The Artist Portrait Project: A Photographic Memoir of Portraits Sessions with San Diego Artists, 2006-2016

* More than half (54 percent) of all American adults-about 120 million people-attended at least one live arts performance or went to view an art exhibit each year. (National Endowment for the Arts)

* In 2012 (the last year a survey was conducted), arts and cultural production contributed more than $698 billion to the U.S. economy, or 4.32 percent to the U.S. Gross Domestic Product, more than construction ($586.7B) or transportation and warehousing ($464.1B). (National Endowment for the Arts)

AUDIENCE:

* Artists

* Art instructors

* Art collectors

* Museums (MOPA, SDMCA, etc.)

* Community colleges, universities art departments

* Photography organizations/clubs

* Visual Arts Organizations

* High schools

* Photography magazines

* Libraries, especially San Diego libraries