Culture

Culture Count is a program of the New England Foundation for the Arts that expands the breadth of information about the programmatic and financial impacts of New England's cultural sector.  This information in vital to cultural organizational administrators, policy makers, and the general public.  It makes possible an unprecedented level of analysis and helps highlight the importance of cultural assets to the regional economy.  One of Culture Count’s most innovative components is its Impact Calculator, an interactive cultural economic impact analysis tool that demonstrates the economic impa

Artists for Humanity began with the audacious idea that urban youth could provide a valuable service to their communities through artistic enterprise.  That was 18 years ago.  Today AFH, a Boston-based initiative, is a national model for enriching the lives of youth through the commercial application of their artistic training.  AFH's core innovation is the Youth-Run Arts Micro-Enterprise - paid apprenticeships where talented young individuals team with professional artisans to work on commissioned projects.  Unlike other job or arts programs, these young adults (most are between 14 and 18)

Adopted by the United Nations in 2005, the UNESCO World Heritage Cities Program is the first UN initiative specifically established for the conservation of urban heritage site, including, not just buildings, statues, and parks, but entire landscapes.  It takes a major step forward in recognizing "historic urban landscape" and "inherited townscape" as valuable assets, and provides resources, guidelines, and conference opportunities for city planners to encourage development without compromising historic character and identity.