The vision for the City of Houston Arts and Cultural Plan is to create an enabling environment in which art and culture flourish for the sharing and benefit of all residents and visitors.
REVISED VISION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Thank you for your feedback to the City of Houston Arts and Cultural Plan components. We've heard you and responded by drafting a new, more concise, vision statement for the plan. We've also refined and reorganized the plan’s draft recommendations under three big banners to PROMOTE, ENHANCE and ADVANCE City priorities.
PROMOTE
engagement in quality arts and cultural programming.
ENHANCE
the support system for the city’s deep cultural assets.
ADVANCE
strategies to strengthen the local creative economy.
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PROMOTE engagement in quality arts and cultural programming.
> Develop strategies to deliver arts and culture programs, arts education and public art out into the neighborhoods.
> Update the Civic Art ordinance and include some aspects of horizontal construction to include more areas of the City.
> Leverage Houston’s “world city” image, international arts venues and diverse cultural offerings in destination marketing with GHCVB and other partners.
> Develop a program of neighborhood-based cultural tourism with the GHCVB and other partners.
> Implement a comprehensive City Arts and Cultural Policy to provide guidance for City initiatives and departments.
> Assess options to expand awareness of cultural offerings via smart phones and by updating/replacing ArtsHound.com.
> Monitor Plan indicators, evaluate contract performance and review local research surveys and reports.
> Continue to convene the arts and cultural constituencies and other stakeholders around critical cultural policy issues.
ENHANCE the support system for the city’s deep cultural assets.
> Elevate arts and culture as a priority in the City structure and ensure the efficient and effective use of City resources.
> Join efforts to augment HOT funding for the arts and culture with a new dedicated revenue source.
> Seek federal, state and other grants and funding opportunities available to municipalities.
> Centralize Civic Art oversight in the Office of Cultural Affairs.
> Provide increased oversight, transparency and accountability in the allocation of City arts and culture grants.
> Set goals for City arts and culture grants utilizing HOT funds and ensure a fair and equitable process for applicants.
> Create a common process for application and reporting for all City arts and culture grants in consultation with stakeholders.
> Increase the funding available for small, emerging, culturally focused ethnic organizations and artists.
> Augment capacity building programs for Houston’s arts and cultural organizations to reinforce sustainability.
ADVANCE strategies to strengthen the local creative economy.
> Nurture the development of artists and creative talent.
> Support and strengthen relationships with anchor arts and culture institutions as key economic and community drivers.
> Highlight and develop cultural arts initiatives that celebrate Houston’s diverse artists, cultures and communities.
> Advocate for systemic access to quality arts and culture education in Houston’s public schools.
> Encourage and partner with area universities and institutions to elevate and enhance arts and culture.
> Advance efforts for regional arts and cultural planning.
> Research creating a purchasing cooperative for goods and services needed by local artists and nonprofits.
> Support State funding for area Cultural Districts designated by the Texas Commission on the Arts.
> Develop a public art master plan to guide the future development of the Civic Arts Program.
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