The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purposes of economic development and end of poverty, with about 190 member countries. It provides investment support for a wide range of sectors, including education, health, public administration, infrastructure, agriculture, and environmental and natural resource management.

This report introduces an approach to local revitalization through community-driven, site-specific art festivals. “The process and impacts rising from site-specific art festivals in Japan serve as a valuable model for catalyzing local economic revitalization globally. This approach and the lessons learned from Japan’s experience can be used in other marginalized regions facing population declines and outmigration. The case of Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale provides inspiration for communities, governments, and artists to collaborate creatively for economic revitalization, which benefits local participants and the entire region.”

The report includes the cases of Setouchi Triennale, Ichihara Art x Mix, Oku-Noto Triennale and Northern Alps Art Festival.

The report is available on the World Bank website and can be downloaded free of charge.

≫Local Revitalization Through Community-driven Site-specific Art Festivals : The Case of Echigo-Tsumari, Japan