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• Establish a Cultural Trust to
raise endowment funds.
• Create a regional Cultural Alliance to serve as the umbrella
organization for all arts and culture in the region.
• Create a festival that explores and celebrates diversity and
is targeted toward local, regional and national audiences. The festival
could include performances, exhibitions and lectures.
• Open a flagship community cultural center, which would be
a place for residents to encounter a range of cultural experiences.
• Maximize existing educational offerings by supporting and
coordinating a privatized series of cultural educational programs.
• Set up a region-wide clearinghouse to facilitate coordination
of educational resources.
• Establish public art programs throughout the region to strengthen
the role and presence of art and design in communities.
• Develop niche performance venues in the region based on market
demand and research.
• Put together a cultural rental subsidy fund for artists and
organizations.
• Use vacant downtown spaces for a range of culturally oriented
purposes, both temporary and permanent.
• Develop a technical assistance program for organizations and
artists.
• Produce a region-wide calendar that tracks cultural events
and support activities.
• Create a database of African American and Hispanic business
people, civic and religious leaders and others who are interested in
serving on boards of nonprofit cultural organizations.
• Integrate the delivery of programming into existing municipal
systems such as libraries and community centers.
• Develop mechanisms
to better promote cultural attractions of all sizes and ethnicities locally,
regionally and nationally.
• Give priority to completing visitor-related projects that
highlight Birmingham’s unique cultural environment.
• Nurture the local arts scene by connecting local organizations
and individuals with local, regional and national resources.
• Develop ways to simplify back-office tasks for nonprofits.
• Include arts and culture as an integral component of long-range
revitalization strategies using outlying cultural attractions as well
as those in downtown Birmingham.
• Develop consistent re-granting guidelines and programs for
both public and private sector cultural funding.
• Create incentives for increased public and private sector
support.
The City of Birmingham and the Jefferson County Commission provided funding for the plan, along with local foundations, corporate sponsors, the Alabama State Council on the Arts and individual donors.
Click here to view the executive summary of the Arts and Culture Master Plan »
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