The City's Support of Arts and Culture
Five Year Vision For Arts and Culture in Phoenix
Infuse Arts and Culture Into All Aspects of Phoenix's Life
Develop the Arts and Cultural Community
Generate Resources and Financial Support
Arts and Cultural Programs and Services Provided by City Departments
The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture
The Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission
City of Phoenix
Arts and Cultural Plan
2008-2012
INFUSE ARTS AND CULTURE INTO ALL ASPECTS OF PHOENIX’S LIFE
GOAL 1 – Integrate arts and culture into neighborhoods citywide
Objective 1.1 - Institute a citywide strategy of nurturing arts and cultural
activity in all City Council districts
Strategy 1 – Ensure distribution
of city arts and cultural services, funding and/or projects in all eight City
Council districts
Strategy 2 – Utilize resources available through all existing city arts
and cultural programs, and develop new programs and initiatives as necessary
Strategy 3 - Work through Village Planning Committees and community groups
to explore opportunities and determine interest in various initiatives
Strategy 4 - Convene regular meetings of relevant city departments to foster
collaborations and discuss issues related to new programs and initiatives
Strategy 5 – Explore the possibility of creating a neighborhood artist
residency program
Strategy 6 – Foster development of community celebrations, street fairs
and community-based public art projects
Strategy 7 –Research best practices of other cities for model initiatives
Objective 1.2 – Develop a range of live/work and arts and cultural spaces
Strategy 1 – Explore the
possibility of modifying the city building code to support the development
of live/work and other arts and cultural spaces
Strategy 2 – Explore the possibility of using provisions of the proposed
downtown "Arts, Culture and Small Business Overlay" as a model for
similar zoning overlays in other areas of the city
Strategy 3 – Provide consultation services and information regarding
zoning requirements, building codes and permits to artists seeking to purchase
and develop arts and cultural spaces
Strategy 4 – Provide assistance to artists once they start the permit
review process with the city for their development projects
Strategy 5 - Develop parks, libraries, schools, community centers and historic
buildings as venues for arts and cultural activities
Strategy 6 – Foster development of affordable office, rehearsal and
meeting spaces for cultural organizations, spaces for the production of experimental
works, and multi-use theater spaces that can house several groups collaboratively
Strategy 7 – Facilitate public/private partnerships that fund, develop,
operate and maintain new multi-use arts and cultural facilities
Strategy 8 – Plan, design and construct new cultural facilities through
the city bond program
Strategy 9 – Explore the possibility of creating an art in private development
program that includes incentives, requirements and /or funding mechanisms
for inclusion of artwork and arts and cultural spaces in private development
Strategy 10 – Develop guidelines for providing relocation assistance
to artists and cultural organizations directly impacted by city-related development
efforts
Objective 1.3 – Use the city’s Public Art Program and transportation infrastructure to enhance connectivity between neighborhoods citywide
Strategy 1 – Continue to
develop and implement public art projects in all eight City Council districts
Strategy 2 – Use public art to create connections, building upon the
“connected oasis” concept, from outlying neighborhoods to the
downtown arts core via bus routes, light rail, trail systems, bicycle paths,
streets and arts pedestrian bridges along canals
Strategy 3 – Create transit-oriented design links from light rail stations
to surrounding communities through use of public art and design
Objective 1.4– Develop policies and initiatives to create a dynamic downtown arts and cultural experience
Strategy 1 - Work with the downtown artist community to develop and seek adoption of an "Arts, Culture and Small Business overlay" that will provide greater flexibility in uses and contribute to the vitality of the downtown area, and coordinate efforts with the Downtown Urban Form Project
Strategy 2 - Develop initiatives to help ensure the continued viability of existing arts spaces and artists within the context of new downtown development
Strategy 3 - Evaluate parking and traffic flow issues in the downtown that impact development of arts, culture and small businesses
Strategy 4 - Explore public and private parking alternatives that will benefit the downtown arts, culture and small business community and their patrons
Strategy 5 - Rethink the conceptual definition and geographic boundaries of downtown to encompass a wider range of arts and cultural organizations and venues
Strategy 6 - Implement the Pilot Downtown Artists Storefront Program
Objective 1.5 - Integrate arts and culture into planning and development of city capital investments in downtown
Strategy 1- Weave public art into the fabric of downtown as part of the Urban Form Project through preparation of a Public Art master Plan that incorporates public art into both public and private development
Strategy 2 - Include artists on design teams for all new downtown public spaces and pedestrian connectors
Strategy 3 - Develop a signature public space that includes green spaces, shade and water features and can accommodate large public gatherings and arts and cultural activities
Strategy 4 - Collaborate with Arizona State University to integrate arts and cultural spaces and uses into the new downtown campus
Objective 1.6 - Develop downtown as a multi-cultural and multi-generational gathering place
Strategy 1 - Work with Artlink Inc. to ensure the growth and sustainability of their First Friday artwalk, annual Art Detour and other events
Strategy 2 - Encourage and support downtown festivals and street fairs
Strategy 3 - Facilitate development of a variety of downtown cultural activities and venues for families and youth
Strategy 4 - Facilitate development of downtown performance and exhibit opportunities for artists who reflect the city's cultural diversity
Last Modified on 07/01/2008 11:28:26