PRINCETON, NJ Restaurant Dining Guide Announcement

The Arts Council of Princeton and the Princeton Area Arts and Culture Consortium Announce Participate Arts & Economic Prosperity IV

Princeton, NJ
 
The Arts Council of Princeton and the Princeton Area Arts and Culture Consortium, a committee of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau, are pleased to announce their participation in the Americans for the Arts’ latest national economic impact study, Arts & Economic Prosperity IV. In May 2012 final research results will report the significant economic impact of arts and culture in Princeton.
 
Don’t be surprised if you attend an exhibition or performance in Princeton and are asked to complete a simple, one-page questionnaire. Please support this important study with two minutes of your time. The study requires that we collect 800 surveys over the course of a year from individuals attending free and fee based arts and cultural events. The information will be kept strictly confidential, and will be used for aggregate data analysis only.
 
The Arts Council initiated participation in this study at a time when Princeton is undergoing a remarkable period of growth and change. Princeton University generously provided the funds to allow Princeton to be the focus community of this study.  A steering committee has formed that includes representatives from the Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton University, Princeton Borough as well as the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau which oversees the Princeton Area Arts & Culture Consortium. Approximately 20 Arts and Culture organizations that are physically located, or regularly perform within the geographical boundaries determined by Princeton’s three zip codes, will be invited to participate.
 
This study is being conducted by Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America.  Americans for the Arts has conducted similar economic impact studies in more than 250 U.S. communities over the past twenty years.  Their methodology is sound and their economic impact data is used consistently by the Congressional Arts Caucus on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to support federal arts support. This is the first time Princeton has participated in a national arts economic impact study. 
 
For more information, contact Jeniah “Kookie” Johnson at jjohnson@artscouncilofprinceton.org.