National Trends and Best Practices Celebrating and leveraging the breadth of the cultural arts ecosystem Cultural arts activity in a city goes far beyond any one facility, program, or public art initiative. It is helpful to think of the arts sector as an ecosystem. Much like a natural ecology, the cultural arts ecosystem is made up of different physical, programmatic, organizational, and individual elements that all take on different roles, and support the larger system in different ways. From the arts economy to cultural celebrations to the impact of the arts on the built environment, these parts contribute to a dynamic and multifaceted system. This system can address and support a municipality’s broader goals, such as regional visitor attraction and tourism, or high quality of life and civic participation for all residents in all parts of the community. The diagram below illustrates the complexity of the arts and culture ecosystem. Each individual aspect comes together as part of the whole and can be considered an area of opportunity for the Garland Cultural Arts Plan.
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