Cultural Plan

Strategic Direction #4
MAXIMIZE AND MINE ARTS RESOURCES

The intent of this strategic direction is to match available spaces to arts needs and create mutually beneficial partnerships between businesses and the arts.

Goals

1. Create co-located staff and facility partnerships. Objectives:
1. Identify potential areas of opportunity for co-located staff.
2. Identify funding and create a process that facilitates partnerships between organizations.
2. Match available space with arts needs. Objectives:
1. Identify existing spaces that can be utilized as studio, rehearsal, exhibition, or performance space.
2. Create a process to match the needs of artists and groups with the available spaces.
3. Identify funding sources to complete and expand the comprehensive facilities database.
4. Create a way for the public to easily access and continually update the facility database.
3. Partner business with artists, arts organizations, and arts events. Objectives:
1. Identify needs and opportunities for matching potential partners.
2. Create a process for artists and arts groups to network with potential business partners.
3. Create "Business Council for the Arts": a sub-group of businesses that want to support the arts.
4. Bring together vintners who are interested in the arts to form a coalition of collective supporters.