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Participation in Arts and Culture

The Importance of Community Venues

The Urban Institute looks at how arts groups have successfully used non-traditional venues, such as religious centers, to develop new audiences.
October 2003
A community arts group work on their choreography.
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  • Author(s)
  • Chris Walker and Kay Sherwood
  • Publisher(s)
  • Urban Institute
Page Count 16 pages

Summary

Staging arts events in open-air spaces, schools, community centers, and places of worship can bring in people who would be less likely to go to concert halls, theaters, or museums. This Urban Institute brief describes the kind of people who attend non-traditional venues and advises arts providers on how to attract them.

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