scholarly journals Art in the Streets of a Shattered City

Author(s):  
Anne Kristiina Kurjenoja ◽  
María Emilia Ismael

The world economy has detonated processes of re-territorialization in Latin American cities to favor their aspirations to be distinguished as global cities. The economical dynamics of globalization emerging from their public politics have increased social inequalities having their manifestations on one hand, in economical polarization of the urban area and on the other, in the gentrification and increasing social segmentation and fragmentation of the urban area. The result has been a new, socio-economically and culturally shattered geography of centrality and marginality with frictions between them having their manifestations in ourbreaks of contesting non-institutional creative and artistic practices of local communities and urban tribes, among them projects of art in the street and street art. These creative practices have been used by local urban communities as manifestations of civil resistance to denounce their marginalized situation and to demand major visibility in local public politics. In the framework of global creative economy thus, these illegitimate creative practices have been threatened by public politics favoring creative industries to convert them to new innovative cultural goods and services to impulse the production of aggregated value and through it, neutralize their contesting character. Thus, this paper analyses the cases of urban muralism in Xanenetla, Puebla, and street art in Cholula, Puebla, in order to study the impact of the dynamics of globalized economy on the local contesting culture and art as a fragmenting urban force.

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Comunian

The article explores the role of art festivals as platforms for knowledge and network development in the creative industries and creative policy intervention using the case of a small street art festival ( Fuse Festival in Medway, UK). The analysis provides a broader perspective on the current research and debate on the impact and role played by arts festivals in local economic and cultural development—which usually concentrate on either their socioeconomic impact on local communities—to focus instead of their role in building knowledge communities and communities of practice. The results highlight the key role played by the festival in supporting and commissioning artistic work. The results also expose the temporary and explorative nature of many artistic practices and the role of interaction with audiences and other creative producers. Following a network perspective, the findings highlight the role of temporary clusters not only in shaping career opportunities for artists but also in drawing new pathways for local economic development for contexts undergoing regeneration.


Author(s):  
Yulia O. Glushkova ◽  
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Anastasia V. Vasina ◽  

Introduction. This study analyzes the impact of the new COVID-19 coronavirus infection on the creative industries in the Russian Federation, as well as finding solutions to support this area in the context of the pandemic. Theoretical analysis. Since the latest imperatives of the current world processes dictate the need for structural changes in the state economic activity, the actual principle of the economic activity organization can be called the creative industries concept development, which include industries related to the creation of a certain cultural or creative product, IT-sphere, fashion and design, advertising and marketing products, as well as folk art and craft. Due to the relevance of the creative industries development, modern research on the theory of creative economy development pays great attention to the study of the specifics of this activity and ways to improve it. The article provides a theoretical analysis of the crisis in the creative industries, as well as a detailed analysis of the opportunities and threats of the crisis. Empirical analysis. Based on the analysis of the activities of companies in the creative industries, the authors of the article identify opportunities for the development of companies in the creative sphere in terms of economic and social efficiency. New trends in the transformation of business processes in various fields (theatre, film industry, music, exhibition and Museum activities) are considered. Results. Based on the analysis, it is concluded that the urgent tasks in the situation of forced quarantine measures are the timely transformation of creative industries with the use of information technologies, the transition to online areas of interaction with consumers, as well as state support for creative industries most affected by the crisis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 438
Author(s):  
Jan Fazlagić ◽  
Elżbieta Izabela Szczepankiewicz

Local government relates to the public administration of towns, cities, counties, and districts. One of the key responsibilities of local government is the administrative purpose of supplying goods and services. Local governments should also represent and involve citizens in determining specific local public needs and how these local needs can be met. As the structure of gross domestic product (GDP) in many countries across the world changes, so do the expectations towards the role of local governments as far as supporting local economic growth is concerned. The administrative purpose involves creating conducive conditions for economic development. Statistical figures show that the share of the creative economy in the GDP of the most developed countries is steadily increasing. New economic sectors such as “creative industries” pose a challenge to local governments. In this paper, we present a conceptual model for measuring the efforts of local governments in developing and supporting the creative industries. The model proposed by the authors allows for the comparison of smaller administrative units such as counties regarding their advancement and commitment to supporting creative industries.


