Greetings!

In case you missed it, I wanted to share the new report from the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA)—a collaboration of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).  It is a great resource that shows the impact the arts and cultural sector has on Connecticut’s economy. 

Some of the findings include:   

• Connecticut employed over 57,000 people in the arts and cultural industries in 2014, which represented 3.4% of all employment in the state.
  
  
• These jobs accounted for more than $4.5 billion dollars in compensation.
  
  
• The arts industry led utilities and transportation in both compensation and employment. See NASAA’s Creative Work Force State Profiles for additional data.
  

This new ACPSA data reaffirms what we already know – arts is an important economic driver in Connecticut. 

The ACPSA is the first federal effort to provide in-depth analysis of the arts and cultural sector's contributions to the U.S. economy.
 
A copy of the ACPSA report on Connecticut can be found here: Connecticut Arts & Cultural Production Satellite Account .
                                 
Thank you for all that you do to support our creative economy!

Warmly,

Kristina Newman-Scott
Director of Culture
Connecticut Office of the Arts & State Historic Preservation Office