The Civic & Economic Development Recipe…

And Arts & Culture’s Place in ItMegan Van Voorhis, Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, @mlvcpac

What if civic and economic development was driven by a recipe?

Every recipe has its essential ingredients…

So, what are Cleveland and Cuyahoga County’s essential ingredients?

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Education

Energy

Manufacturing

Insurance and Financial Services

Arts and Culture

Essential or

Optional?

What is arts and culture?

A Reflection.

An Observation.

An Investigation

An Imagination.

A Commentary.

On our past…

On our present…

On our future…

Expressed through…

MusicDance

Theatre

LiteratureDesign

Visual art

Film Architecture

Historical Collections

Isn’t arts and culture more of a spice in our recipe?

Something subject to taste?

Arts and culture produces tangible collective benefits…

Arts and culture sparks civic dialogue and debate

Arts and culture creates a sense of place and community

Arts and culture improves education

Arts and culture attracts tourism

Arts and culture creates jobs

Arts and culture generates tax revenue

In sum, arts and culture delivers tangible social, educational and economic value…earning its place as an essential ingredient.

It’s the combination that gives us our unique flavor.

Arts and Culture Can’t Sit On The Shelf…

…It’s Got To Be Part of the Recipe

Learn more at www.CultureForward.org