Everything changes, everything stays the same : the impact of the arts on the community development of Marfa, Texas

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dc.contributor.advisorBolin, Paul Erik, 1954-
dc.creatorHolder, Shea Alexandraen
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-25T18:59:28Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:38:49Z
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:38:49Z
dc.date.issued2013-05en
dc.date.submittedMay 2013en
dc.date.updated2013-11-25T18:59:29Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the impact of the arts on community development in the town of Marfa, Texas. The purpose of this study was to examine the role the arts have played and continue to play in art education and community development. To explore the impact of the arts in Marfa, forty interviews were obtained from residents of the community in the summer of 2012. Seven themes emerged from these interviews, giving insight into the impact of the arts in the community development of Marfa. These themes included: Arts Community Support, Hard Work, Discourse and the Influence of Art, Cultural Differences and Similarities, Economic Benefit of the Arts, Cultural Augmentation, and Donald Judd: The Center of Influence in my interviews. These themes presented a range of perspectives regarding the impact of the arts in this small west Texas town.en
dc.description.departmentArt Educationen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/22440en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.subjectArt educationen
dc.subjectCommunity developmenten
dc.subjectMarfa, Texasen
dc.titleEverything changes, everything stays the same : the impact of the arts on the community development of Marfa, Texasen

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