working together to create a more vibrant cultural...
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Community Conversations 2017
Image: City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs Facebook page.
WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A MORE VIBRANT CULTURAL COMMUNITY IN DALLAS
WHAT:
A ONCE IN A DECADE OPPORTUNITY
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Quick Facts:
• Directed by the Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs
• First Cultural Plan for Dallas since 2002
• Major emphasis on public engagement
• Focus on implementation – diverse resources, citywide partners
• Benefiting from global expertise and local direction
• Will result in a new Cultural Policy for the City of Dallas
• Advised throughout by Cultural Affairs Commission
WHO:
DALLAS OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Enhances the vitality of the City and the quality of life for all Dallas citizens by;
• Establishing a cultural system that ensures all Dallas citizens and visitors the opportunity to experience the finest in arts and culture
• Fostering support, partnerships, and opportunities for Dallas citizens, visitors, artists, and arts and cultural organizations
• Creating an environment for all to enjoy creative expression and celebration of our community’s multicultural heritage
WHO:
DALLAS CULTURAL PLAN PARTNERS
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World’s largest cultural planning practice
Non-profit community design center
Industry-leading real estate, economic development and public policy consulting firm
Digital agency providing strategy, social media and web development for startup to large companies
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WHY A CULTURAL PLAN?
Impact
• Support a diverse, inclusive cultural “ecosystem”
• Increase the citywide and national recognition of the value of arts & culture
• Enhance the economic and community value of the arts with both citywide and neighborhood investments and policies
• Unify the culturally rich neighborhoods that make Dallas a unique and vibrant city
WHAT WILL THE PLAN DO?
Identify the Top Priorities
• What is the cultural potential of Dallas?
• What issues keep Dallas from reaching its cultural potential?
Design a Blueprint for Dallas’ Cultural Future
• Identify top-tiered initiatives that Dallas is poised to launch / bolster
• Updated Cultural Policy
Give voice to culture in
Dallas
Many dimensions &
faces of culture
Images: City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs
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HOW: A YEAR-LONG PROCESS
Public Engagement
Priority Setting & Economic
Impact
Updated Cultural Policy
Local & Global
Research
BUT…. DALLAS’ CULTURAL PLAN
CAN’T HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU!
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HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?
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Participation starts now!
• Community Conversations: Dallas Cultural Plan in your community
• Existing Arts and Cultural Events & City Council District-Wide Meetings
• Public bi-Monthly webinars (open to the public)
But wait! There’s more
• Dialogue continues online www.DallasCulturalPlan.com
• Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn: @dalculturalplan
• Submit your stories, photos
What Did You Think?
• DRAFT Plan distributed Summer 2018
IT’S YOUR TURN!
1. Introduce yourself and share the neighborhood in which you live.
2. What grade would you give arts and culture in your
neighborhood/community?
3. Name a neighborhood/community that you would give an “A.”
Why?
4. How can you you get your neighborhood community to an “A”?
DISCUSSIONS
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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Anonymous Foundation
The Perot Foundation
and
THANK YOU TO OUR HOSTS
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas Children’s Theater
Walnut Hill Recreation Center
Southwest Center Mall/ Redbird Mall
JOIN THE DIALOGUE AT
DALLASCULTURALPLAN.COM