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Community Development Journal 39:112-122
© 2004 Oxford University Press and Community Development Journal

Artful business: Using the arts for community economic development

Rhonda Phillips

Rhonda Phillips is an Associate Professor in the Urban and Regional Planning Department and Director, Centre for Building Better Communities, University of Florida

Address for correspondence:University of Florida, Box 115706, Gainesville, FL 32611. email: rhondap{at}ufl.edu

Communities across the United States are integrating the arts into their development efforts. Emerging as a viable approach, community development based on the arts is increasingly being recognized as a catalysing force. This article presents a typology of arts-based community development approaches: arts business incubators, artists’ cooperatives, development of tourism venues and comprehensive approaches. Five community vignettes illustrate the different approaches, providing evidence of the effectiveness of arts-based development. Considerations for communities include the need to be flexible and creative in programme implementation, as well as forming a strong basis of support for the arts.


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