Redaelli Eleonora. Connecting Arts and Place: Cultural Policy and American Cities

Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. — 250 р. — ISSN 2569-1406My engagement with the feld of cultural policy began in my native Italy. After completing undergraduate and graduate studies in philosophy and music composition, I worked in the cultural sector in Italy, promoting a variety of events, frst in a small town in the northern region of Brianza and later in the city of Milan. In Italy, the idea of “territorio” is used by local administrations to refer to an approach to cultural programming that gathers the community, helps it to discover a place’s hidden treasures, and presents innovative arts activities.
For example, I organized a series of classical concerts called “Europa Musica” in various old churches in Brianza that presented renowned classical musicians selected by an artistic director. Tese concerts brought together people from the diferent towns in the area to experience beautiful music in beautiful surroundings. When I came to the United States to study cultural policy, I noticed that local administrations often frame their arts and culture programming to enhance the idea of community. Te conversation in cultural policy emphasized the idea of community, analyzing the way it was used to create connections between place and the arts.