2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 1047-1070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiri M Breznitz ◽  
Douglas S Noonan

The impact of arts and culture on local economies has been studied extensively. However, a review of the literature finds conflicting and critical results regarding the impact of cultural on economic outcomes. In this paper, we shift attention to examine different intermediaries and concentrations of cultural agents that can influence growth and innovation in the “creative economy.” Thus, we build on previous work and expand on it by refining the scale of analysis (zip-code level). The paper focuses on education in the arts and digital media in all arts-related programs at universities as well as accredited art schools across the United States. Further, employing more observations for larger cities allows a richer depiction of the rather urban nature of the arts and digital media industries. We find that, by going to the zip-code level, we can say that both districts and arts programs (especially at schools that specialize in arts education) have a positive relationship with the share of jobs in the arts and digital media. Moreover, when we evaluate the impact of schools versus districts, we find that schools have a greater role.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-196
Author(s):  
Tania Elena González Alvarado ◽  
Renata Kubus ◽  
José Sánchez-Gutiérrez

The objective of this paper is to analyse the proposal that the production units of the Latin American agribusiness sector evolve from internationalization to their products offers aimed at “the local”, in response to changes in the world scenario. To achieve the objective, a documentary and secondary source analysis were carried out, regarding the impact of COVID19 on the Latin American economy at the world stage. The main result points to the transversality of the creative industries with the agro-industrial sector to encourage creativity within the local business networks that were originally oriented at indirect internationalization. Value enhancement (revaluation) through creativity of orange economy and recognition of peoples' cultural assets, diversity and intangible heritage generates wealth. This transversality contributes to the alleviation of poverty, sustainability and competitiveness of agro-industrial companies.


Tourism is a business that contributes to the improvement of people's welfare through creative economy which will drive economic growth and create jobs. In meeting many tourism needs, different creative industries are needed in each tourist destination, so that tourists feel satisfied when visiting these tourist attractions. Tourists request will cause and encourage the production of goods and services and also encourage local communities to meet those requests such as; lodging, transportation, restaurants, souvenirs, massages, laundry service, hairdresser, and others. The research objective is to analyse the strengths, weaknesses, oportunities and threats of creative economy in encouraging tourism development. Research data obtained from the respondents on certain questions regarding the creative economics factors as the catalyst for tourism, and the data analysed using SWOT (Strength – Weakness – Opportunity – Threat) which is divided into external strategic factors analysis (EFAS) and internal strategic factors analysis (IFAS). Research respondents are people who are involved in tourism, namely decision makers, tourists, academics. The research result shows the weakness of the value is greater than the value of the opportunity, whereas the value of threat greater than the value of the opportunity. The condition shows that the creative economy is at position quadrant III, i.e. industries that require different concentric and horizontal. The biggest threat of the creative industries are security, lifestyle and social culture. Whereas the greatest opportunities that can be supported of acceleration and improvement of the economy through tourism in the creative industries are the fashion industry and music industry. The biggest weakness in creative industries as the catalyst for tourism is human resources, access, and marketing, while the greatest strength in creative industry is the development of tourist destinations and an increase in nationalism


2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cláudia Sousa Leitão ◽  
Luciana Lima Guilherme ◽  
Luiz Antônio Gouveia de Oliveira ◽  
Raquel Viana Gondim

