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Americans for the Arts Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 Social Impact Study Findings for the city of Clearwater and Pinellas County - Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research at Americans for the Arts.
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Every five years the national arts non-profit Americans for the Arts conducts a nation-wide study to identity the impacts arts and cultural programming has on local and state economies. This 2022/2023 study collected data from 373 regions across all 50 sates and Puerto Rico. These regions ranged in population from 4,000-4 million and represented rural, suburban, and large urban communities. Within Pinellas County, surveys were collected from the cities of Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Tarpon Springs, Largo and Safety Harbor.