Word-of-art: contribution of artists-in-residence to a creative tourism destination
Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change
Publication Date
3-3-2020
Abstract
© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of artists-in-residence in building a tourism destination’s image for creative tourism. It is proposed that artists with an art-residence experience develop a career path that can be measured in terms of four dimensions: art involvement, inspiration, creativity and post-residence activities. Artists in art-residence at the Abu Dhabi Art Hub in the United Arab Emirates were surveyed. Factor loadings as a result of the factor analysis were used as independent variables to perform several multiple regressions, the results of which are presented in a path analysis model. The destination factor particularly strongly affects future artwork creation, which can promote the residence destination. As such, word-of-art can be seen as a new promotional tool for creative tourism.
DOI Link
ISSN
Publisher
Routledge
Volume
18
Issue
2
First Page
81
Last Page
95
Disciplines
Tourism and Travel
Keywords
Abu Dhabi, Art involvement, creativity, inspiration, tourists
Scopus ID
Recommended Citation
Slak Valek, Nataša, "Word-of-art: contribution of artists-in-residence to a creative tourism destination" (2020). All Works. 4015.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/4015
Indexed in Scopus
yes
Open Access
no
