Arts and Culture's Role in Civic and Economic Development
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The Civic & Economic Development Recipe…
And Arts & Culture’s Place in ItMegan Van Voorhis, Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, @mlvcpac
What if civic and economic development was driven by a recipe?
Every recipe has its essential ingredients…
So, what are Cleveland and Cuyahoga County’s essential ingredients?
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Education
Energy
Manufacturing
Insurance and Financial Services
Arts and Culture
Essential or
Optional?
What is arts and culture?
A Reflection.
An Observation.
An Investigation
An Imagination.
A Commentary.
On our past…
On our present…
On our future…
Expressed through…
MusicDance
Theatre
LiteratureDesign
Visual art
Film Architecture
Historical Collections
Isn’t arts and culture more of a spice in our recipe?
Something subject to taste?
Arts and culture produces tangible collective benefits…
Arts and culture sparks civic dialogue and debate
Arts and culture creates a sense of place and community
Arts and culture improves education
Arts and culture attracts tourism
Arts and culture creates jobs
Arts and culture generates tax revenue
In sum, arts and culture delivers tangible social, educational and economic value…earning its place as an essential ingredient.
It’s the combination that gives us our unique flavor.
Arts and Culture Can’t Sit On The Shelf…
…It’s Got To Be Part of the Recipe
Learn more at www.CultureForward.org