Philadelphia, Pa. - MD
The information in our study covers the Philadelphia, Pa., Metropolitan Division.
In each community, the Knight Soul of the Community study identified factors that emotionally attach residents to where they live 
Community Strengths & Weaknesses
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The chart below examines the drivers for community attachment (Basic Services, Economy, Safety, Leadership, Education, Aesthetics, Social Offerings, Openness, Social Capital, Civic Involvement).
May 07, 2012
ARTS Blog: Public Art & Community Attachment
Penny Balkin Bach
By Penny Balkin Bach
Working in the field of public art automatically puts us in touch with the public, art, and its social context.
In fact, public art may be one of a community’s most overlooked and under appreciated cultural assets; it’s accessible “on the street”, any time, free to all, without a ticket, and diverse in content. It can be enjoyed spontaneously, alone, or in groups, and by culture seekers as well as new audiences.
May 07, 2012
ARTS Blog: Public Art & Community Attachment
By Penny Balkin Bach
Working in the field of public art automatically puts us in touch with the public, art, and its social context.
In fact, public art may be one of a community’s most overlooked and under appreciated cultural assets; it’s accessible “on the street”, any time, free to all, without a ticket, and diverse in content. It can be enjoyed spontaneously, alone, or in groups, and by culture seekers as well as new audiences.
November 10, 2011
How arts can help define communities and create a sense of place
A panorama of Haas&Hahn's work in Colombia. Image by Haas&Hahn via Favela Painting
This post, written by Knight Foundation Arts Program Associate, Tatiana Hernandez, was originally published on the blog of Americans for the Arts..
Knight Soul of the Community report
Knight Arts Challenge project, Mural Arts brought two Dutch artists,
November 16, 2010
'Daily Grinder: Philadelphia Studies'
From Philadelphia Weekly, Nov. 16, 2010:
OK, we don’t want you to start your Tuesday off too sad: If you’re in Philly too long, this city will eat you alive – nah, just kidding, sorta. It’ll actually help you grow an “emotional bond” which will keep you here, forevermore. And that emotional bond, according to a new study conducted by Gallup and paid for by the Knight Foundation, found that social offerings, openness and beauty were more important to Philadelphians than, say, safety and perceptions about the economy. Therefore – keeping up? – the vague ideas of “social offerings” and “beauty” of the city are the only things that keep the slow, steady economic machine moving at all! [Philadelphia Business Journal]
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