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Artist live/work spaces: living with chemicals/working in bed
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
May 2011
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/24hj-mq28
Abstract
Developing artist live/work spaces is a popular tactic for improving marginalized portions of the urban landscape. As such, there is a fair amount of research regarding the influence these spaces can have on the economic and social evolution of a neighborhood. With an end goal of widening the conversation by including the artists' voices, this paper investigates the various elements of artist live/work space from the perspective of the artist-residents. Using an artist's input while creating live/work space benefits developers, based on the conceit that if artists find the spaces functional, they will have a sense of ownership and perhaps even prolonged and consistent residency-one hallmark of a healthy real estate project. This paper shares the relevant history, the physical properties of several significant live/work spaces, and the current market need for live/work space. It also discusses several common themes drawn from anecdotal information collected nationwide from artists, through five site visits and twenty-three completed on-line questionnaires. In the conclusion of this paper, these common themes are translated into preliminary best-practices and applied to future live/work projects, with particular focus on the city of Philadelphia. Artists claim that having sufficient amounts of affordable space, soundproof walls, and a community of other artists with whom to interact and collaborate are the three essential elements of good live/work space. The following paper reports on the research that resulted in the understanding of the importance of these three elements in successful artist live/work space projects, as well as the finding that artist live/work space increases artistic output.
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- Title
- Artist live/work spaces
- Creators
- Hillary Murray - DU
- Contributors
- Julie Goodman (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- xiii, 116 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Arts Administration; Arts and Entertainment Enterprise; Drexel University; Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
- Other Identifier
- 4404; 991014632547204721