{"id":156118,"date":"2023-10-12T19:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-groundbreaking-study-reveals-impact-of-the-arts-on-communities-across-the-united-states-and-puerto-rico\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T19:20:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T23:20:01","slug":"estudio-pionero-revela-el-impacto-de-las-artes-en-comunidades-de-estados-unidos-y-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/estudio-pionero-revela-el-impacto-de-las-artes-en-comunidades-de-estados-unidos-y-puerto-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"Groundbreaking Study Reveals Impact of the Arts on Communities Across the United States and Puerto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Presented by Americans for the Arts, Study Includes the Role of the Arts in Diverse and Underrepresented Communities, Bringing Equity to Data and <\/i><i>Reducing Systemic Research Bias<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 12, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/&#8211;\u00a0<b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3995124-1&amp;h=4205467704&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.artsusa.org%2F&amp;a=Americans+for+the+Arts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Americans for the Arts<\/a><\/u><\/b>\u00a0(AFTA), the leading organization for research and advocacy for the arts in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, announces the findings of its <b>Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 Study (AEP6), <\/b>the most comprehensive economic and social impact study of the nation&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-money\">$151.7 billion<\/span> nonprofit arts and culture industry.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg9501left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg9501left\" title=\"Download a copy of the study on our website!\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2245609\/Americans_for_the_Arts_Arts_and_Economic_Prosperity_6_Study.jpg\" alt=\"Download a copy of the study on our website!\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The study surveyed more than 224,000 audience members and arts and culture organizations in 373 diverse communities across all 50 states and <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>. AEP6 marks the most extensive data collection effort in the three decades of the study, demonstrating that arts and culture are a critical economic driver of vibrant communities of all sizes.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;The data from the AEP6 study is a powerful validation that arts and culture are an economic driver at the community level,&#8221; said\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">Nolen Bivens<\/span>, President of Americans for the Arts<\/b>. &#8220;Yet, the study also\u00a0<\/i><i>highlights<\/i><i>\u00a0the arts&#8217; indispensable contribution to social and community development. This study underscores that when we invest in arts and culture, we build more livable communities.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The AEP6 study broke new ground by prioritizing equity, social impact, community engagement, and\u00a0inclusivity. With a primary goal of reducing systemic bias, AFTA transformed its approach for AEP6 and expanded to include participation by organizations serving or representing BIPOC and ALAANA identifying communities.<\/p>\n<p><b>Key findings from the AEP6 study include:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>In 2022, the arts generated <span class=\"xn-money\">$151.7 billion<\/span> in economic activity.<\/li>\n<li>Of this, arts audiences spent <span class=\"xn-money\">$78.4 billion<\/span> on event-related expenses.<\/li>\n<li>Spending by attendees to BIPOC and ALAANA events reflect national spending.<\/li>\n<li>The arts industry supported a staggering 2.6 million jobs nationwide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The power of arts and culture is extensive. Arts and culture beautify cities and towns, improve emotional health and well-being, bring residents joy, and celebrate and preserve diverse cultural expressions and traditions. It also provides opportunities for shared experiences that strengthen social bonds, create a sense of belonging, promote community pride and identity, and foster empathy and tolerance by enabling people to see the world from the diverse perspectives of their community.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full report <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3995124-1&amp;h=2112688834&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Faep6.americansforthearts.org%2F&amp;a=here.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact: Mariaesmeralda Paguaga, <a href=\"mailto:mpaguaga@artsusa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">mpaguaga@artsusa.org<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg5fa2left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg5fa2left\" title=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2245621\/Americans_for_the_Arts_Logo.jpg\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3995124-1&amp;h=1433170025&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2245609%2FAmericans_for_the_Arts_Arts_and_Economic_Prosperity_6_Study.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2245609%2FAmericans_for_the_Arts_Arts_and_Economic_Prosperity_6_Study.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2245609\/Americans_for_the_Arts_Arts_and_Economic_Prosperity_6_Study.jpg<\/a><br \/>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3995124-1&amp;h=2073790217&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2245621%2FAmericans_for_the_Arts_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2245621%2FAmericans_for_the_Arts_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2245621\/Americans_for_the_Arts_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Americans for the Arts (AFTA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Presented by Americans for the Arts, Study Includes the Role of the Arts in Diverse and Underrepresented Communities, Bringing Equity to Data and <\/i><i>Reducing Systemic Research Bias<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 12, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/&#8211;\u00a0<b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3995124-1&amp;h=4205467704&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.artsusa.org%2F&amp;a=Americans+for+the+Arts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Americans for the Arts<\/a><\/u><\/b>\u00a0(AFTA), the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":156119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arte-y-cultura"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156118"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156131,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156118\/revisions\/156131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}