Finding Common Ground: The Conception of Community Arts Festivals as Spaces for Placemaking

Tristi Brownett; OWEN EVANS

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102254

Finding Common Ground: The Conception of Community Arts Festivals as Spaces for Placemaking

Tristi Brownett, OWEN EVANS

Canterbury Christ Church University

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	102254
Journal	Health and Place
Volume	61
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102254
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2020

Keywords

Arts festivals
placemaking
community well-being
heterotopia
community assets
Community well-being
Placemaking
Heterotopia
Community assets

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