Thesis
The spillover effect: tracking the impact of nonprofit community arts centers
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
2010
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/v8j4-0a22
Abstract
This paper set out to provide specific data and anecdotal evidence highlighting the private benefits of the arts experience and illustrating how these benefits spill over into the community. Through surveys and in-depth interviews, this study found there are four extremely influential factors in these respondents' decision to participate: enjoyment, artistic outlet, cultural enrichment and friendship. Furthermore, the friendship component was nearly equal with the artistic when discussing motivating factors for participation. In fact, throughout the survey, responses included the establishment, development or continuation of community bonds, emphasizing that these centers are playing a significant role in the creation of social bonds and communal meaning. The results from this study indicate that participants in two Pennsylvania community arts centers exhibit some evidence that they are developing as individuals and, in turn, contributing to the greater good of society, and that a key factor in this development is the social aspect of programming.
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- Title
- The spillover effect
- Creators
- Kelli Paul - DU
- Contributors
- Jean Brody (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- vi, 63 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
- 4402; 991014632617104721