Defining the Arts and Cultural Universe: Lessons from the Profiles Project

Therese Filicko is responsible for the research of the Profiles project. Sue Anne Lafferty was a research assistant at the Profiles Project and was a community development consultant at the Ohio Arts Council.

This article is part of the ongoing work of the Ohio State University Art Policy Management Program as part of the overview of domestic and regional cultural support projects. The Profile Project is a joint effort by the APA program of 10 communities, American artists, and partners of academia and local art agencies. Earlier versions of this article were presented at the 25th Social Theory, Political and Art Conference (7-10 October 1999, Nashville, Tennessee). We are extremely grateful to Pew Charitable Trust for funding this research.

Understanding the social value of art is always the goal of New York City's cultural and social welfare program. This is done by the Social Influence Project (SIAP) of the Faculty of Social Policy and Practice under the University of Pennsylvania and the Reinvestment Fund of the Community Development Financial Institution based in Philadelphia. Over the past few decades, experts have paid special attention to the economic interests of art and culture in the city. Most of these studies have focused on the role of large venues such as art museums and performing arts centers to enhance the attractiveness of "creative" educated in foreign citizens and universities. In this research we will examine the role of art in the lives of ordinary residents, especially those living in the communities of middle and low income strata. Research was conducted from 2014 to 2016