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The Cultural Districts Blog Salon

Theresa Cameron

I’m so excited to welcome you to our blog salon devoted solely to arts, entertainment, and cultural districts. Wondering what exactly we’re talking about? We loosely define a cultural district as: “…a well-recognized, labeled, mixed-use area of a city in which a high concentration of cultural facilities serves as the anchor of attraction and robust economic activity.”
A few important bits of information:

• More than 600 communities in the U.S. have designated cultural districts.
• Some cities have formal boundary lines with specific zoning ordinances and economic tax incentives.
• Others have more informal, unofficial boundaries that become a marketing focal point to cluster arts organizations.
• Twelve states have enacted statewide arts, entertainment, and cultural district legislation.

Since the late 1990s, Americans for the Arts has been monitoring the growth of arts, entertainment, and cultural districts across the United States, documenting their location, and reviewing, in relevant cases, their legislation of creation. In 1998 Americans for the Arts published the Cultural Districts Handbook, a first of its kind guide for establishing and developing districts. The Handbook examined districts in 24 U.S. cities. Since the Handbook’s publication, however, the number of districts has grown. Given the phenomenal rate at which the district model has been and continues to be adopted across the country, there is a clear and compelling need for new technical assistance and training resources designed to meet the unique needs of those charged with creating, maintaining, and evaluating districts.
So with the help of the National Endowment for the Arts we have embarked on a new project to help us provide more up to date information, tools, and resources on cultural districts.
To kick our project off, we hosted our first preconference on arts, entertainment, and cultural districts in Pittsburgh this June. We had over 150 attendees from the United States and Canada. The presenters were so terrific we decided to ask them to share their insights with all of you through this blog salon. Be sure to check back every day this week for new posts! Enjoy.

Why Does a Community Need an Arts District?

Posted by Jeffrey Parks - See more at:
http://blog.artsusa.org/2013/07/26/why-does-a-community-need-an-arts-district/

Art and Culture Districts Can Be the New Incubators of Innovation

Posted by John Eger- See more at:
http://blog.artsusa.org/2013/07/22/art-and-culture-districts-can-be-the-new-incubators-of-innovation/

What Does it Take to Create a Cultural District?

Posted by Adele Fleet Bacow - See more at:

http://blog.artsusa.org/2013/07/22/what-does-it-take-to-create-a-cultural-district/

Formal and Informal Districts

Posted by Greg Handberg - See more at:
http://blog.artsusa.org/2013/07/23/formal-and-informal-districts/

Authenticity in Arts Districts

Posted by Jeffrey Parks -      See more at:
http://blog.artsusa.org/2013/07/23/authenticity-in-arts-districts/

Northeast Ohio 'Branded' as the Home of the Environmental Art(s) Movement

Posted by Dracha Arendee - See more at:
http://www.theicea.com/page22

Teaching Championship

Posted by Erin Gough - See more at:
http://blog.artsusa.org/2013/07/23/teaching-championship/

Artists of Change

Posted by James LeFlore - See more at:
http://blog.artsusa.org/2013/07/23/artists-of-change/

Small Town Renaissance

Posted by Lori McKinney-Blankenship- See more at:

http://blog.artsusa.org/2013/07/24/small-town-renaissance

An Uncommon Cultural District in Downtown Shreveport, Louisiana

Posted by Pam Atchison - See more at:
http://blog.artsusa.org/2013/07/26/an-uncommon-cultural-district-in-downtown-shreveport-louisiana/

Creating a Cultural District: Not Just the Wedding or the Honeymoon – it’s the Partnerships that Count

Posted by Adele Fleet Bacow - See more at:
http://blog.artsusa.org/2013/07/24/creating-a-cultural-district-not-just-the-wedding-or-the-honeymoon-its-the-partnerships-that-count/

Developing a Cultural District Framework: The Role of Local and State Government

Posted by Meri Jenkins   - See more at:
http://blog.artsusa.org/2013/07/30/developing-a-cultural-district-framework-the-role-of-local-and-state-government/

Renewal of Our Cities for the Age of Innovation

Posted by John Eger - See more at: http://blog.artsusa.org/2013/07/25/renewal-of-our-cities-for-the-age-of-innovation/

Boards Risk the Future of the Arts When They Ignore Young Professionals

Posted by Terrie Temkin

Posted by Terrie Temkin - See more at:
http://blog.artsusa.org/2013/07/25/boards-risk-the-future-of-the-arts-when-they-ignore-young-professionals-from-the-partnership-movement/

The Human Experience of Our Creative Community

Posted by Lori McKinney-Blankenship - See more at: http://blog.artsusa.org/2013/07/25/the-human-experience-of-our-creative-community/