The art of development: economic and cultural development through art in San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala

Riddering, Laura

doi:10.1080/14766825.2016.1211662

Cited by 5 publications

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“…One of the few exceptions discussing the differences between art tourism and cultural tourism is Richards and Bonink (1995). While initially published work discusses art tourism based on secondary data or conceptual stances, only recently it is also supported by empirical research (quantitative or qualitative) (Slak Valek, 2020, Riddering, 2018). Previous work tends to discuss art tourism in terms of craft production, which is often seen as an opportunity for tourism growth in less developed areas (tourist art in Africa, aboriginal art, Tibetan paintings and carpets) and preservation of culture (ethnic art, Tibetan art, art festivals).…”

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Art and tourism – a systematic review of the literature

Valek

Mura

2022

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to present a review of published academic work on art and tourism. A distinction between papers researching tourism and mentioning art just as one of tourism activities and papers covering “art tourism” specifically is proposed. Design/methodology/approach The review is grounded on a content analysis of studies containing the words “art” and “tourism” published in the Scopus database. Moreover, to analyze papers specifically consisting of the term “art tourism” a theory‐context‐characteristics‐methods structure was used – the authors call these papers art–tourism-specific papers. Findings While the number of “art and tourism” papers has been increasing in the past 40 years, little is known about “art tourism” as an independent form of tourism. This study finds limited work on art tourists’ characteristics, preferences and behaviors as costumers. No art-based research and little research with visual representations was found. Artists are very rarely participants of art tourism research. Research limitations/implications Most research is conceptual, and little applied research can be identified. Importantly, besides synthesizing and critically assessing the current corpus of knowledge on art tourism, this review presents a final roadmap with directions for future research. One of the limitations of this review is that only studies included in the Scopus database and published in English were considered. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study provides the first comprehensive systematic review of published academic research on art and tourism in the past 40 years. The results of this study offer directions to future art tourism researchers.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Art and tourism – a systematic review of the literature

Valek

Mura

2022

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“…Some scholars have noted that it is not always the case that 'the market' is at odds with aspects of design, technique or aesthetics connected with cultural identities. Riddering (2018), for example, points out that art sales to tourists in San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala, do not rely on rigid notions of culture and do not compromise aspects of artists cultural identity. For artists in the area, new forms of artistic expression drawn from the art of their ancestors have become a unique selling point, and encounters at the art market have strengthened artists' economic and cultural identities (Riddering 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Riddering (2018), for example, points out that art sales to tourists in San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala, do not rely on rigid notions of culture and do not compromise aspects of artists cultural identity. For artists in the area, new forms of artistic expression drawn from the art of their ancestors have become a unique selling point, and encounters at the art market have strengthened artists' economic and cultural identities (Riddering 2018). However, as pointed out by many authors (Cusenza 2019;Kasiyan 2019;Parzer 2021;Rodgers 2017;Rotas 2004), the use of distinct categorisations to sell art, such as 'refugee art', 'women's art' or 'Black art', pose the risk of becoming commodified and fetishised in harmful, self-serving ways.…”

Section: Preserving Materials Culturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Crafting Recognition: Understanding Gendered and Ethnicised Experiences in an Arts-Based Integration Project

Conard,

Horton

2023

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In Denmark, heightened public interest surrounding migration politics has become embodied in the arts, leading to the development of migration-related arts projects. In this study we explore the experiences of women taking part in an arts-based integration project designed for migrant and Danish women to knit, sew, and crochet in female company, with a view to professionalise their handicrafts. Our findings, which are grounded in ethnographic fieldwork as well as interviews with members of the group, demonstrate how handicraft acts as a prism through which categories such as gender, class, and ethnicity are negotiated within the project. We found that group members’ national and cultural backgrounds shaped their different expectations and experiences in the project. The roles they occupied and their self-perception within the group were also shaped by other factors, such as their family status, their state of employment, and whether handicraft was more of a ‘hobby’ or a source of income. The study makes a case for appreciating the importance of social recognition. Understanding how these women perceived their own and each other’s work becomes a magnifier of the socio-political context in which the integration project is situated. Artistic practice both enabled members to respond to an integration and refugee discourse, while simultaneously positioning them within such frameworks.

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“…While there is a plethora of studies highlighting the art-tourism relationship and recognizing the mutual benefits for both sectors (see, e.g., Cuyás & MacCannell, 2018;Hughes, 2011;Lester & Rakic, 2014;Riddering, 2018;Smith, 2003;Yan et al, 2019), tourism scholars have rarely paid attention to the role of traveling artists in this relationship, and the voices of artists visiting creative sites to voluntarily offer their art. Likewise, despite the scholarly attention paid recently to murals and tourism, there is a remarkable lack of disciplinary research on the act of muralism as a motivator for traveling artists.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Traveling Artists' Roles: an Asynchronous Email Interview

Andriotis¹

2021

Tourism Analysis

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This study uses as a case a dilapidated neighbourhood to broaden the conventional view of traveling artists as creative producers of artistic spaces with tourism potential. By adopting an asynchronous email interviewing methodology this study found that the traveling artists under study place emphasis on long-term travel schedules that allow them to perform three roles while visiting Lakkos, those of tourists, artists and volunteers. These attributes distinguish them not only from mainstream tourists visiting Crete, but also from cultural, art and creative tourists. The findings of the study are discussed in relation to the methodology of asynchronous email interviewing and the findings of past research.

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The art of development: economic and cultural development through art in San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala

Cited by 5 publications

References 32 publications

Art and tourism – a systematic review of the literature

Art and tourism – a systematic review of the literature

Crafting Recognition: Understanding Gendered and Ethnicised Experiences in an Arts-Based Integration Project

Traveling Artists' Roles: an Asynchronous Email Interview

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