Keep Denton Beautiful (KDB) is inspired by Keep America Beautiful's model of community engagement to create a clean, beautiful, and vibrant city. The community mural initiative, Artscapes, aims to enliven public spaces, abate graffiti, and inspire community members to keep Denton, Texas, clean and beautiful. The goals of this research project are to understand the impact of Artscapes initiative, community perceptions of public art, and find ways KDB can better align future mural projects with the needs and desires of community members. By talking to artists that have worked with KDB, members of the mural art committee, and community members from the neighborhoods that have existing murals, this research provides input from these three populations to continue creating public art for the Denton community. I discuss the context of my work through Lefebvre's concept of "Right to the City," Rafael Schacter's opposition between sanctioned and non-sanctioned murals, Bourdieu's concept of symbolic and social capital, and David Harvey's work on neoliberalism and the entrepreneurial city.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1062898 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Robertson, Lindsey |
| Contributors | Nuñez-Janes, Mariela, Nelson, Andrew, Kraehe, Amelia |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 58 pages, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas - Denton County - Denton |
| Rights | Public, Robertson, Lindsey, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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