Title
Update on Arts, Cultures and Heritage (ArCH) Project
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Report
Issue:
Staff update on the consultant-led project to review the City's support for arts, cultures, and heritage programs and community groups that support them.
Staff Contact:
Michelle Sadlier, Historic Preservation Officer, Community Planning & Development, 360.753.8031
Background and Analysis:
Olympia Mayor Cheryl Selby has initiated a study of the City's arts, cultures, and heritage (ArCH) programs, events, and experiences.
Purpose of the Project:
* To refresh and expand Olympia's efforts to deliver creative and effective public programs and support for ArCH, and to reach participants and supporters of arts, cultures and heritage who are increasingly sophisticated, mobile and diverse.
* To ensure ArCH contribute to the City's comprehensive plan; the Parks, Arts & Recreation Plan, and the Downtown Strategy.
* To grow and enrich participation of community groups, artists, historians and others in Olympia's arts, cultures, and heritage profile.
* To establish a broader nationwide reputation for ArCH.
* To provide analysis, clarify options, and explore mechanisms for strengthening the City's commitments to ArCH.
Project Components:
* Develop an assessment of the community's current efforts, including but not limited to those supported directly by the City.
o Interview key stakeholders and participants in the Olympia community's current ArCH efforts.
o Review and analyze relevant policies and plans, including but not limited to the City Comprehensive, Arts Parks and Recreation Plan, and Downtown Strategy.
o Closely coordinate with a City appointed Resource Committee to thoroughly learn and understand the Community's ArCH status.
* Identify most relevant and promising practices from comparable communities regionally and nationally, focusing on models that should inform Olympia's considerations of ArCH investments and prioriti...
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