The city of Tullahoma will soon find out the exact economic impact the arts have in the community, courtesy of a study from Americans for the Arts, an advocacy group for the arts in the nation. The group has a study program, Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) that can measure the economic impact of spending by the nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, as well as the event-related spending by their audiences during the fiscal year.
This will be the sixth such AEP6 study, according to Americans for the Arts. The previous five studies done by the organization took place in 2015, 2010, 2005, 2000 and 1992.
The Tullahoma Arts Council approached the city board with the proposal to participate in the study, which will cost $1,800. According to Greg Gressel, the city has previously participated in the…
