The arts, Bohemian scenes, and income

Bibliographic Data

ID12235623
AuthorsYasemin Arikan (0000-0002-3861-4142, Institute for Alternative Futures, and NEXT Generation Consulting, Inc., Burke, VA, USA), Terry Nichols Clark (University of Chicago), Douglas S Noonan (0000-0003-4654-9077, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, USA, corresponding author), George Tolley (University of Chicago), George S Tolley (University of Chicago)
Year2019
Volume28
Issue5
Pages404-416
Publication date2019-10-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCultural Trends (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-8963 • E-ISSN: 1469-3690
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09548963.2019.1680013
OpenAlexW2992949513
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited29

Where and how does arts activity drive neighbourhood revitalization? We explore the impact of arts establishments on income in US zip codes, nationally and across quantiles (from four to seven subgroups) of zip codes stratified by disadvantage (based on income and ethnicity/race). We focus on what is new here: how neighbourhood scenes or the mixes of amenities mediate relationships between the arts and income. One dramatic finding is that more bohemian/hip neighbourhoods tend to have less income, contradicting the accounts from Jane Jacobs, Richard Florida and others. Arts and bohemia generate opposing effects, which emerge if we study not a few cases like Greenwich Village, but use more careful measures and larger number of cases. Some arts factors that distinctly influence neighbourhood income include the number of arts establishments; type and range of arts establishments; levels of disadvantage in a neighbourhood; and specific pre­ and co­existing neighbourhood amenities. Rock, gospel and house music appeal to distinct audiences. Our discussion connects this vitalizing role for arts activity to broader community development dynamics. These overall results challenge the view that the arts simply follow, not drive, wealth, and suggest that arts-led strategies can foster neighbourhood revitalization across a variety of income, ethnic, and other contexts

Art · Demographic economics · Disadvantage · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Neighbourhood (mathematics · Political science · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Anthropology · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Law · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies