Since you are on our mailing list, chances are, you already know that the arts inspire us and make our community a beautiful place to live and work.

But the arts do so much more.

Now through May 2023, we are excited to partner with Americans for the Arts to participate in Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6), the sixth national study of the economic impact of the nonprofit arts and culture industry. AEP6 is an anonymous research study that adds up the money we spend when we go to arts and cultural events. Your anonymous answers will help support more opportunities for events and organizations like this one in your community.

We are halfway to our goal of completing 800 surveys! Here's how you can help:

If you are an arts org who is hosting an in-person event between now and May 31, please consider joining us as a cultural partner and collect surveys from your audience members! Feel free to email me to set up a time to chat so I can answer any questions you have.

If you are attending an event at one of our cultural partner venues (see list below and on our website), please take a moment to simply answer the 13 questions as best as you can. It will only take 3 minutes. When finished, submit the survey digitally, or return the paper survey to the person you got it from.

If you've got some time you want to donate to collect surveys at events around the island, consider volunteering for the project as a survey administrator!

Thank you for your support of the arts and culture community!

Sincerely,

Lauren Wagner

Executive Director, Long Island Arts Alliance

Learn more about the AEP6 study and how you can get involved today:

https://longislandartsalliance.org/aep6/