ARTFARMS - Role of arts in economic development

'>http://Terrainsvagues.org'> was established as an independent private initiative; a thinktank escorting vacant urban landscapes during their repositioning. Founded with the belief that cultural concepts can succeed where conventional approaches have not, terrainsvagues incubates vacancy strategies into cultural concepts able to underpin larger scale private investment. Through creative management of vacant land and space, we inspire new discussion about its future potential – elevating vacancy management from what is a stop gap measure into a place’s largest opportunity for reinvention.

ARTFARMS was conceived to specifically insert a cultural dimension into the ongoing reuse of vacant land. Its aim is to broaden the vacancy discussion from mitigating impact towards concepts that improve the area’s image to inspire and attract.