Seeking Competitive Advantage
Why Metro Areas Are Turning to Arts and Culture
Major metropolitan areas - Atlanta, Cleveland, Denver, and Portland to name a few - are moving aggressively to position arts and culture at the forefront of their strategies in an increasingly competitive environment where cities vie for desirable high-tech industries and workers. Some have found a new welcome to sit at the public-policy and economic-development table, indeed to be a guest of honor. A variety of regional initiatives, some in implementation, others in formative stages, have resulted.
Can regional vision and funding strategies for the arts be implemented when competition among cities in metro areas is intense? Will large organizations "share the pie" with mid-sized and community-based organizations to form the political alliances needed to succeed, particularly for any publicly-funded initiatives? Can community leadership emerge to assure success for the long-term?
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