The Arts and Community Development
There have been a host of studies in recent years regarding the powerful connection between the arts and community development. Placebase Productions creates site-specific theatre on the conviction that this connection is real. If you are eager to explore how the arts are energizing untapped potential in small communities here are a few recent studies.
From The University of Oregon about PlaceBase Productions and site-specific theatre
https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/18346
From CreateEquity.com about the impact of PlaceBase Productions on community development.
Artists Shaking Up and Strengthening Communities in Rural America
From Howlround.com about the impact of PlaceBase Productions on community development.
http://howlround.com/biking-beyond-linear-past-and-future-in-the-kirkbride-cycle
From The Guardian about the power of site-specific theatre.
http://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2013/oct/21/regional-theatre-something-to-be-proud-of
From the Community Development Journal at Oxford University Press
Art and community development: the role the arts have in regenerating communities
From the Knight Foundation
Got Love For Your Community? It May Create Economic Growth, Gallup Study Says.
From Americans for the Arts’ Institute for Community Development and the Arts
Building Creative Economies: The Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Development
Cultural Development in Creative Communities
Cultural Tourism: Bridging America Through Partnerships in Arts, Tourism and Economic Development
How the Arts Impact Communities: And introduction to the literature on arts impact studies
From Urban Institute
Magnetizing Neighborhoods through Amateur Arts Performance
From AnimatingDemocracy.org
From the Huffington Post