CACHE is proud to partner with Arkansas Arts Council and Arkansans for the Arts for the sixth economic impact study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry in the United States.
About Arts and Economic Prosperity (AEP6)
AEP6 is conducted approximately every five years to gauge the economic impact of spending by nonprofit arts and culture organizations and event-related spending by their audiences. In 2017, the previous study, AEP5, documented that the nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $166.3 billion in economic activity which supported 4.6 million jobs and generated $27.5 billion in government revenue. The AEP series demonstrates that:
- Nonprofit arts and culture organizations are businesses.
They employ people locally, purchase goods and services from within the community, are members of their Chambers of Commerce, and attract tourists to their regions. - The arts drive commerce to local businesses.
The arts leverage significant amounts of event-related spending by their audiences. - Arts travelers are ideal tourists.
They stay longer and spend more to seek out authentic cultural experiences. One-third of attendees travel from outside the county in which the activity takes place and spend an average of $48 per person. - Small investments. Big returns.
In 2017, the combined $5 billion in direct arts funding by local, state, and federal governments yielded $27.5 billion in government revenue
Resources for All Organizations
The resources below are accessible for all participants, regardless of region or audiences served.
Resources Specific to Your Organization
The resources below are broken down according to two factors: region, Is your organization based in Northwest Arkansas or the remainder of the state? and by audience served, Do you primarily service a BIPOC audience? Please find the information that best corresponds to your answers below.
Northwest Arkansas
BIPOC-Serving Organizations
These resources are for Northwest Arkansas organizations that PRIMARILY SERVE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. If your Northwest Arkansas organization does not primarily serve communities of color, please see the resources in the orange box below.
NWA Organization Flyer
NWA Organization Direct Link to Survey
NWA Organization QR Code
State of Arkansas
BIPOC-Serving Organizations
These resources are for non-Northwest Arkansas organizations that PRIMARILY SERVE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. If your state of Arkansas organization does not primarily serve communities of color, please see the resources in the green box below.
State of Arkansas Organization Flyer
State of Arkansas Organization Direct Link to Survey
State of Arkansas Organization QR Code
Northwest Arkansas Organizations
These resources are for Northwest Arkansas organizations that DO NOT primarily serve communities of color. If your Northwest Arkansas organization does primarily serve communities of color, please see the resources in the blue box above.
NWA Organization Flyer
NWA Organization QR Code
State of Arkansas Organizations
These resources are for non-Northwest Arkansas organizations that DO NOT primarily serve communities of color. If your AR organization does primarily serve communities of color, please see the resources in the red box above.
State of Arkansas Organization Flyer
State of Arkansas Organization Direct Link to Survey
State of Arkansas Organization QR Code
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