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Bohemia as Subculture; "Bohemia" as Industry

Art, Culture, and Economic Development

University of Southern California

Artists have long been thought of as agents of revitalization, transforming warehouses and blighted neighborhoods into bohemian enclaves that become destinations for the well-heeled, simultaneously bringing redevelopment and reinvestment. Yet, the active cultivation of art as a central part of economic development is new. The increasing shift in economic development focused on attracting people not smokestacks has brought art and culture center-stage. This article considers the arts in economic development through several discrete but interrelated lenses: 1) As an amenity or consumption product 2) As a redevelopment and development tool 3) As a way to "brand" place 4) As generator of jobs and revenue. Finally, I consider current research that begins to unpack the social and economic processes necessary to cultural production. This line of research may enable a better understanding of the arts' function and potential in economic development.

Key Words: art • culture • economic development • bohemia

Journal of Planning Literature, Vol. 23, No. 4, 368-382 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0885412209335727


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