Question

this sentence is from the passage.
\our city needs more arts - oriented events, and the grand, historic buildings in old town could be converted to use as shops, restaurants, art galleries, and more.\ (paragraph 5)
what does arts - oriented mean as it is used in the sentence?

1. limited to professional artists
2. paintings displayed on their sides
3. alternatives to theater arts programming
4. directed toward the visual and performing arts

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "arts - oriented", we analyze the context. The sentence mentions converting buildings into art galleries and having arts - oriented events. Option 1 is incorrect as the events are not limited to professional artists. Option 2 is irrelevant as it misinterprets "oriented" as a physical orientation of paintings. Option 3 is wrong as the events are about arts, not alternatives to theater arts programming. Option 4 makes sense because art galleries and the idea of arts - oriented events align with being directed toward visual (like art galleries) and performing arts.

Answer:

1. directed toward the visual and performing arts