tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344753833330285411.post5225625388681187275..comments2022-11-25T04:23:43.824-05:00Comments on Allentown Chen Arts Group: The Arts and Social CapitalJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315645309877894148noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344753833330285411.post-41224719337857958362009-04-30T13:02:00.000-04:002009-04-30T13:02:00.000-04:00RE:Joe said:"the services that the arts perform fo...RE:Joe said:"the services that the arts perform for the community are too often taken for granted and undervalued."<br /><br />This is why we have to keep being strong advocates for the arts!<br />Thanks Joe, glad you enjoyed my piece. I like your analogy "like trees and honeybees."<br /><br />AngieAngie Villahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994217997761386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344753833330285411.post-87532585791475505722009-04-30T11:50:00.000-04:002009-04-30T11:50:00.000-04:00Mrs. D, Thanks for posting your wonderful essay; i...Mrs. D, Thanks for posting your wonderful essay; it's well researched and beautifully written. Viewing the arts in terms of increasing a community's social capital is such an important concept. Community arts are a vital linchpin of the city's human ecology, as you pointed out, affecting everything from crime statistics to the effectiveness of local government. And yet like trees and honeybees inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344753833330285411.post-53817106589054015612009-04-29T17:35:00.000-04:002009-04-29T17:35:00.000-04:00Thanks Andrew, and anon 3:15.
Getting kids involve...Thanks Andrew, and anon 3:15.<br />Getting kids involved in the arts will help to reduce crime in a city. There is so much research that proves the arts can help kids do better in school, and also will help prepare them for high tech jobs where they will need to be creative thinkers. This results in increased social capital, and benefits everyone in a society.<br /><br />A community mural is a Angie Villahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994217997761386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344753833330285411.post-33809467428468145062009-04-29T15:15:00.000-04:002009-04-29T15:15:00.000-04:00Great post. Well-researched, well-documented, well...Great post. Well-researched, well-documented, well-written. Well well. Mrs. Dottie, you're the coolest art chick I know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344753833330285411.post-34712384253500891502009-04-29T12:49:00.000-04:002009-04-29T12:49:00.000-04:00Community arts are without question one of the bes...Community arts are without question one of the best ways for a society to survive terrible times. They will keep crime rates down and encourage further safety.<br /><br />Great post.Andrew Kleinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766250794520292541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344753833330285411.post-61395334673585736652009-04-29T09:51:00.000-04:002009-04-29T09:51:00.000-04:00That's a great mural. It really brightens up the n...That's a great mural. It really brightens up the neighborhood along Gordon Street.<br /><br />Hopefully there will be more opportunities for art in interesting spaces throughout the city.Chen Artshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10602734185533108650noreply@blogger.com