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Industry to Art: Revitalizing Cities through Culture
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Date Recorded: April 10, 2013
Duration: 01:32:10
Cities are working hard to reinvent themselves as they struggle with lost manufacturing jobs and a changing global economy. Various municipalities are using the arts to rebrand themselves as cultural hubs, attracting not only artists themselves but also young and upwardly mobile workers who value creative communities. In this final program of the Culture as Catalyst: Past, Present, Future series, a panel explores small and medium-sized cities across the United States that are transforming aging factories into art galleries, producing annual cultural events to draw outside visitors, and even offering grants to help artists relocate to new cultural districts. Panelists include:
