Ward, J orcid.org/0000-0003-3726-9217 (2018) Down by the sea: visual arts, artists and coastal regeneration. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 24 (1). pp. 121-138. ISSN 1028-6632
Abstract
This paper takes a critical approach to the arts-led regeneration of Margate, south east England. It argues that regeneration policy has effectively utilised local characteristics to recreate Margate as an artful space, and has stimulated a local milieu of artistic and cultural activity. However, though the work of local artists is vital in producing Margate as a creative place, local artists are marginalised by policy interventions focussed on attracting new consumers and investors. Thus, this paper argues that a misplaced policy emphasis is failing to support the labour and social relations on which the interpretation of places as ‘creative’ is built, and arguably undermines the sustainability of an arts-based regeneration. This has implications for culture-led policy, calling for greater attention to be paid to the specific locations in which it is deployed, and to the networks of producers whose labour is critical to its success.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Cultural Policy on 29 Feb 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10286632.2016.1153080. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | culture-led urban policy; arts-led regeneration; cultural work; coastal towns |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > Performance and Cultural Industries (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Mar 2016 12:59 |
Last Modified: | 18 Apr 2018 14:37 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/10286632.2016.1153080 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:95871 |