Artists and Art of Tijuana- San Diego Border and the Economic Impact San Diego -- Tijuana border lies between the United States and Mexico and it is an international metropolitan conurbation border that is straddling between San Diego in the United States and Tijuana in Mexico. The population of the region in 2012 was 4.9 Million making the border the largest bi-international conurbation shared between Mexico and the United States. The economy success of the world has assisted San Diego -- Tijuana border to record over $136.3 billion in GDP 2002. Over the years, the artistic works are flourishing at San Diego -- Tijuana border allowing talented artists from Mexico and the United States displaying the work of arts. The increase in tourists across the border has also assisted the work of art to be flourishing contributing to the economic impact of the area.

The objective of this proposal is to investigate the art and artists at San Diego-Tijuana Border and the economic impacts.

Analysis of Scholarly Articles

The study will use the document analysis to complete the proposal evaluating different sources related to the project. Brouillette, and Lynne's article is related to the project pointing out that there are different multicultural programs across elementary schools in San Diego because the artworks are illustrated by building bridges portraying the images of different cultures in San Diego. (Brouillette, and Lynne 1). According to the authors, the economic impact of the work arts may not be noticeable, however, the students are contributing to the multicultural development through money spent towards their education. Analysis of the author's argument shows the xenophobic between U.S. -Mexico relations is gradually diminishing because the arts are bringing the communities together. Apart from enhancing the quality of education in schools, the economic impact is noticeable in schools because parents are increasingly investing in their children education because of art development. Thus, the article is a good source for the proposal because it explores the economic impact of the school systems to the Tijuana- San Diego Border and how arts have contributed to the better outcomes of the school systems.

However, Rodney believes that San Diego -- Tijuana border is the representative...

and Mexico alone because of the development of arts and culture in the areas. The authors believe that the border draws artists from different nationalists (1), and the article serves as a good source for the proposal because it explores the economics, politics, arts and culture of contemporary Tijuana. Typically, the authors present a strong argument concerning the economic contribution of the San Diego -- Tijuana border by revealing how cultures, arts and people contribute positively to the region. The authors also reveal that the Tijuana's unique architectural design has become the hot spot for the art scene drawing tourists and pleasure seekers across the world contributing to the economy of the region. The article further reveals that the art attraction to the border has been the instrumental to the economic growth of the Silicon Valley because the multimedia art development has become the talk of the town in the area. Thus, the article is a good source for the proposal because it provides viewpoints from different perspectives exploring cultural perspectives of Tijuana areas and its contribution to the economic impact.
On the other hand, Wilson in their argument reveals that the historical pattern of the Tijuana shows that it is part of the Spain (702). While Mexico has taken their unique identity, nevertheless, Spanish arts still persist in the area where the native craftsmen provide an economic contribution to the area. The article will enhance a greater understanding of the arts and their economic contribution of San Diego-Tijuana border because the author reveals that the exhibition of artworks draws people from different background. Typically, the exhibition in the areas features over 220 years of mission art collections that comprise of sculptures, painting, textiles, books and silverwork related to the evangelization.

Comparatively, the source is related to the articles just reviewed because it reveals the historical pattern of the areas. The source is critical to the proposal because it discusses the impacts of missionary artistic work in the areas and the economic contribution…