Press Releases
"WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, proudly announces the findings from Arts & Economic Prosperity IV™, the fourth economic impact study of the nonprofit arts and culture organizations and their audiences..."
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Download the Full Press Release (pdf, 632 KB)
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Download the Press Release for Business Leaders (pdf, 428 KB)
- Download the Press Release for Government Leaders (pdf, 441 KB)
Charts, Graphs, and Tables
Download key charts, graphs, and tables from Arts & Economic Prosperity IV.
All files are in JPG format.
Average Event Related Spending Table
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Economic Impact Table (696 KB)
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Great Recession
Bar Chart (653 KB) |
Impact Of
Audiences Table (307 KB) |
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Impact Of
Organizations Table (299KB) |
Arts Jobs Bar Chart
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Local Nonlocal
Audiences Bar Chart (236 KB) |
Nonlocal Audience
Spending Table (668 KB) |
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Per Person Spending |
Survey: "How Far Would
You Travel?" (442 KB) |
Audience Spending Callout (141 KB) |
Download the complete set of charts, graphs, and tables from the full Arts & Economic Prosperity IV report. (MS Word, 2.1 MB)
Methodology
Want to know more about how the study was conducted? Questions about the methodology?
Download our Detailed Study Methodology for more information. (pdf, 252 KB)
Q & A Videos with Robert L. Lynch
Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert L. Lynch recently sat down to briefly answer some key questions about AEP IV:
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Why are the AEP IV findings significant? What do they mean for America and for its future prosperity?
(Watch Online) (Download MP4 File, 20 MB)
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What do the AEP IV findings tell you about cultural tourism’s role in driving local economies?
(Watch Online) (Download MP4 File, 24 MB)
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What effect did the Great Recession have on the nonprofit arts industry, and what does that mean for the future of the sector?
(Watch Online) (Download MP4 File, 19 MB)
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4. With AEP IV, we often talk about the national impact the arts have, but what do the findings tell you about the impact the arts industry has locally?
(Watch Online) (Download MP4 File, 23 MB)
Visit our AEP IV Channel on YouTube for additional related videos.
Selected Quotes
Download a list of quotes from our national sponsors about Arts & Economic Prosperity IV. (MS Word, 162KB)
Selected Press Coverage
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The Oregonian, June 8th
Portland cultural groups pump $253 million into local economy
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Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 13th
Group unveils plan for shift in Chattanooga's approach to arts
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Omaha World-Herald, June 13th
Arts groups create economic music together
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Huffington Post, June 14th
Funding for the Arts sometimes benefits all of us
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The Herald-Sun, June 18th
Report: Arts spending contributed $210.9M
Randy Cohen and Seema Sueko discuss the economic impact of the arts in San Diego, CA on KPBS:
Further Questions?
Please contact Press & Media Relations Manager Catherine Brandt at [email protected] or 202.371.2830.