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Id		135
Author		Guetzkow, J.,
Title		How the Arts Impact Communities: An introduction to the literature on arts impact studies
Reference		Guetzkow, J. (2002). How the Arts Impact Communities: An introduction to the literature on arts impact studies. Working Paper Series 20. Princeton: Centre for Arts and Culture Policy Studies, Princeton University.
Link to article		https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/fa89/9f8d763b107fd24a9ee2c564959d04600358.pdf?_ga=2.87771228.574913378.1593078083-1709487439.1593078083
Abstract		The author lay out some of the issues that need to be addressed when thinking about and studying how the arts impact communities, in addition to providing an introduction to the literature on arts impact studies. He begin discussing the mechanisms through which the arts are said to have an impact. Following this is a discussion of key theoretical and methodological issues involved in studying the impact of the arts. He conclude by suggesting areas for further research and reflecting on the limitations of past research.

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The arts improve individual health. .
Finally, the people involved felt an increased sense of pride and appreciation of their town. .
Fostering trust between participants and thereby increasing their generalized trust of others Providing an experience of collective efficacy and civic engagement, which spurs participants to further collective action Arts events may be a source of pride for residents (participants and nonparticipants alike) in their community, increasing their sense of connection to that community. .
The arts improve psychological well-being. .
Attending arts events may be stimulating and relieve stress, hence leading to improved happiness/ life satisfaction. .
The arts improve skills, cultural capital and creativity. .
This could be due in part to its ability to relieve stress. .
The arts have been said to improve health, mental well-being, cognitive functioning, creative ability and academic performance. .
Active participation in the arts leads, in addition, to improved self-concept and sense of control over ones life. .
Both the theater and the community arts project may enhance community pride and self-image. .
Claim: The arts are good for individuals Claims that the arts are good for individuals take many forms. .
4. To the extent that arts organizations serve as a catalyst in the creation of ties between dispersed individuals and organizations (who would not otherwise establish ties), these networks, may then be used to accomplish other community goals. .
Community arts programs often involve people who are disadvantaged in some way (at-risk youth, ethnic minorities, people in a poor neighborhood) and are designed in the context of some larger goal, such as neighborhood improvement (typically aesthetic) or learning and teaching about diverse cultures (multiculturalism). .
Their goal was to beautify their blighted community center, which involved local residents in the creation of artworks around the community center. .
Audience members may gain some new knowledge or cultural capital8 by attending arts events. .
It is possible, for example, that in order to understand if and how the arts contribute to such subjective outcomes as increased trust of others, greater pride in ones community and motivation to work towards collective ends, then one needs to take an inductive approach to this question of community (e.g., using definitions that members themselves put forward). .
To the extent that these tourist dollars are spent by the arts organization as well as the stores, restaurants and hotels on local goods and services, the dollars brought in to the community for an arts event will have indirect multiplier effects on the local economy.7 The arts attract residents and businesses: The density of arts organizations and prevalence of arts events may play a role in attracting residents and businesses to (re)locate to a community by improving its image and making it more appealing. .
The arts attract investments: By improving a communitys image, people may feel more confident about investing in that community. .
Hence, if arts programs get more individuals involved in community groups, then they increase the communitys social capital. .
To take a simple example, many studies claim that the arts have a beneficial economic impact. .
As private and public agencies seek innovative ways to employ the arts to improve and strengthen communities, they have become increasingly interested in assessing the impact of their investments. .
Claim: The arts have a beneficial impact on the economy Economic impacts are perhaps the most widely touted benefits of the arts. .
The arts attract visitors (art as export industry): Tourists visit a community primarily in order to attend an arts event (alternatively, tourists may prolong a trip in order to attend an arts event). .
So for example, people might be more likely to buy property in an area that they feel is up-and-coming because of the presence of the arts. .
For example, a successful community arts program may influence the perceptions of key government officials and make them more likely to support such programs in the future. .
Communities with greater social capital are more likely to initiate arts programs, but those programs may further promote the building of social capital. .
It provides a way for communities to express themselves; enables artists, through financial or other supports, to engage in creative activity with communities; and is collaborative the creative process is equally important as the artistic outcome. .
This spending has a direct positive impact on the towns economy. .
For example, a well-respected theater employing a professional staff is more likely to draw visitors and tourists from outside the community than is a local community arts project exhibition, and hence it will have a greater economic impact. .
Just consider the possible definitions of the phrase, the arts impact communities. .
Community arts programs almost universally involve community members in a creative activity leading to a public performance or exhibit. .
(In this sense, the arts are said to be an export industry to the extent that they bring in money from outside the local economy.) .
For example, the presences and performances of a multicultural theater may reinforce norms about multiculturalism and diversity or free expression..
This is specifically accomplished by: Creating a venue that draws people together who would otherwise not be engaged in constructive social activity. .
Both programs appeared to enhance the selfesteem of their participants, because they learned new skills, found that they had undiscovered talents, and received positive recognition from peers and others when they perform or exhibit their work. .
Some community-based arts programs are organized around such communities. .

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