Americans for the Arts

A national nonprofit is returning to St. Louis to study how the arts contribute to the region’s economy. Arts leaders say it's important to gauge the strength of arts organizations after the coronavirus pandemic decimated their revenues.

Leaders at fewer than half the arts organizations in the St. Louis area say they are confident their organizations will survive the impact of COVID-19.…

In Missouri’s big cities and in its rural area, the arts have a big impact – not only for their inherent value – but economically as well.“It’s a billion…