Publication Type

Report

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

10-2021

Abstract

Cultural districts strengthen our cities and communities and support the development of thriving places and people. Support for cultural districts is a high-return investment as their value is immense, multi-layered and far-reaching. However, while those benefits are embraced by many, not all believe it. Increasingly, cultural leaders are being challenged to demonstrate how supporting the arts and culture advances other agendas; from attracting investment to fostering liveable communities and enabling public safety.This advocacy guide makes a case for support of cultural districts as a necessity for building thriving places and people. Importantly, it provides a core set of ideas and baseline language that cultural leaders can use to communicate with stakeholders such as policy-makers, sponsors and patrons. It also includes a value demonstration and evaluation framework.

Keywords

cultural districts, cultural value, cultural policy, cultural institutions, cultural communication, arts

Discipline

Urban Studies | Urban Studies and Planning

Research Areas

Humanities

First Page

1

Last Page

29

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