Social Impact of the Arts Project (SIAP)2023-05-232023-05-232005-05-012017-03-20https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/46291To inform the debate over costs vs benefits of arts-based development to neighborhood revitalization, Penn Urban Studies Program chose "arts in place" as the theme of its Third Annual Public Conversation Series 2003-04. This document is a synthesis of the narratives and insights gleaned from the series--eight events with 23 speakers over five months--to share with a wider audience. The report describes the models and theories about how the arts influence development raised in six site-based discussions. Lastly, the report presents themes and issues that cut across Philadelphia's cultural landscape aired during the culminating session and throughout the series.Arts and HumanitiesCivic and Community EngagementUrban Studies and PlanningReport