primary use
(indicated below with “p”) is for cultural programming, with 36 facilities allowing for cultural
programming as a secondary use (indicated below with “s”).
Facilities indexed include, but not necessarily are limited to, visual and performing arts facilities as
well as cultural facilities that provide service to the public, including museums, galleries, libraries,
arts performance venues, cultural centers and interpretive sites.
Additional data on the physical location of facilities is available upon request
3E Community Center, Inc. - Acworth (s)
Cobb County Public Library System, The Georgia Room - Marietta (s)
AB Gallery - Marietta (p)
Cobb County Youth Museum - Marietta (p)
Art Place - Mountain View, The - Marietta (p)
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre - 2nd Hall - Atlanta (p)
Art Station - Big Shanty, The - Kennesaw (s)
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre - Main Hall - Atlanta (p)
Artisan Resource Center - Marietta (p)
Cobb Galleria Performing Arts Center - Atlanta (p)
Avery Gallery, Inc. - Marietta (p)
Cobb Playhouse and Studio - Main Stage - Acworth (p)
Avisca Fine Art - Marietta (p)
Cobb Playhouse and Studio - Second Stage - Acworth (p)
Bailey Performance Center, Don Russell Clayton Gallery - Kennesaw (p)
Depot, The - Kennesaw (p)
Blank Stage, The - Marietta (p)
East Cobb Park - Marietta (s)
Centerstage North Theatre Inc - Marietta (p)
First United Methodist Church of Marietta - Marietta (s)
Class Act Theatre - Marietta (p)
Frameworks Gallery - Marietta (p)
Cobb County Central Library - Marietta (s)
Gallery 4463 - Acworth (p)
Cobb County Civic Center - Marietta (s)
Georgia Ballet Studios - Marietta (p)
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Glover Park - Marietta (s)
Marietta 1st United Methodist Church - Marietta (s)
Griffin Middle School - Smyrna (s)
Marietta Conference Center and Resort - Marietta (s)
Hillgrove High School - Powder Springs (s)
Marietta First Baptist Church - Marietta (s)
Historic Downtown Acworth - Acworth (s)
Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum - Marietta (p)
Historic Mable House - Mableton (p)
Marietta Museum of History - Marietta (p)
Holy Family Catholic Church - Marietta (s)
Marietta Square - Marietta (s)
Jennie T. Anderson Theatre - Marietta (p)
Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art - Marietta (p)
Jim R. Miller Park - Marietta (s)
McEachern Memorial United Methodist - Powder Springs (s)
Joe Mack Wilson Theatre at Southern Polytechnic - Marietta (p)
Mount Paran Church of God - Atlanta (s)
Johnson Ferry Baptist Church - Marietta (s)
Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church - Marietta (s)
Kell High School Performing Arts Center - Marietta (p)
Murray Arts Center, The - Black Box - Kennesaw (p)
Kennesaw Community Center - Kennesaw (s)
Murray Arts Center, The - Main Stage - Kennesaw (p)
Kennesaw Mountain High School - Kennesaw (s)
Piedmont Church - Marietta (s)
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield - Kennesaw (s)
Root House Museum, The - Marietta (p)
Kennesaw State University Center - Kennesaw (s)
Six Flags Over Georgia - Austell (s)
Kennesaw State University, Bailey Performance Center - Kennesaw (p)
Smyrna Library - Smyrna (s)
Kennesaw State University, Black Box Theater - Kennesaw (p)
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History - Kennesaw (p)
Kennesaw State University, Fine Arts Gallery - Kennesaw (p)
St. James Episcopal Church - Marietta (s)
Kennesaw State University, Legacy Gazebo Amphitheater - Kennesaw
Strand Theatre, The - Marietta (p)
(p)
Studio Atlanta Dance-Smyrna, The - Smyrna (p)
Kennesaw State University, Music Building - Kennesaw (p)
Swayze’s - Marietta (p)
Kennesaw State University, Stillwell Theater - Kennesaw (p)
Temple Kol Emeth - Marietta (s)
Kennesaw State University, Studio Theatre - Kennesaw (p)
Theatre in the Square’s Alley Stage - Marietta (p)
Kennesaw State University, Sturgis Library Gallery - Kennesaw (p)
Theatre in the Square’s Mainstage - Marietta (p)
Kristi Lynn Theatre - Kennesaw (p)
Theatre on Main - Acworth (p)
Laurel Park - Marietta (s)
Unity North Atlanta Church - Marietta (s)
Life University - Marietta (s)
Village Green - Smyrna (s)
Logan Farm Park - Acworth (s)
Vinings Gallery - Smyrna (p)
Mable House Arts Center - Mableton (p)
Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church - Acworth (s)
Mable House Barnes Amphitheater - Mableton (p)
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Front Cover Images (top row from left): The Big Chicken Chorus; The Georgia Ballet; Cobb
Energy Performing Arts Centre; (bottom row from left) Marietta Museum of History; The Earl
Smith Strand Theatre; Georgia Symphony Orchestra
The full Metro Atlanta Cultural Assessment Report is available on the ARC website at:
http://atlantaregional.com/about-us/public-involvement/investing-in-the-creative-economy