Finding common ground: The conception of community arts festivals as spaces for placemaking.

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  • Author(s): Brownett T;Brownett T; Evans O; Evans O
  • Source:
    Health & place [Health Place] 2020 Jan; Vol. 61, pp. 102254. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Nov 22.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9510067 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-2054 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13538292 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Health Place
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Exford, England : Elsevier
      Original Publication: [Kidlington, Oxford, U.K.] : Pergamon, c1995-
    • Subject Terms:
      Art* ; Creativity* ; Culture* ; Holidays* ; Residence Characteristics*; England ; Humans ; Interviews as Topic ; Population Health
    • Abstract:
      The present research posits the significant role that arts and cultural festivals play in contributing to placemaking and generating well-being within communities. Placemaking is recognized to be important when considering how to improve population health and well-being, and festivals can be seen to amplify those benefits. Drawing on qualitative data gathered from interviews with festival organizers in SouthEast England and deploying theories of space from Foucault and Massey, the present article argues that community arts and cultural festivals support the positive creation or transformation of pro-social spaces that could support community acceptance and well-being, the ability to live together and cohesively and accepting difference.
      (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Arts festivals; Community assets; Community well-being; Heterotopia; Placemaking
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20191127 Date Completed: 20210506 Latest Revision: 20210506
    • Publication Date:
      20240628
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102254
    • Accession Number:
      31767274