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Newark, N.J.: A Vibrant Arts Community

Newark's mayor sees arts vibrancy creating jobs, attracting new businesses and development, expanding tourism, improving neighborhood livability and the quality of life throughout Newark.

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Read the Study on NEA Funding and Community Wealth

The National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, today released findings from an independent research study designed to evaluate wealth distribution in communities with arts organizations that receive grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

What Drives Community Performance?

How community characteristics impact performance, with specific attention paid to socio-demographic characterisics and the number of competitors, complements, and substitutes in a community.

New Jersey; arts access; arts education; social justice; civic pride; redevelopment; community development; murals; artists-in-residence; community festivals; entrepreneurship; arts district; mentor; arts vibrancy index; economic impact;