Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6)

AEP6 is the sixth economic impact study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry in the U.S. This study is conducted approximately every five years to gauge the economic impact (on employment, government revenue, and household income) of spending by nonprofit arts and culture organizations and the event-related spending by their audiences. 

Learn more about the AEP6 study HERE. 

In Connecticut, the AEP6 study is a statewide effort and the Connecticut Office of the Arts would like to thank our local and regional partners who are invested in the success of this effort.

Arts Council of Greater New Haven

Towns Served by the Arts Council of Greater New Haven and represented in their AEP6 study include: Bethany, Branford*, Cheshire*, East Haven*, Guilford*, Hamden, Madison*, Meriden, Milford, New Haven, North Branford*, North Haven, Orange, Wallingford, West Haven, and Woodbridge.

• AEP6 Full Report Greater New Haven Region
• AEP6 Summary Greater New Haven Region

Arts & Culture Collaborative, Waterbury Region

Towns Served by the Arts & Culture Collaborative, Waterbury Region and represented in their AEP6 study include: Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethlehem*, Cheshire*, Derby, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oxford, Prospect, Seymour, Southbury, Thomaston*, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott, and Woodbury.

• AEP6 Full Report Greater Waterbury Region
• AEP6 Summary Greater Waterbury Region

Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County

Towns Served by the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County and represented in their AEP6 study include: Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Shelton, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, and Wilton.

• AEP6 Full Report Coastal Fairfield County Region
• AEP6 Summary Coastal Fairfield County Region

Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut

Towns Served by the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut and represented in their AEP6 study include: Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford*, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield, and Sherman.

• AEP6 Full Report Western CT Region
• AEP6 Summary Western CT Region

Cultural Coalition (serving southeastern & northeastern CT)

Towns Served by the Cultural Coalition and represented in their Northeast Regional AEP6 study include:  Ashford, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Columbia, Coventry, Eastford, Hampton, Killingly, Mansfield, Plainfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Scotland, Stafford, Sterling, Thompson, Union, Willington, Windham, and Woodstock.

• AEP6 Summary Northeastern CT Region

Towns Served by the Cultural Coalition and represented in their Southeast Regional AEP6 study include: Bozrah, Colchester, East Lyme*, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme*, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme*, Preston, Salem*, Sprague, Stonington, Voluntown, and Waterford.

• AEP6 Full Report Southeast CT Region
• AEP6 Summary Southeastern CT Region

Greater Hartford Arts Council

Towns Served by the Greater Hartford Arts Council and represented in their AEP6 study include: Andover, Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bolton, Bristol, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Hebron, Manchester, Marlborough, New Britain, Newington, Plainville, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, Southington, South Windsor, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks.

• AEP6 Full Report Greater Hartford Region
• AEP6 Summary Greater Hartford Region

Northwest Connecticut Arts Council

Towns Served by the Northwest Connecticut Arts Council and represented in their AEP6 study include: Barkhamsted, Bethlehem*, Burlington, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, New Milford*, Norfolk, North Canaan, Plymouth, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Thomaston*, Torrington, Warren, Washington, and Winchester.

• AEP6 Full Report Northwest CT Region
• AEP6 Summary Northwest CT Region

The Northwest Connecticut Arts Council also worked with the Torrington Cultural District to specifically obtain study results from this designated region.

• AEP6 Full Report Torrington Cultural District
• AEP6 Summary Torrington Cultural District

Shoreline Arts Alliance

Towns Served by the Shoreline Arts Alliance and represented in their AEP6 study include: Branford*, Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Haven*, East Lyme*, Essex, Guilford*, Haddam, Killingworth, Lyme*, Madison*, Middlefield, Middletown, North Branford*, Old Lyme*, Old Saybrook, Portland, Salem*, and Westbrook.

• CT_AEP6 Full Report Shoreline & River Valley Region
• CT_AEP6 Summary Shoreline & River Valley Region
  

City of New Haven, Dept. of Arts, Culture, and Tourism

In addition to our regional partners, the City of New Haven participated in the AEP6 study. The City of New Haven's Department of Arts, Culture & Tourism facilitated the study of the nonprofit arts and culture sector within their municipality and they work in collaboration with the Arts Council of Greater New Haven to ensure these results were carried over into the regional study.

• AEP6 Full Report City of NewHaven
• AEP6 Summary City of New Haven

* Each Connecticut town is included in the study and represented by at least one Designated Regional Service Organization (DRSO). Towns with an asterisk are represented by more than one DRSO and are included in more than one regional study. The aggregate of the DRSO studies will not equal the State of Connecticut AEP6 study. The State of Connecticut AEP6 study includes all 169 towns while the regional study results represent the direct communities our regional partners serve.