Our weekly program, Making Democracy Work, is a collaboration between KSMU Radio and the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri. It's hosted and produced by volunteers from the LWV, and it airs each Monday morning at 9:45 on KSMU.
In this episode of our local program Making Democracy Work, Lynn Schirk talks with Leslie Forrester, executive director of the Springfield Regional Arts Council.
Forrester focuses on how the arts play a vital role in our community and local economy. She said arts play a role in cultural tourism, drawing visitors to the region.
And she said the arts make the region more attractive to potential professional talent when considering moving to this area.