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CHANGING PERCEPTIONS: PUBLIC ART AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL IN THE REVITALIZATION OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO AND THE MAHONING VALLEY

Levengood, Wilma K
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1492550675992662

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2017, Master of Arts, University of Akron, Theatre Arts-Arts Administration.
In Youngstown, Ohio and the Mahoning Valley region, the arts community and local economic leaders of the city wanted to jumpstart innovative change that would improve the quality of life for residents, and develop solutions to attract new businesses and organizations to be a part of the community. Discussion among artists and economic leaders were made to inspire the arts and economic development sectors to work together. However, there was an equal number of doubts expressed about the possibilities of coordinated plans to improve the state of Youngstown’s community by implementing art throughout the public spaces. The purpose of this research was to study perceptions about the arts in Youngstown, Ohio in order to learn more about the feasibility of public art in the community and to better understand how to implement an arts-focused plan to strengthen the economy of Youngstown, Ohio. This study was conducted to investigate arts practitioners’ and consumers’ perceptions about the arts community’s potential economic impact on Youngstown. Also, the study considered these perceptions when analyzing the importance of incorporating public art to encourage economic growth and development.
Elisa Gargarella, Dr. (Advisor)
Dominic Marchionda (Committee Member)
Raymond Cox, III, Dr. (Other)
102 p.
Arts Management; Business Administration; Business Community; Economic Theory; Entrepreneurship; Fine Arts; Public Administration; Urban Planning
Youngstown; Rust Belt; public art; economic development; perceptions; urban revitalization; business attraction; cultural tourism; Mahoning Valley; economic displacement; art; art impact; arts community; community development; revitalization

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  • Levengood, W. K. (2017). CHANGING PERCEPTIONS: PUBLIC ART AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL IN THE REVITALIZATION OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO AND THE MAHONING VALLEY [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1492550675992662

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Levengood, Wilma. CHANGING PERCEPTIONS: PUBLIC ART AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL IN THE REVITALIZATION OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO AND THE MAHONING VALLEY . 2017. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1492550675992662.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Levengood, Wilma. "CHANGING PERCEPTIONS: PUBLIC ART AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL IN THE REVITALIZATION OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO AND THE MAHONING VALLEY ." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1492550675992662

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