arts community

Local creative scene

The arts community refers collectively to artists, performers, writers, and others involved in creative work, along with the institutions and social networks that support them.

It implies shared interests and mutual support among creative people in a particular place: The arts community rallied to save the historic theater.

The term often appears in discussions of funding, urban development, or cultural policy.

Related

art walk · ceramics · salon · collaboration · guild · cultural heritage · mentorship · studio space · maker space · local talent · emerging artists · painting · enclave · dance · innovation · grassroots · residency · vernissage

Categories
Opposites
value orientation

arts communitycorporate culture

Shared workplace values, norms

business community · Wall Street · financial sector · Silicon Valley · corporate elite

domain of activity

arts communityscientific community

Organized body of researchers

STEM fields · tech industry · legal profession · military community · industrial sector

cultural stance

arts communitycorporate culture

Shared workplace values, norms

business community · philistines · bourgeoisie · squares · consumer culture

Family

artist, community, artistic, arts, communal, community center

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G