Resumo O presente artigo tem por objetivo apresentar uma proposta de fomento às cadeias produtivas das indústrias criativas no nordeste do Brasil, na perspectiva de uma discussão acerca de modelos alternativos de desenvolvimento regional. Para concretizar esse propósito, foi realizada uma pesquisa do tipo bibliográfica em livros, artigos de periódicos e documentos eletrônicos. O estudo inicia-se com a reflexão sobre os significados do desenvolvimento e suas conexões com a criatividade e a inovação. A pesquisa está estruturada em dois grandes eixos: o primeiro trata do conceito de indústrias criativas e do relato de suas potencialidades na geração de impactos econômicos, culturais, sociais e tecnológicos positivos na alavancagem do comércio doméstico e externo de bens e serviços criativos; o segundo apresenta uma discussão sobre desenvolvimento local e regional a partir do conceito de ‘bacia criativa’ com vistas a um novo enfoque territorial do nordeste brasileiro. A partir desses eixos, é proposto o Programa Nordeste Criativo que se constitui de duas linhas de ação fundamentais: o primeiro refere-se à estruturação e operacionalização de um o Observatório das Indústrias Criativas do Nordeste (OICNE) voltado a produção e difusão do conhecimento sobre a economia criativa da região; o segundo diz respeito à criação e operacionalização dos Birôs de Negócios Criativos (BNC), ou seja, espaços físicos para o fomento de empreendimentos criativos sustentáveis e fortalecimento da cadeia produtiva das indústrias criativas. Assim, este estudo vem contribuir para a construção de um novo pensamento sobre o nordeste brasileiro. Por um lado, a institucionalização do Observatório das Indústrias Criativas se propõe a identificar o potencial criativo daquela região; do outro, os Birôs de Negócios Criativos objetivam consolidar as cadeias produtivas das indústrias criativas, enfatizando a profissionalização de empreendedores, a formação de gestores, a construção de novas habilidades e competências para os agentes do campo criativo. Trata-se, enfim, de se construir e consolidar uma alternativa de superação do atraso social e econômico pelo viés do fomento a empreendimentos criativos, onde o desenvolvimento regional é compreendido como sendo um processo multidimensional, envolvendo a comunidade impregnada de história, suas relações, suas instituições e capaz de conduzir o seu próprio destino.Palavras-chave desenvolvimento regional. economia criativa. políticas públicas. bacia criativa. Programa Nordeste CriativoAbstract This article aims to describe a proposal to promote the productive chains of the creative industries in northeastern Brazil, in the context of a discussion about alternative models of regional development. To achieve this purpose, we performed a literature search in books, journal articles and electronic documents. The study begins with a reflection on the meanings of development and its connections to creativity and innovation. The research is structured in two main areas: the first one deals with the concept of creative industries and the report of its potential to generate economic, cultural, social and technological leverage the positive domestic and foreign trade of creative goods and services; the second one presents a discussion of local and regional development from the concept of 'creative bassin' with a view to a new territorial approach in northeastern Brazil. From these lines, we propose the creative Northeast Program which consists of two fundamental lines of action: the first one refers to the structure and operation of the Centre for Creative Industries in the Northeast (OICNE) facing the production and dissemination of knowledge about the creative economy in the region; the second one concerns the establishment and operation of Creative Business Bureaus (BNC), ie, physical spaces for the promotion of sustainable creative enterprises and strengthening of the productive chain of creative industries.Thus, this study contributed to the construction of a new way of thinking about the Brazilian northeast. On the one hand, the institutionalization of the Centre for Creative Industries aims to identify the creative potential of that region; on the other, the Creative Business Bureaus aim to consolidate the supply chains of the creative industries, emphasizing the professionalization of entrepreneurs, the training of managers, the building of new skills and competencies for those involved in the creative field. It is, finally, to build and consolidate an alternative for overcoming the social backwardness and economic bias by fostering creative endeavors, where regional development is understood as a multidimensional process, involving the community steeped in history, their relations, their institutions and able to conduct their own destiny.Keywords regional development. creative economy. public policies


2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (28) ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilal Yıldırır Keser

Cultural economics can be grouped under four main headings: cultural heritage, arts, media (film, radio, television, music, journalism, and publishing) and creative services (design, advertising, new media, architecture, and software). These cultural goods and services that constitute the cultural economy interact with other industries. This interaction has an impact on the development process by creating added value for the economy through the multiplier effect. The cultural industries that are also referred to as creative industries tend to have a significant economic impact, mainly in terms of providing employment and increasing exports. In contrast, tourism, textiles, jewellery, toys, and many other suppliers ensure the development of these industries by creating indirect economic impacts. In this context, firstly cultural economics and its scope will be discussed, and its relationship with economic development will be explained. Next, referring to examples of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, the impact of cultural economics on the economic development of Turkey will be explored, specifically with regards to the Cappadocia region.


2020 ◽  
pp. 1329878X2095252
Author(s):  
Terry Flew ◽  
Katherine Kirkwood

The arts, cultural and creative industries are among the most adversely affected sectors of the economy in the wake of COVID-19 social distancing measures, travel restrictions and prohibition of large gatherings of people. Focusing on Cairns, the Gold Coast, Central West and the Sunshine Coast – four regional areas of Queensland, Australia – this article provides an overview of impacts on cultural tourism and considers the prospects for regional cultural tourism as part of a ‘creative economy’ revival.


Author(s):  
Augusto Girao ◽  
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Throughout history, economic crises, wars and pandemics have exposed social inequalities. The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the greatest challenges facing society in generations. As the public sector takes the initiative to respond to mitigate, and help resolve the crisis, we become aware of the fundamental importance of the role of an effective state. The purpose of this study is to provide a response, by way of reflections, on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on Latin American public governance and to allow conclusions to be projected towards the new post-COVID-19 normality. First, an analysis of the current panorama is carried out, to then determine 4 challenges that Latin American governments are facing: the expansion of telework and technology; the weakness of the state and administrative fragmentation; the increase in social inequalities; and finally, the impact of globalization and the world order in LAC. Finally, the research presents provisional conclusions in this initial stage based on the challenges considered. Keywords: health crisis; public governance; governments; COVID-19


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