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Cultural Vitality in Communities: Interpretation and Indicators |
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This report introduces a definition of cultural vitality that includes the range of cultural activity people around the country find significant. We use this definition as a lens to clarify our understanding of data necessary, as well as the more limited data currently available, to document arts and culture in communities in a consistent, recurrent and reliable manner. We develop and recommend an initial set of arts and culture indicators derived from nationally available data, and compare selected metropolitan areas based on these measures. The first three of these---the presence of opportunities to participate, participation in its multiple dimensions, and support systems for cultural participation---are appropriate for indicator measurement and make possible a more comprehensive understanding of impacts of arts and culture (the fourth domain). Tier one refers to quantitative data that is publicly available, free or of minimal cost, collected at least annually, able to be disaggregated geographically to the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) level or smaller, and nationally comparable. The nonpartisan Urban Institute publishes studies, reports, and books on timely topics worthy of public consideration.
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