Links
FAB is part of a growing movement around the country to preserve and support cultural activity in the communities where it has naturally occurred. Part of FAB’s mission is to provide leadership and advocacy for new models of cultural community. Below are some links to similar projects, as well as links to some relevant literature. Please help us expand the conversation – send suggestions to info@fabnyc.org.
Cultural Districts/Similar Projects
BAM Cultural District
The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is overseeing the development of the BAM Cultural District, a vibrant, multicultural arts district in the neighborhood surrounding BAM. This effort involves the conversion of underutilized, city-owned properties into affordable performance and rehearsal space for a diverse array of non-profit visual, performing, and media arts groups.
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Pittsburgh's Cultural District
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Articles & Studies
The Power of Place Making
Jeremy Nowak from The Reinvestment Fund illustrates the value of arts and culture in neighborhood revitalization. More articles from The Reinvestment Fund at http://www.trfund.com/resource/creativity.html
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Cultivating Natural Cultural Districts
In this brief, Mark J. Stern and Susan C. Seifert of University of Pennsylvania make the case for culture-based revitalization from the bottom up. For more about the Social Impact of the Arts Project, visit http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/SIAP/index.html.
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Americans For The Arts
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