$31 million in economic impact netted by inaugural FRONT International
(Artdaily.org)

Northeast Ohio gained $31 million in economic impact during the inaugural FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, whose exhibition sites saw 227,000 visits. FRONT Triennial was held July 14-Sept. 18. Numerous sites across Northeast Ohio hosted art exhibitions throughout that period, garnering sales of $115 million and generating more than $8 million in state and local taxes, according to the impact study by Cleveland State University’s Center for Economic Development. Those exhibition sites were also buoyed by a 20 percent increase in activity compared to 2017, with visitors coming from over 25 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia. “One of the primary objectives of FRONT is to bring new economic activity to Northeast Ohio through cultural tourism,” said Fred Bidwell, executive director of FRONT.