Cultural policy on territory: Puntos de Cultura from the dimension of recognition

The article analyzes the performance of the policy Puntos de Cultura in Argentina regarding both its institutional and community dimensions. To do so, two local cultural organizations were observed as case studies: Chacras para Todos (Mendoza) and the co-op La Comunitaria (Buenos Aires-La Pampa). We applied a qualitative design, conducting in-depth interviews, participant observation, and reviewing secondary sources over the 2013-2018 period. The main results indicate that this is a high impact policy in the institutional dimension of the organizations, legitimating their actions in their communities. The results also point out that the processes in the community dimension are mainly driven and mediated by the organizations' projects and dynamics. Finally, the study shows that the policy has a strong impact when incorporating different scales (local, national and international) into the analysis.