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| SMU DataArts' Arts Vibrancy Index, published in Sept. 2020; click the image to enlarge it. |
Though the pandemic has hurt the arts in all communities, many rural communities have vibrant arts and cultural scenes. Done right, they can deliver a wealth of benefits to their communities, says a New Hampshire non-profit director who led the arts and culture track at the Radically Rural summit in September.
Jessica Gelter, executive director of Arts Alive!, spoke with Caroline Tremblay of The Daily Yonder and discussed how rural arts and culture scenes can best serve their communities. It's important to make sure artists are leading the way, and that even the poor can access the arts, she said. And she believes right now is a good time to reassess as public events get back on track.
How does your community's arts scene rank? One measurement is Southern Methodist University's annual Arts Vibrancy Index, which weighs a number of factors to assign a score to counties. Below are the 10 small communities with the best arts and culture scenes. All are micropolitan statistical areas whose principle city has a population of 10,000 to 50,000:
- Jackson, Wyoming-Idaho
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- Heber, Utah
- Hailey, Idaho
- Glenwood Springs, Colorado
- Vinetard Haven, Massachusetts
- Oneonta, New York
- Hudson, New York
- Bennington, Vermont
- Hood River, Oregon
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