Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) is an economic and social impact study of the nation’s nonprofit arts and culture industry conducted by Americans for the Arts .

We serve as Sarasota County’s Local Arts Agency, with the primary role of promoting, supporting, and developing the arts at the local level to ensure a vital presence for the arts throughout our community.

AEP6 SARASOTA COUNTY FINDINGS – Summary Report

AEP6 SARASOTA COUNTY FINDINGS – Full Report

AEP6 NATIONAL FINDINGS – Full Report

What to learn more? Explore these resources:

Americans for the Arts | Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 webpage: 

https://aep6.americansforthearts.org/

Bureau of Economic Analysis | Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account

https://www.bea.gov/news/2023/arts-and-cultural-production-satellite-account-us-and-states-2021

National Endowment for the Arts | State-Level Estimates of the Arts’ Economic Value and Employment (2001-2021)

https://www.arts.gov/impact/research/arts-data-profile-series/adp-33

Americans for the Arts | Advocacy Resources

https://www.americansforthearts.org/advocate