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