Res 2022-055R/Arts Master Plan approval

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I \[interviewee\] know that they offer incentives for companies to come. A cool area doesn’t look like every other area. Stand out and look unique and interesting. Grant money or incentives to maximize the music scene/venues. Put more resources into structural attention. Utilize the unused space downtown. Build the arts culture with the existing resources. “Part of the resources need to go towards thinking outside the box.” Communication, outreach and collaboration. Interviewees also reported that the City could do more to engage community members, collaborate with partners and close the communication gap. Collaboration between organizations. Downtown master plan —placemaking on all four sides of a building. Having business owners buy in to make a cohesive mural would be beneficial. The City is supportive of the arts in a lot of ways, but I think they could do with a little more promotion of the arts. A way to get arts groups together so they are not competing with each other for funding. Plans could be coordinated to target areas in town that don’t have access to the arts, like the east side of I-35, Redwood community, etc. Encourage participation, be a champion that is at every event. Would like to see a calendar of events. That has been struck down because it would be too hard to maintain. Greater connection between the university and the arts. “It’s like there is a wall there.” Outreach to communities that feel disconnected from the arts. Better communication, more involvement, more creativity. Children — developing an arts appreciation at a young age will grow the community. Be sure that the local community is honored and that the areas that are being overlooked. How to enhance the arts in different areas geographically. School district and community could be great partners to engage with. Be inclusive, \[don’t\] make \[arts and culture\] available only for the privileged. Enabling organizations to be successful. Not necessarily funding, but creating an environment to help foster that. Getting organizations together to form an arts league. Do something that brings together the community. Be the convenor. I do think it would be advantageous to actively collaborate with university departments on arts endeavors. The performing arts space doesn’t have all the resources to do the things we would like to do, but we do have resources with equipment and staffing. Venues and facilities.A few interviewees suggested that the City invest more resources towards increasing the amount of usable venues and facilities. Directly into a performance arts venue that can include all the arts. Museum district. Arts alliance (like Creative Waco). Music venues. \[We\] need more galleries. KEEN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH — SAN MARCOS ARTS MASTER PLAN 2022 APPENDIX E,PAGE 17