The Bushnell
Donate
My Tickets
Shows & Concerts Visit Reserve Our Spaces Education Support About
Donate
My Tickets
Shows & Concerts Visit Reserve Our Spaces Education Support About

Economic Impact

Back to Community

ECONOMIC IMPACT

"The Bushnell is a cultural powerhouse pumping an 'energy flow' of exciting benefits – emotional, social, spiritual, and economic – into our community."

As a downtown arts organization, The Bushnell is truly an anchor for Hartford, supporting the local economy, contributing to the quality of life and increasingly helping to fashion Hartford as a destination for visitors, tourists and investment dollars.

Spending by arts and culture organizations and their audiences supports jobs and generate government revenue. Excluding the cost of admission, arts event-related spending in Hartford totaled $82 million in 2013. The Bushnell was the single largest contributor to that total providing:

  • $30 million worth of annual economic impact

  • $6.9 million in the event-related spending on area hotels, restaurants, and other retailers by our audience members

  • 100 employees

  • $23.4 million in salaries, wages, and entrepreneurial income paid to local residents

  • $2.5 million in local and state government revenue.

Working with many other artists and arts organizations, The Bushnell seeks to perpetuate Hartford's position in the top 10% of all metro areas for cultural richness, and ensure the extraordinary "quality of life," which has long served as an enticement for development and a key factor in a healthy regional economy.

Our partners

Aetna logo
Lincoln Financial Foundation
Lincoln Financial Foundation
Lincoln Financial Foundation
The Bushnell 166 Capitol Ave Hartford, CT 06106 Map it
Box Office 860.987.5900 Mon – Fri 10am-5pm
And 2 hrs before curtain
Closed Holidays
ADMINISTRATION 860.987.6000
About FAQ Contact Us Media Room
Join Make A Donation Careers Volunteers
Buy Tickets NowJoin Email List
Accessibility
Privacy Statement Site Map © 2021 The Bushnell all rights reserved. A tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization EIN # 06-0662112.