Benefits of the Franklin Cultural District
“The arts are an integral part of our lives, and benefit the overall well-being of all of our residents.”
Karen Spilka, Senate President (D-Ashland)
The purpose and benefits of the Franklin Cultural District include:
- Facilitate collaboration between District Partners
- Increase local appreciation for the arts
- Attract artists and cultural enterprises while promoting artists and events
- Stimulate arts-related economic activity and development
- Establish our District as a cultural tourist destination
- Preserve and re-use the town’s historic assets
Arts and culture make our community a more vibrant, supportive place to live, while boosting our economy and our community’s value. The District designation is good for Franklin’s businesses, because it not only attracts additional arts and cultural organizations to the town, but drives economic development in and around the area.
Having an established Cultural District is also beneficial to our partner organizations by making them eligible for a variety of state grant programs, economic development opportunities and monies, strategic planning tools, historic preservation assistance and marketing assistance through the District’s own efforts as well as through the Mass Office of Travel and Tourism. Partner organizations collaborate on events and co-branded marketing efforts, including this website and a centralized event calendar and event marketing.