STUDY ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF ARTISTIC CREATION TO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT - page 3

INTRODUCTION 5
Background: the CreArt project 7
Objective of the study 7
Scope 8
Methodology 8
Structure 9
1. THE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE SECTORS &
CHALLENGES FORTHE ARTS 11
1.1. The cultural and creative sectors 13
1.2. Difficulties in accessing external sources of funding 14
1.3. Lack of managerial and business skills 18
1.4. Internationalisation of the arts 18
1.5. Adaptation to the digital shift 20
1.6. Engagement with audiences 21
2. CULTURE-LED DEVELOPMENT 25
2.1. The contribution of arts and culture to local development 27
2.2. Paradigm shift in local development policies 28
2.3. EU policies for culture-led development 29
2.4. Culture-led development for small and medium-sized cities 31
2.4.1. Small and medium-sized cities in the European urban fabric 31
2.4.2. Specificities of small and medium-sized cities 32
2.5. Approaches to culture-led development in small
and medium-sized cities 35
3. CULTURE-LED DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED CITIES 41
3.1. Arts for social cohesion, wellbeing and social innovation 43
3.1.1. Arts for social cohesion 43
3.1.2. Arts for wellbeing and quality of life 48
3.1.3. Arts for social innovation 50
3.2. Arts for economic development 51
3.2.1. Regenerate former industrial areas 51
3.2.2. Implementing a favourable creative ecosystem 53
3.2.3. Develop sustainable cultural tourism 56
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